Penmaenmawr Museum

The museum sits right in Penmaenmawr itself, a working-class seaside town that's seen better days but has real character. It's small - you're not looking at a day-long affair - but it does the job of explaining what made this place tick. Slate quarrying was the lifeblood here, and the museum doesn't shy away from that industrial past. You'll see tools, photographs, and objects that tell the story of the people who actually lived and worked in the quarries that cut into the mountainside above town.

It's genuinely useful if you're staying at one of the nearby caravan parks - Craiglwyd Hall or Trwyn yr Wylfa are literally on the doorstep - and you want to get some context for your surroundings. Kids aged eight and up will probably find something to engage with; younger ones might fidget. The views from the museum towards the coast and Conwy area give you a sense of why people settled here despite the hard graft.

Allow an hour, maybe ninety minutes if you read everything properly. The walk up to the quarries themselves afterwards is the real draw - the museum just sets the scene. Opening hours and admission fees aren't confirmed online, so ring ahead or drop by the Penmaenmawr tourist information if you need specifics. Worth doing as part of a longer coastal walk rather than as a destination in itself.