The North Shore Promenade is the heart of Victorian Llandudno — a two-mile crescent walkway following the full curve of Llandudno Bay, from the foot of the Great Orme in the west to the Little Orme in the east. The 1850s street plan laid out the seafront as a single continuous frontage, and the row of three- and four-storey hotels and guesthouses along the inland side of the promenade has remained largely intact, giving Llandudno the most complete Victorian seaside frontage in Britain.
The promenade is wide enough for walking, cycling, scooters and the occasional horse-drawn carriage that still operates in summer. Most of the original ornamental shelters are still in place, along with the Edwardian bandstand opposite the Hilton (formerly the Grand Hotel). The view across the bay is unobstructed, and the curve is gentle enough to walk in either direction without difficulty.
The walk takes about 40 minutes one way at a leisurely pace. The pier sits at the western end, and a number of cafés, bars and ice-cream parlours line the promenade itself.