All news on the topic: North Wales

A group of holidaymakers were swimming in the sea off the Gwynedd coast in Wales when they spotted a basking shark - but while some of them appeared scared, the species is harmless to humans

The owner of Mynydd Derwydd wild camping in North Wales took to social media to ask for help after campers complained they were being kept awake by sheep

Backed by a mass of low dunes, Traeth Mawr is far enough from the village of Aberffraw, Anglesey, to ensure it never gets too busy - and locals want to keep it a secret

Aesculapian Rat Snakes have come out of hibernation and populated Colwyn Bay in North Wales - but residents have noticed that a few reptiles have been killed by motorists

Swarms of insects - possibly sandflies - invaded several busy beaches in North Wales, forcing people to run to safety

Deep Sleep in Snowdonia take guests 400m under a Welsh mountain to spend the night kipping in the dark of the largest abandoned slate mine anywhere in the world

Porthmadog, which is close to Snowdonia National Park, Carreg Wen and Portmeirion, is a small port village which regularly records some of then hottest temperatures in the UK

Welsh-speaking Conwy villages of Llansannan and Llangernyw speak different versions of Cymraeg despite there only being four miles between the two locations

A large jellyfish, the size of a dust-bin lid, has pictured washing up along the Welsh coastline - but it's not as uncommon as you think

House prices n Nefyn, north Wales rose an incredible 175% in the space of just 12 months and born and bred locals say they have no chance of owning a home in the area

The tourist travelled from Birmingham to Porth Iago, north Wales, which has been an attraction for visitors to the area since the 1970s, but its popularity has soared since the COVID-19 pandemic

Lonely Planet has named Porth Iago as the best wild camping beach in Wales while the campsite adjoining won the North Wales category of Channel 4's The Perfect Pitch series

Emma Underhill says James, seven, wasn’t strapped in on the Nessi rollercoaster at the Rhyl Family Fun Fair in north Wales, an incident to which police were called on Saturday

UK beaches are popular year-round but as the summer holidays approach and the sunshine appears, there are some beaches in the UK that you won't want to miss

Llangollen, in Denbighshire, Wales, is connected by waterways, including River Dee, and has several listed buildings, including the busy railway platform and bridge

Its installation last month caused outrage in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, as it appeared to replace the Welsh name of one of the town’s heritage properties with an Anglicised version

Eryri National Park, which was officially called Snowdonia National Park until recently, has suffered a series of confusing Facebook translation issues between Welsh and English

Jane Walker died when the boat she was on was hit by a jet ski. An inquest heard the woman suffered a significant head injury as well as spinal cord damage and chest injuries

A gate has captured the attention of people on social media after people likened it to something in a Disney film, with some even saying it looked like it could lead to Narnia

Rhyl has 'no past, no arts or entertainment, no fun,' according to the Telegraph's Seaside Gentrification Index. The Mirror spoke to locals to see if that's a fair statement to make

Mike Leaver, 70, spends his days writing novels from his converted lorry that has been parked in the exact spot it broke down for 20 years - he spent the previous years travelling 10 years

An unnamed man was at a leisure centre in north-west Wales yesterday evening when he suddenly fell ill, and, despite the best efforts of staff and medics who scrambled to the scene, he died there

Urban explorer Daniel Sims visited an abandoned property in North Wales that was full of its owner's possessions, including a wig, old letters and several books

Suleman ‘Sol’ Arshad and his father Mohammed ‘Ash’ Arshad have left residents of the North Wales town of Rhyl heartbroken after the pair passed away