If you are tired rushing around each day. Visit North Wales and you will be breathless standing still.
Denbigh Castle
Want to get a historian really excited? Mention Denbigh’s triple-towered great gatehouse. Probably one of the seven wonders of Wales. We think you’ll agree. Striking.
Harlech Castle
‘Men of Harlech’…all together now! The nation’s unofficial anthem, loved by rugby fans and regimental bands alike, is said to describe the longest siege in British history (1461-1468) which took place here during the War of the Roses. Seven years! It only took that long to build the castle, between 1283 and 1290 to be exact. Edward’s tried and tested ‘walls within walls’ model was put together in super-fast time by an army of nearly a thousand skilled craftsmen and labourers.
Flintshire is a beautiful Welsh border county with a countryside and coast enriched by a fascinating past. Superb road and rail links and its location just west of historic Chester make it an easily accessible and rewarding destination.
There is so much to discover that we’ve devised a special drive to help you. The Flintshire Leisure Tour transports you to delightful country villages, traditional market towns, medieval castles and some of the most stunning scenery in North Wales.
Beaumaris Gaol in Steeple Lane was built in 1829 by Joseph Hansom, the man who also designed the Hansom Cab. It is famous for its brutal punishment methods and a number of hangings took place there. It is now a museum with exhibits, some rather gruesome, revealing what it must have been like for prisoners then.
Rhuddlan Castle
Rhuddlan. What’s in a name? ‘Rhudd’ is the old Welsh word for ‘red’ and ‘glan’ means ‘bank’. The Normans left us with ‘roe’, a word derived from the French ‘le rous’, meaning redhead. ‘Roeland’ is first mentioned in 1086 but by 1277 it was known as Rhuddlan and Edward I’s chosen location for a mighty scary castle. The castle is rather appropriately built of red stone.
Home of the Marquess of Anglesey, with spectacular views of Snowdonia
One of the UK's finest mansion house settings
The largest collection of Rex Whistler works
Military museum with relics from the battle of Waterloo
Large gardens, woodland walks and a marine walk along the Menai Straits
Plas Mawr
The Elizabethan era. A golden age? Think Renaissance and Shakespeare. Think Plas Mawr. An Elizabethan gem worth its weight in gold. The finest town house of its period in Britain.
A visit to GreenWood Forest Park will give you and your family a day out like no other.
Set in 17 acres of woodland there's eco-fun for all ages and an adventure at the end of every leafy trail!
Browse around the largest family run Antique Gift and Craft centre in the North of Wales. We guarantee a warm welcome.
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