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Attractions in Colwyn Bay include its Victorian Pier and Welsh Mountain Zoo.
The town is beautifully situated between the sea and the Pwllycrochan Woods on the towering hillside.
A business and commercial centre with rail links and close access to the activities that are available in the surrounding countryside.
Colwyn Bay hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1910, 1947 and 1995.
Colwyn Bay is a town and seaside resort on the coast of the Irish Sea in North Wales. The A55 road cuts through it along side Colwyn Bay railway station on the North Wales Coast Line.
 FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM COLWYN BAY
Famous people from the town include Monty Python star Terry Jones (from Old Colwyn), two-time James Bond actor Timothy Dalton and Big Breakfast presenter Paula Yates, who famously had relationships with Bob Geldof, and Michael Hutchence of INXS.
Soap star William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street, attended Rydal Penrhos, a private school in the town, and MP Alun Michael attended a grammar school. Mickey Thomas who played for Manchester United lives in Mochdre. Helen Willitts is the BBC weather reporter. There is a myth whether a certain Tom Jones comes from the town.
SCHOOLS OF COLWYN BAY PIER
Colwyn Bay is home to three secondary schools, one private and two state. Eirias High School is located in Eirias Park and Ysgol Bryn Elian is located between Old Colwyn and Colwyn Bay. Ysgol Bryn Elian mainly serves Old Colwyn and Eirias High School mainly serves Colwyn Bay, Rhos on Sea and Penrhyn Bay. Rydal Penrhos is a private school, which is located on multiple sites in the town.
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