Wet that is what town is today and i have seen a few coaches coming in for the day,oh my god i thought what are those poor souls going to do in town today,the war museum,Llandudno museum,3 amusement arcades and shop oh ten pin bowling that is it.
When you think that the majority of the coach passengers are elderly it seems a travesty that there is nothing suitable for them to do.
The war museum will probably bring back unpleasant memories and all those machines in the local amusement arcades appear to be geared toward the younger element. (well, apart from one-armed bandits and penny pusher machines)
As for ten pin bowling, how on earth is an elderly person supposed to roll those heavy bowling balls for a length of time?
The country park Visitor Centre at the Great Orme summit is very interesting and those who’ve come for the scenery might enjoy it, while others might like Randolph Turpin’s bar. Much of the Great Orme Mines is under cover and one can also have a coffee there and browse the secondhand books.
BUT: how is a coach passenger to get to these attractions? An open sided tram is not very alluring on a wet day and the 73 bus provides a rather limited service, leaving passengers at the summit for 2 ½ - 3 hours on a Sunday (on other days there are four, rather than three buses). Much as I love the Great Orme I’m not sure that, as a visitor, I’d want to spend so long at the summit on a wet day and there is no timetabled stop for the copper mines. Even this assumes that: the visitor know about the bus (remembering that Tourist Information is closed on a Sunday); arrives in time for the first bus; is able to get back from the Orme in time for their coach home.
I’ve not really helped very much, have I?!