Web Design & Development in Bangor

Bangor is Wales's oldest city, founded by Saint Deiniol in 525 AD, it celebrated its 1,500th anniversary in 2025. With a population of approximately 16,990, it's the largest settlement in Gwynedd and serves as the principal city of North West Wales. Bangor holds city status by ancient prescriptive right, the only medieval Welsh city with extant rights, a unique distinction that reflects its long heritage.

The city's economy is anchored by three major employers: Bangor University (2,000-2,400 staff, over 10,000 students, £178 million annual income), Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital (serving 200,000-250,000 people across western North Wales), and Gwynedd Council (the county's largest employer). This public sector foundation is complemented by a growing innovation sector centred on M-SParc, Wales's first dedicated science park, a £20 million investment operated by Bangor University.

Bangor also boasts Wales's longest high street at 1,265 metres (verified by Ordnance Survey), the third longest in Great Britain. While the high street faces vacancy challenges, active regeneration including £2.25 million in Transforming Towns funding and the Bangor Empty Property Initiative (grants up to £200,000) is driving renewal.

Tourism is a significant sector for Bangor businesses. The city serves as the gateway to Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, 823 square miles containing all of Wales's highest mountains. Nearby attractions include Penrhyn Castle (National Trust), Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (Velocity 2 zipline exceeding 100mph), Garth Pier (470 metres, voted Pier of the Year 2022), and the UNESCO Slate Landscape of North West Wales World Heritage Site. Tourism businesses need visually stunning websites with booking systems and multilingual content.

The innovation sector at Parc Menai, the region's leading business park with 48 council-owned industrial units, and M-SParc (45 office spaces, 23 laboratories, 2 workshops) requires professional websites that communicate technical capability. Tenants spanning low carbon energy, environmental innovation, and ICT need digital presence that attracts investment, partnerships, and clients.

Bangor sits within Gwynedd, which has the highest percentage of Welsh speakers of any county in Wales (73.4%). Bilingual website design is not just desirable here, it's expected. We build fully bilingual Welsh/English websites that serve both language communities authentically.

Bangor's location on the A55 North Wales Expressway provides excellent road connectivity, Chester is 50 miles east, and the expressway extends west to Holyhead's ferry port for Dublin. Rail services via Avanti West Coast reach London Euston in approximately 3.5 hours, while Transport for Wales connects Chester in just over an hour.

The £49 million Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre, featuring a 450-seat theatre, cinema, innovation hub, and Student Union, reflects Bangor's creative and technological ambitions. We build websites that match this forward-looking character while respecting the city's deep heritage.

Whether you're a tourism operator near the Menai Strait, a tech startup at M-SParc, a professional services firm on Bangor High Street, or a healthcare business serving Ysbyty Gwynedd, we create websites that are fast, beautiful, bilingual, and built to generate business.