The Great Orme (Welsh: Y Gogarth, meaning "the dark place") is a limestone headland that rises sharply from the sea at the northern end of Llandudno. It dominates the town and provides a clear visual anchor for everything around it. The summit reaches 207 metres, and on a clear day the view takes in the Isle of Man, the Lake District fells across the Liverpool Bay, and the whole north Wales coast.
The headland is a country park, with a network of walking paths, the Great Orme Mines Bronze Age copper workings, the Marine Drive toll road around the cliffs (4.5 miles, with several pull-offs for the view), and a substantial population of feral Kashmir goats. The summit has a visitor centre, a café, a small church (St Tudno's), and an artificial ski slope and toboggan run. The cliffs on the western and northern faces are nationally important seabird breeding sites; guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes nest in numbers between March and July.
You can reach the summit by the Great Orme Tramway, the Llandudno Cable Car, by car along Marine Drive, or on foot from the town centre (about 45 minutes uphill). Allow at least half a day for the whole headland. The Marine Drive is one-way clockwise from Llandudno and costs a small toll per car.