A ROCKFALL on the Great Orme requires more investigation as a one-mile stretch of Marine Drive in Llandudno remains closed.

No-one was harmed in the incident, which happened over the weekend, however the incident forced the temporary closure of the Rest and Be Thankful Cafe on Monday and Tuesday while climbing above the area, on the South East face of Pen Trwyn, was suspended. 

The Llandudno Land Train also announced it would have to run a shortened route until the road was reopened.

Now Conwy Council has confirmed that engineers have assessed the area affected and more investigations are required before they can safely reopen the road. 

The North Shore stretch is closed to vehicles and pedestrians from the toll house to the junction with St Tudno's Road - known locally as the zigzags. St Tudno's Road is still accessible via the West Shore end of Marine Drive.

On Tuesday engineers were on-site to investigate the cause and ensure there was no further immediate risk to the public. But they were unable to declare the site safe prompting further investigation.

In a statement, Conwy Council said: "There has been a rock fall between the toll house and St Tudno’s Road.

"Marine Drive is currently closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians from the toll house to the St Tudno’s Road junction. Rock engineers are due to inspect on Tuesday."

The fall prompted some on social media to remind people to be alert when around the Great Orme.

"A common incident," wrote Don Wainwright. "Lost count of how many times that has happened over the years."

Richard Wallbank added: "That's why we pay a toll, it must cost a few bob to keep it safe."

And Linda Parsons Jones said it was something she often worried about on her regular walks around the Orme.

"I often used to think on my walk, what if there was a rock fall and I happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," she wrote. "Because it does happen occasionally!"