Conwy, North Wales. What to do when your husband is busy looking for collectibles.

Yes, you're right. This is a bit late. But the problem is, well the problem is, when you're on holiday you're busy, aren't you? And when you get home, you're busy again, catching up with the things you didn't do because you were on holiday.
So, apologies. The report of my visit to Conwy is late. I'm sure we'll all get over it.
  So, the P&J wasn't with us. I can't remember if he was out on his bike or still in bed. Either way, we didn't have to accommodate him. The OH had found an interesting antique/second hand/junk kind of shop last time we were in Conwy, that had loads of old post cards. Yes, my husband is a collector. Not actually of post cards, but of post marks. Specifically East Kent postmarks. There. I've admitted it. He also collects non-league football programmes, but we don't talk about that. Anyway, while he was rummaging in the bowels of the shop, I went wandering around the town with the P&J's camera, trying to find photos of things I hadn't snapped or hadn't visited before.
  For anyone visiting North Wales, make time for Conwy. You can cheerfully spend the day there. Got kids? They tell you history is boring? Buy them a cheap set of bow and arrows, or a wooden sword and/or not shield, and take them to Conwy Castle. Let them imagine, let them play. They'll have a fabulous time. My son has had sword fights and archery contests in most of the castles in Wales. Nobody was bothered by it. It will bring to life what history is- and isn't text books.
The castle was commissioned by by Edward I around 1283. The Welsh were

excluded from the town, and the English were paid to move in. The castle was built on the site of the Aberconwy Abbey, after the monks were relocated further along the Conwy Valley, to Maen Abbey. Lovely man, Edward.
  But there's more. There is the suspension bridge, built by Thomas Telford (1826), which runs alongside the tubular Conwy Railway Bridge, built in 1849 by Robert Stephenson. Both structures are still in use.
  You can also visit the National Trust's Aberconwy House, a fourteenth century Merchant house, as well as Cadw's Elizabethan house at Plas Mwr.
 Down on the harbour, among the lobster pots and folk on the jetty fishing for crabs, is the Smallest House in Great Britain, and access to boat trips on the Conwy river. Across the estuary, apparently, is  the manor house of Bodysgallan, which I don't think I've visited.

 Conwy still has its town wall, a lot of which can be accessed and walked for free, from various points. There are many independent shops in the high street and environs, including Conwy Strollers, which stocks genuine Crocs and a pleasant staff, and no, they didn't pay me to say that- I just happen to have bought my last two pairs of Crocs from them.
 
There is a variety of cafes and restaurants to suit all pockets and taste. We usually visit  the Press Room Cafe, as it's a bit different and not over priced. And it's usually the OH's turn to pay.
 And if you're  into Medieval stuff, you might want to visit the shop on the right. But make sure you've bought the kids their cheap bow and arrows, etc, first. I believe they have an on-line outlet as well.
  There was other stuff which I will put on my Pinterest account in due course and make a link here. And if you're passing Conwy Mountain, spare a thought for the P&J- he goes cycling up that.

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