There aren’t many gaols with a tea shop and souvenirs but you’ll certainly need refreshments after you’ve visited the endless exhibitions on display at Ruthin...

Reputed to cure skin complaints and other ailments, this holy well was much visited in byegone days. In the 18th Century, the bath was paved...

The largest family run Antique and Craft Centre in North Wales, thousands of quality crafted items from Wales and around the world. Specialists in antiques...

Denbigh Library and Museum is one of the focal points for cultural activity in this area. The interesting facility is filled with texts and...

Penycloddiau is a heather and bilberry covered hill containing the largest Iron Age hill fort in the Clwydian range. Although little remains, apart from the...

Denbigh Castle is situated just outside of this Welsh town and was one of the most important military strongholds in this area of Wales....

Llantysilio Mountain is the name given to a range of hills above the Dee Valley that stretch from the Horseshoe Pass to Carrog near Corwen....

Mold Museum traces the fascinating history of the community back to the foundations of life in the region. The collection has Bronze Age pieces...

Corwen`s church is dedicated to St Mael and St Sulien who established a religious community in the area in the 6th Century. The present church...

Mold Library acts as one of the most important cultural and social focal points in this community in Wales. Carrying a large collection of...

Opened in October 1852, St David’s Church is located three miles from Holywell, next to the Franciscan Friary of Pantasaph and across the road from...

This centre really is the home of culture in Buckley, and offers a one-stop-shop for those wishing to enjoy the rich cultural heritage of the...

The Minera Lead Mines are an old lead processing works that was excavated and restored in the last decade of the 20th Century. The...

Llangollen Motor Museum is housed in an old slate dressing works a short distance out of Llangollen. The museum contains about 60 vehicles ranging from...

First built in 1277 by Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Caergwrle Castle was taken by Edward I after Dafydd, previously an ally, changed sides to fight against...

Every year, in the first week of July, Llangollen hosts its famous International Musical Eisteddfod in the Royal Pavilion. Over 2000 competitors from more than...

According to legend, this holy spring rose where St Winefride`s head fell after it was cut off by a rejected suitor in the 7th Century....

Basingwerk Abbey started as a Savigniac community but in 1147 merged with the Cistercians. The abbey became quite prosperous after being granted gifts of land...

The Llangollen Railway operates on part of a line that originally ran from Ruabon to Barmouth. It was closed in the 1960s, but now part...

At Llangollen Wharf you can sit and watch the canal boats drift by to and from the marina, then take a leisurely 45 minute horse-drawn...

In Llangollen Museum you can discover the history and legends of this fascinating, small Welsh borderlands town. There are hundreds of artefacts found in the...

In the late 18th Century, two ladies eloped from Ireland and settled in Llangollen at the house now called Plas Newydd. Their names were Sarah...

The Greenfield Valley is now a fascinating, peaceful country park containing reservoirs, woodlands, industrial archaeological sites and ancient monuments. Two hundred years ago, there were...

This library is an important resource for both local people and the many visitors who travel through this area on a regular basis. Holding...

The Bersham Heritage Centre is in the Clywedog Valley, an area now known for its peace and natural beauty, which was once a hive of...

St Deniol’s is Britain’s only residential library, making it a unique institution. William Ewart Gladstone, the great Victorian statesman, founded the establishment. After...

Wrexham County Borough Museum is housed it what was originally built as a barracks for the Royal Denbighshire Militia in 1857. By 1879, the building...

Located within the former Wrexham War Memorial Hospital, this gallery is part of Yale College. The ambient and interesting gallery has been designed to...

Wrexham Library stands at the heart of the town, and offers one of the most important educational and cultural forums in the area. The...

Built between 1796 and 1801, the 70 feet high Chirk Aqueduct was designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop to carry the Ellesmere Canal (now...

Known as one of the Seven Wonders of Wales, St Giles commands a dominant position overlooking the town of Wrexham. With a church in Wrexham...

In a prominent position outside the church of St Giles, Elihu Yale’s inscribed tomb tells the story of his life in a rhyming nine line...

Connah’s Quay Library is situated close to the heart of this small community and offers an important cultural hub for the people of the area...

Dinas Bran Castle is a romantic ruin occupying the summit of a steep hill above Llangollen and the Dee Valley. Built about 1260 by Gruffudd...

The Horseshoe Falls is a picturesque, crescent-shaped weir on the River Dee. Designed by Thomas Telford in the early 19th century, it was built to...

St Collen, a hermit from Glastonbury, founded a church at Llangollen in the 6th Century. It is said he killed a man-eating giantess who lived...

According to an old rhyme there are `Seven Wonders of Wales`and Llangollen Bridge spanning the River Dee is one of them. Few visitors crossing the...

The limestone cliffs and crags of Eglwyseg Rocks are probably the most impressive feature of the spectacular landscape around Llangollen. This striking escarpment of carboniferous...

Towering 126 feet above the River Dee, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the highest aqueduct in Britain and a walk along its 1007 feet long towpath is...

The A542 road to the Horseshoe Pass offers some of the most spectacular views in Wales as it climbs from Llangollen around a wide valley...