Conwy Bay

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title: "Conwy Bay" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bays-of-the-irish-sea", "bays-of-anglesey", "bays-of-conwy-county-borough", "bays-of-gwynedd"] description: "Bay in Wales, inlet of Irish Sea" topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_Bay" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Bay in Wales, inlet of Irish Sea ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox body of water"]

Field	Value
name	Conwy Bay
native_name	cy
image	Conwy Bay from the Great Orme (IMGP8238).jpg
caption	Conwy Bay from the Great Orme towards Dwygyfylchi and Penmaenmawr.
coordinates
image_bathymetry	Conwy Bay.gif
caption_bathymetry	Map, Conwy Bay shown in north
location	North West Wales
type	Bay and inlet
part_of	Irish Sea
etymology	River Conwy
basin_countries	United Kingdom
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| name = Conwy Bay | native_name = cy | image = Conwy Bay from the Great Orme (IMGP8238).jpg | caption = Conwy Bay from the Great Orme towards Dwygyfylchi and Penmaenmawr. | coordinates = | image_bathymetry = Conwy Bay.gif | caption_bathymetry = Map, Conwy Bay shown in north | location = North West Wales | type = Bay and inlet | part_of = Irish Sea | etymology = River Conwy | basin_countries = United Kingdom ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Conwy_Bay_01_977.PNG" caption="The harbour at Conwy"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Conwy_Bay_-geograph.org.uk-_338834.jpg" caption="Conwy Bay"] ::

Conwy Bay (, also spelled as Conway Bay) is an inlet of the Irish Sea. It is situated at the southeastern point of the coast of Anglesey at Bangor on the northern central coast of Wales, stretching from Puffin Island to Great Orme in the northeast. Bangor, Penmaenmawr, Beaumaris and Llandudno are notable towns on the bay. With its onshore winds and ebbing tide, the bay is popular with yachtsmen; Conwy Yacht Club hosts an annual regatta in June.

Description

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Conwy Bay lies at the southeastern point of the coast of Anglesey at Bangor on the northern central coast of Wales. Puffin Island and the Great Orme mark the limits of the bay. The bay is entered between Trwyn-du and Great Ormes Head in the northeast and extends for approximately 8 mi to the southwest at Bangor, marking the northeast entrance to the Menai Strait.

Bangor, Penmaenmawr and Beaumaris lie on the bay, with Llandudno to the eastern extreme. The River Conwy flows into Conwy Bay in the southeast, while the Menai Strait in the west connects it to Caernarfon Bay.

The coastline at both sides of the bay is low. A considerable area of the bay is characterised by drying sands, Lavan Sands and the Dutchman Bank () being the most prominents banks. To the west of the entrance at Great Ormes Head is the Four Fathom Bank, a shallow area with depths of under 6 m, though the dry Conwy Sands dominate much of the estuary area in the eastern part of the bay between Great Ormes Head and Penmaen-bach Point, 3 mi to the south. 1.7 mi to the east of Penmaen-bach Point is the entrance to the Conwy River. The outer estuary of the Conwy in the southeastern corner of Conwy Bay is marked by "extensive sandbanks, mudflats and mussel beds", and is an important habitat for birds such as dunlin, oystercatcher, curlew and redshank.

Water sports

With its strong onshore winds and ebbing tide, the bay is popular with yachtsmen. The bay is home to several yacht and boating clubs. Conwy Yacht Club hosts an annual regatta in June, in preparation for the Conwy River Festival in July.

References

References

1. {{Google maps. link
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3. NIMA. (1 January 2004). "Pub142, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Ireland and the West Coast of England". ProStar Publications.
4. "Llandudno Caernarvonshire (Map and extract from Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887)". A Vision of Britain Through Time.
5. Jones, Bedwyr Lewis. (1992). "Yn Ei Elfen". Gwasg Carreg Gwalch.
6. Prater, A.J. (30 November 2010). "Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland". Bloomsbury Publishing.
7. "Conway Yacht Club 2016 Regatta". Conwyyachtclub.com.

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