As you will be aware, if you have read my recent post on my trip to Wales, I got to try out tobogganing, and to put it super briefly, it was so much fun.
In the popular coastal town of Llandudno in Northern Wales, the little resort is best known for its beach and pier, with shops and gaming arcades, typical of any seaside town in the UK.
Unfortunately we did not get to go on the Blue Flag beaches or pier, nor did we get to visit the conservation zoo or popular theatres. We did however toy with the idea of riding on the cable car, but at £11 each for a return journey and the cars only accepting cash (booo), we skipped this and headed right to the Llandudno Ski and Snowboard Centre.
Not perhaps your first port of call, but driving the car up the narrow, winding, almost vertical hill was a great way to start the day. Arriving just after it opened at 10am, it was pretty quiet for all of half an hour before it started to fill up. By the time we left, the car park was almost full, with more cars parked on the narrow, winding, almost vertical hill.
Available at the centre was skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, tubing and mini golf. Without hesitation we booked tickets for the tobogganing, for £7 per adult for two rides. At 750m long it is an exhilarating wake up call in the fresh, Welsh air, for people of all ages, although children between four and seven years old need to ride with someone over 16. The toboggan run is dependent on the weather as it does need to be dry to operate, but luckily it was a semi-sunny August morning and the ominous black clouds did not downpour onto us.
A pulley system similar to the type on the incline of a rollercoaster hauls you to the top of the hill and then you are lurched forward onto the track. After a super short ‘how to’ guide by the operator, you are advise to break going into the corners but that is really personal preference. You need to control how fast you want to go and your own brakes using the operating stick, which I can only assume has a proper name, but let’s call it a stick for now. (Stick evident in above picture).
The other activities at the centre, including the tubing, gold and snowboarding all go ahead come rain or shine so do be prepared. You can also take tickets for more than one thing, which works out cheaper than booking everything separately. For example, the tobogganing can be paired with a round of mini golf and/or the boarding or tubing. We were keen to see more of the area so only booked the tobogganing, otherwise I think I would have liked to try the tubing too – where you sit in a giant rubber ring and slide down the slope.
There is a place for refreshments as well, The Alpine Lodge, although with it being just after breakfast this was no somewhere we needed to utilise. After our rides, we headed back to the car, but, surrounded by hills and little twisty footpaths, I headed off, up and over the top of the hill before getting into the car, and I am so glad I did. Taking us all the way to the top, it was also the highest point of the cable cars, and a lot more fulfilling. The views below of the entire town were impressive to say the least and made for some great pictures.
If I was to return to North Wales, I would like to stay closer to Llandudno as it seemed to have a lot of offer and many places to explore. There were endless hotels and B&B’s lining the sea front too which I think would be great places to try.
Whilst the centre is not somewhere I need to revisit anytime soon, I am glad we went and I would love to find a place to go tobogganing closer to London as it was so much fun.
Have you ever been tobogganing? Does it sound like something you would like to try? Let me know in the comments below.
Ellies London 
Thanks for sharing. Do you have any other locations you want to toboggan at?
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I would love to do it in New Zealand so much I think in Rotarua, since I was young, but I don’t know where else in the UK offers it 🤭 Have you tried it or can recommend?
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That was useful. I didn’t know you can go tabogganning in North Wales. I’ve been to a couple overseas, with different routes to suit your adrenaline levels. It’s a good way to catch the scenery, especially if you chose the easy/scenic routes!
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It definitely started an interest in it. I would love to do more of it 😁 Heat you described sounds awesome! X
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I really want to go to tabogganning! I always watch loads of videos 😂 the views look so amazing!! Hopefully I will try at some point too, great post! Xx
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I recommend for sure! I’d love to do it again sometime in a new place 😊 It was so much fun. Thank you for reading my post :))
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Proud of you for giving it a go…..don’t think I would of had the courage……still try anything once go girl
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It was so much fun. I think you would actually like it 😁 x
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This sounds really fun! If I’m ever in the area (and I don’t live a million miles away) maybe I’ll give it a try. I do love looking at nice views and walking on pretty beaches, but sometimes you need a little bit of adrenaline too! Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I would never have guessed you could find something like that there x
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I’m exactly the same. It’s 1000% not “me” as I’m not really ever seeking adrenaline rushes and lots of people i know where surprised i did it but it was amazing. It might have started something too because i later went zip wiring as well 🤭
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Sounds like a fun activity to do! I didn’t know what tobogganing was, but now I think I’ll give it a try if I ever come across the activity. 🙂
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I would recommend it for sure. I’d love to do it again somewhere sometime! It’s so not a “me” thing to do but I enjoyed it so much. Thank you for reading x
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The nearest thing to tobogganing i have experienced is when my mum dragged my sledge through the snow with my sister and i on it then let it go down the hill to our house. We crashed into a snowman knocking its head off which hit my sister in the face knocking one of her milk teeth out.😊🤣
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😂 That’s hilarious 😂 Such a funny visual. I never went sledding but this was so much fun! 😆
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Oh it was so much fun, I can definitely go there again just for that and views 😍😍
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It was a great weekend and a really good way to spend a morning. I’d love to go do this somewhere else as well! Hopefully soon… 😁
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COOL RUNNINGS! That was the first thought in my head as soon as I saw the title 😂 Glad you had a great time doing it (and quite cheap too)! I’ve never ever thought of doing Tobogganing strangely enough. Normally got winter sports I think of ice skating, skateboarding or skiing but never tobogganing. Definitely going to look for one in London now!
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🤣 I definitely don’t think it was as crazy as that, but it was still so much fun. I would like to do it again somewhere bigger and faster > I think I see myself as one of those winter Olympians as my next step! I tried ice skating at the start of this year and I was painfully terrible at it and could barely stand. I think I am better at things when I don’t have to balance on anything really thin! If you find one in or around London let me know because mannnn, I wanna do it again! x
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I really enjoy tobogganing! It is so much fun!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
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Me too apparently. I had never done it before and totally loved it. I would like to find somewhere to do it closer to London! ♥
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I’ve never been tobbganing but I have been snowboarding at the Gloucester ski centre. I’d definitely give it a try though, as it sounds like a lot of fun! I used to love visiting North Wales as a kid, and have fond memories of the cable cars.
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The cable cars looked so great! I would love to toboggan closer to London if there’s anywhere 😂 i think snowboarding must have been such fun too! C
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