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...

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...

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

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

For a real ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ experience visit Erddig Hall. From the Butlers Pantry and Servants Hall to the Chinese Room and State Bedroom, there is...

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...

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

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...

Erbistock is a tiny, picturesque hamlet lying beside the River Dee and it is thought that St Erbin, a Celtic saint, founded the settlement and...

Ty Mawr Country Park is set in a beautiful location above the River Dee. Farm animals such as donkeys, goats and Jacob sheep graze in...

Located ten miles from Chester, this beautiful setting is home to one of the few remaining working watermills in the region. Visitors are invited...

Chirk Castle is a good looking piece of architectural history that has been well looked after and restored to a certain extent by the National...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Visit the Cheshire Military Museum to discover 300 years of history following a £500,000 refurbishment in 2001. The museum houses fascinating displays and collections relating...

This museum is located in Shropshire and carries a large and interesting archive and collection that is related to land transport. The history of...

The Cheshire Library is located in the heart of Chester and carries a massive collection of books and audiovisual media. The large library is...

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

Making history fun at this award-winning museum, discover Chester from Roman Fortress of Deva to the present day. View the city through the eyes of...

The Water Tower is one of the most recognisable structures on the city walls in Chester, standing on the northwest corner of the old city....

The Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Centre offers a fascinating collection of documents that have been collected since the times when records began. As...

No one knew that Chester had an amphitheatre until 1929 when a large curved wall was discovered while a boiler room was being built underneath...

The Cross stands at the heart of Chester where Bridge, Northgate, Watergate and Eastgate Streets meet, and is an obvious meeting point. It was...

The River Dee runs through Chester and provides an excellent backdrop for picnics. Rowing boats, motor boats and pedalos can be hired by the...

Chester Town Hall was completed in 1869 having taken five years to build. It is in the Gothic style of the late 13th century...

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...