Llandudno (West Shore) Beach

Tucked away from the arcades and hotels of Llandudno’s busy North Shore, Llandudno (West Shore) Beach feels like another world. It’s quieter here—an expanse of sand and shingle backed by low dunes and framed by the Great Orme, looking out across the North Wales coast. Moreover, West Shore reveals a more contemplative side of Llandudno Beach, where the light shifts constantly and the landscape transforms with every change in weather.

This photo essay shares a series of 35mm film photos capturing those changes. For example, the colours, patterns, and textures that make Llandudno (West Shore) Beach feel almost otherworldly. On film, its subtle tones and soft grain reveal a quiet, unfolding drama shaped by wind, light, and time, turning the ordinary into something timeless.

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A Deep Blue Sky Over Llandudno (West Shore) Beach

At one point, the sky turned a deep shade of blue, unlike anything I’d seen before. In one frame, a lone jogger runs along the beach beneath this vast blue canopy; a figure dwarfed by the scale of the sky. Furthermore, the stillness of the scene, broken only by that fleeting movement, captures something essential about Llandudno Beach: its sense of space and solitude.

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Textures of Stone and Sand Along the Llandudno Shoreline

Looking out towards Great Orme, the pebbly beach and the distant quarry summit form a composition of muted greys and cool blues. Simple, yet deeply satisfying. Later, at sunset, the stony shoreline near the coastal path came alive with long shadows stretching across rippled sand. These are the kinds of moments 35mm film excels at—the gentle transitions, the understated tones that digital often misses.

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Wind, Sand, and Light on the Welsh Coast

Further along, where the beach widens and the wind whips the sand, the grains lifted and streamed across the surface like rays of light made from the coast itself. Watching it, I felt the quiet rhythm of the place—the tide, the wind, the land constantly reshaping itself.

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Human Traces on Llandudno (West Shore) Beach

Not everything I found was beautiful in the traditional sense. Near the distant town of Deganwy, a wheelie bin had found its way into the sea and settled, half-buried in the seabed. It lay there, absurd and immovable, a strange monument to our presence in the world. Moments like that are why I still prefer to wander with a film camera: to notice what others overlook. Ultimately, to capture the beauty in the mundane, like William Eggleston.

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From Conwy Marina to West Shore, Llandudno

In the far distance towards Conwy, boats of all kinds rest in the marina, neat and orderly. While closer to West Shore Beach, others lie abandoned, sun-bleached, peeling, and discoloured by time. Indeed, they speak of the passing years, of tides and seasons, of stories left untold.

And finally, further along the curve of West Shore, when the tide retreats, you can walk along the sand towards the magnificent Conwy Castle; its medieval towers rising above the estuary. It’s a sight that reminds you how history and landscape intertwine in this corner of Wales.

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The Timeless Beauty of Llandudno Beach on 35mm Film

Llandudno Beach, through the lens of 35mm film, reveals more than a seaside town. It’s a study in transience—of light, of weather, of time itself. Each photo, therefore, invites us to look closer at the beauty, the strangeness, and the stories written in the sand.

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More Photos from Llandudno (West Shore) Beach

Here are more photos I took along Llandudno (West Shore) Beach. Each image shows how 35mm film turns ordinary scenes on this Welsh coastline into something timeless.

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👉 If you enjoyed this glimpse of Llandudno (West Shore) Beach, take a look at my other photo essays exploring forgotten places and the mundane beauty of everyday life—all captured on 35mm film.