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| Type | Pleasure Pier |
|---|---|
| Locale | Llandudno, Wales |
| Official name | Llandudno Pier |
| Owner | Tir Prince Leisure Group |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 2295ft (700m) |
| History | |
| Designer | James Brunlees |
| Constructor | Walter Macfarlane of Glasgow |
| Opening date | 1 August 1877 |
| Listed | 24 March 1969 (Grade II*)[1] |
Llandudno Pier is a Grade II* listed pier in the seaside resort of Llandudno, North Wales, United Kingdom. At 2,295 feet (700 m), the pier is the longest in Wales and the fifth longest in England and Wales. In 2005, was voted "Pier of the Year 2005" by the members of the National Piers Society.
At the end of the pier is a deep-water landing stage, completely rebuilt for the third time in 1969, which is used by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for occasional excursions to Douglas, Isle of Man, and for an annual visit of the PS Waverley or the MV Balmoral preserved steamers. The June 2007 sailings of the Balmoral were rescheduled to start at Menai Bridge Pier, after it emerged that Llandudno Pier's Landing Stage was no longer safe to use. The Landing Stage was rebuilt in 2012 and the MV Balmoral called there, the first ship since 2006, on 2 July 2015. In the present day the landing stage is no longer used for steamers but has its use as a platform for anglers to fish off the end of the pier and is not accessible to the general public.
- ^ "The Pier, including Stone Lodge, Pier End Pavilions, Kiosks and remains of Pier Pavilion". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2017.