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All trains on the North Coast line stop at Bangor
train station
, on Station Road, at the bottom of Holyhead Road. The
tourist office
is in the Town Hall on Deiniol Road (Easter-Sept daily 10am-6pm; Oct-March Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; tel 01248/352786). Bangor doesn't have a huge choice of places to
stay
, although the
Garden Hotel
(tel 01248/362189,
; A?60-70) is handy for the station and is pretty good. Most of the cheaper accommodation is bundled at the northern end of Garth Road, about twenty minutes' walk from the train station: try
Dilfan
(tel 01248/353030; A?40-50).
Eryl MA?r
, 2 Upper Garth Rd (tel 01248/353789; A?50-60), is a quiet and comfortable hotel with views over Bangor's pier and the Menai Strait. The university lets out clean, functional rooms on Ffriddoedd Road (tel 01248/372104; under A?40) from late June to late September and over the Easter vacation. Bangor's YHA
hostel
, Tan-y-Bryn (tel 01248/353516,
; Jan-Nov), is signposted off the A56, ten minutes' walk east of the centre (bus #6 or #7 along Garth Road). The nearest
campsite
is the very laid-back
Treborth Hall Farm
(tel 01248/364104), fifteen minutes' walk (or bus #5) from Upper Bangor, on the road out towards the Menai Bridge.
With the possible exception of Llandudno, Bangor offers the widest selection of
eating
possibilities in North Wales. Packed out with students and locals, the
Fat Cat CafAŠ Bar
, 161 High St, has a menu ranging from huge burgers to salmon and broccoli pasta quills; another good bet is the classy
Greek Taverna Politis
, 12 Holyhead Rd.
Herbs Cookshop
, 307 High St (tel 01248/351249), is a great veggie daytime cafe that is also open for swankier (and meatier) meals on weekend evenings. The expensive restaurant of the
Menai Court Hotel
, Craig-y-Don Road, earns plaudits from foodies for its traditional British and European dishes. If you've tried to learn any of the language you can put it to good use at
Tafarn Y GlA?b
, a traditional
pub
on Albert Street, where ordering in Welsh is pretty much a house rule. For "a pint of beer, please" try
un peint o gwrw, os gwelwch chi'n dda
(pronounced "een paint o gooroo, os gweloch un tha").
Y Castell
, on Glanrafon, a street opposite the cathedral, is a very popular and studenty pub, while
O'Shea's
, on High Street, is your best bet for local
live music
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