Wales · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a city in Wales, United Kingdom, home to about 10,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Caernarfon, with about 82 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
- LPL97 km · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a royal town, community and port, in Gwynedd, Wales. The community (which includes Caeathro) has a population of 9,852.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Caernarfon
See
- Caernarfon Castle
- Black Boy Inn
- Doc Fictoria
- Segontium
Do
- Welsh Highland Railway
- Menai Strait Cruises
- Gypsy Wood Park
- Redline Indoor Karting
- Caernarfon Golf Club
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Caernarfon
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 Caernarfon hotel | 82 | 3.9/5 1,359 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Caernarfon
20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Boy Inn | 0.4 km | |
| Glynllifon | 7.8 km | |
| Celtic Royal Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Betws Inn | 7.4 km | |
| Castle House | 0.5 km | |
| The Albert Inn | 0.3 km | |
| The Anglesey Arms | 0.6 km | |
| The Castell Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Tyn Llan | 7.4 km | |
| Caer Menai | 0.5 km | |
| Dolafon | 10.1 km | |
| Dolperis | 9.8 km | |
| Glyn Peris Guest House | 8.7 km | |
| Seiont Manor | 4.6 km | |
| Sportsman Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| The Coach Inn | 14.6 km | |
| The Eagles Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| The Royal Victoria Hotel | 10.5 km | |
| Ty Dre Town House | 0.4 km | |
| Ty Glyndwr | 0.4 km |
All 21 hotels in Caernarfon, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Caernarfon
Caernarfon 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 Caernarfon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 97 km from the city centre in a straight line; Isle of Man Airport (IOM, 107 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 135 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The historic town of Caernarfon is easily accessible by car, air, rail, bus and sea. Anglesey Airport (VLY) is 24 miles away via the A55 and provides weekday links by Highland Airways from Cardiff, South Wales (twice daily). Caernarfon Airport is less than six miles away and has a terminal open for private aircraft. Liverpool John Lennon airport is just 90 miles away via the M56, A55 and A487. Manchester Airport (MAN) is 98 miles away via the M56, A55 and A487, approximately 1 hr 45 min by car.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
IOM · Isle of Man Airport
MAN · Manchester Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Caernarfon
Eat
There are a decent number of places to eat within and around the old town walls, in particular the small streets nestled along the western town wall. There are also a few places on the town square. Serving hours can be odd, and without good planning you could end up hungry. However there are still places which serve food all day, including the Black Boy Inn and Anglesey Arms.
Drink
Drinking is a popular option for nights in Caernarfon. There is a decent selection of small pubs in and around the walls.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Caernarfon
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Caernarfon: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Caernarfon?
By published guest score: Travelodge Caernarfon (3.9 / 5 · 1,359 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Caernarfon?
Caernarfon 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 Caernarfon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 97 km from the city centre in a straight line; Isle of Man Airport (IOM, 107 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 135 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Caernarfon?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Caernarfon
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.