Little Orme [Creigiau Rhiwledyn]

About Little Orme [Creigiau Rhiwledyn]

The Little Orme is the Great Orme’s scrappy, less-commercialised younger brother. Standing at a modest 141 metres, it offers rugged limestone cliffs and spectacular coastal views without the indignity of a tramway or a gift shop selling plastic dragons to reach the top.

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• •The cliffs are a sanctuary for breeding seabirds like fulmars and guillemots, though the real local celebrities are the Atlantic grey seals that pup at Angel Bay below.
• •In 1587, a cave on the Little Orme housed a secret printing press used by Catholic Recusants to print the first Welsh book ever published within Wales.
• •The headland was once a hive of industrial activity, with extensive Victorian limestone quarrying carving out the massive, sheer faces that now attract daring rock climbers.
• •Unlike its 'Great' neighbor, this hill provides no cafe at the summit, meaning your reward for the climb is strictly spiritual fulfillment rather than a toasted teacake.
• •The summit view is lovely, but the main local pastime is watching navigationally-challenged tourists realize that their 'gentle shortcut' back down is actually a vertical 100-meter drop.