Black Boy Inn is an inn in Caernarfon, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel and public house in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales”. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Caernarfon.[3]
Overview
The Black Boy Inn (or just Black Boy) is a hotel and public house in the Royal Town of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales which is thought to date back to 1522, making it one of the oldest surviving inns in North Wales. It is within the medieval walls of Caernarfon, a few hundred yards from Caernarfon Castle.
From “Black Boy Inn” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II listed building and a National Monument of Wales. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the inn is 0.4 km from the centre of Caernarfon. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 97 km from the centre of Caernarfon.[4]
It is one of 20 hotels in and around Caernarfon recorded in Wikidata, 16 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. See Hotels in Caernarfon.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Ty Dre Town House — 0.1 km
- Ty Glyndwr — 0.1 km
- Castle House — 0.1 km
- Caer Menai — 0.1 km
- Sportsman Hotel — 0.1 km
- The Anglesey Arms — 0.2 km
- The Castell Hotel — 0.2 km
- Celtic Royal Hotel — 0.3 km
- The Albert Inn — 0.3 km
- The Eagles Hotel — 0.5 km
- Travelodge Caernarfon — 0.4 km
See also
- Hotels in Caernarfon
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ Black Boy Inn (Q4920422). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Black Boy Inn. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-05-19.
- ^ Caernarfon (Q428829). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Caernarfon. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.