Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy, Wales. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Free entry.

Details

Accessibility:

There is a small amount of on-street parking in Chapel Street adjacent to the Academy entrance but the road is tight and parking is not designated in any way, the pavement is also uneven and narrow.There is more space to park on Crown Street, but again it is very narrow. High Street at the bottom end of the building has some designated on-street parking.

Otherwise, pay-and-display parking is available at the Castle or on Mount Pleasant Road - around 300m away.

The side entrance to the building is level and flat but there are steps to the entrance onto High Street. There is disabled access to all floors and there are full disability toilet facilities.

Brief Description:

The Royal Cambrian Academy building is situated on the corner of Chapel Street and Crown Lane in Conwy. A rendered grey building with large windows faces the corner while the remainder of the academy is housed in a white, rough rendered building with Tudor style woodwork on Crown Lane.

Academy members include practising painters, sculptors, printmakers and architects, who were peer-selected to become members, with the academy itself aiming to exhibit members' works to promote up and coming artists to mount historical exhibitions and offer an educational venue.

The rise of the Conwy Valley in the 19th century as a destination for practising artists also attracted a great many tourists to the area with the nearby town of Llandudno becoming a focal point for art sales. 

Further Information:

Address:

Royal Cambrian Academy, 16 Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN

Telephone:

01492 593 413

Email:

rca@rcaconwy.org

Website:

http://rcaconwy.org/

Opening Hours:

The gallery is open from 11am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday (Closed Sundays and Mondays)

Summer Sundays until Sunday 17th September 12pm - 4pm.

NOTE: The gallery is closed for one week at the end of each exhibition, please check the exhibition programme for dates, each new exhibition opens on a Saturday at 2pm

Directions:

Enter Conwy from either the A547 in the west or over the bridge on Conway Road from the east. Follow the one-way system around the outskirts of the town centre until you reach Chapel Street. Follow Chapel Street and the Academy is on the corner of the second road (Crown Lane) on the left.  For better parking stay on the one way system and head up High Street instead.

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Transport:

For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.

Amenities:

There are toilets and a gift shop on site and plenty of places for food and drink in the surrounding town.