Wales · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Bangor
Bangor is a city in Wales, United Kingdom, home to about 15,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Bangor, with about 54 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- LPL86 km · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Bangor
Bangor is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the community had a population of 15,060 at the 2021 census, and the built-up area had a population of 16,990.
With a population of only around 14,000, Bangor is one of the UK's smallest cities. Bangor is a university city and has a large student population, and is home to Bangor University, established in 1884. Around half of the people in the city can speak Welsh, but if you took away all of the students in the university, this figure would be much higher.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Bangor
See
- Bangor Pier
- Penrhyn Castle
- The Spinnies
- Bangor Cathedral
- Storiel
- Bangor City FC
Do
- University Concert Series
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Bangor
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Bangor hotel | 54 | 4.1/5 298 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Bangor
22 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cobdens Hotel | 20.9 km | |
| The Bulkeley Hotel Including Screen Wall To Lefthand Courtyard | 4.6 km | |
| Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge | 2.3 km | |
| Antelope Inn PH, Holyhead Road | 2.4 km | |
| Bishopsgate Hotel & Restaurant | 4.5 km | |
| George And Dragon Hotel | 4.6 km | |
| Kings Head Hotel | 6.9 km | |
| Liverpool Arms Hotel | 4.5 km | |
| Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel | 18.2 km | |
| The Douglas Arms Hotel including railings | 7.1 km | |
| The Harp Inn | 0.5 km | |
| The Ship Inn | 10.2 km | |
| Tyn y coed | 21.2 km | |
| Victoria Hotel | 6.8 km | |
| Henllys | 1852 | 5.8 km |
| Pant Teg B & B | 4.7 km | |
| The British Hotel (including British Buttery Bar) | 0.6 km | |
| The Bull's Head, Aber | 7.3 km | |
| The Management Centre | 0.3 km | |
| The Rocks at Plas Curig Hostel | 20.4 km | |
| Tyn Rhos Country House | 6.5 km | |
| YHA Idwal Cottage | 13.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Bangor
Bangor has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; November is the wettest, with about 187 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bangor: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 86 km from the city centre in a straight line; Isle of Man Airport (IOM, 101 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 124 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Bangor station lies on the North Wales Coastal Line, and can be reached from either the direction of Holyhead, for those travelling from Dublin, or from Chester, for those travelling from the mainland. Bangor is on the Holyhead → Chester track, and can be reached from either with trains running roughly every hour.
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LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
IOM · Isle of Man Airport
MAN · Manchester Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Bangor
Eat
Welsh lamb and beef feature prominently as does freshly caught fish such as salmon, brown trout, white crab and lobster. Vegetarian preferences are also well catered for with organic fruit and vegetable producers in the area.
Drink
Bangor's waterholes vary from the traditional to the student popular venues, to somewhere for a quiet drink. Students who have money to spend can also find a great night out.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Bangor
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Bangor: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Bangor?
By published guest score: Travelodge Bangor (4.1 / 5 · 298 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Bangor?
Bangor has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; November is the wettest, with about 187 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bangor?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 86 km from the city centre in a straight line; Isle of Man Airport (IOM, 101 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 124 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bangor?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Bangor
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.