The Llandudno Open[1] was a grass court tennis tournament first established by the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club in 1890,[2] and held at the Craigside Hydro Hotel, Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, North Wales.
The name “Craigside” is that of a small headland to the west side of the Little Orme, laying east of Llandudno, North Wales.
It is still separated from the main Llandudno built-up area by a small tract of farmland now occupied by Bodafon Farm Park.
During World War II the hotel was used as government offices.
[7] The hotel hosted a series of “Craigside” Tennis Tournaments including this tournament the Llandudno Open, as well as the national Welsh Covered Court Championships that were also played at the Craigside Hydro Indoor Covered Courts.