Manchester Airport 1 hr 9
Llangollen Railway Station (27 min) Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (30 min) A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (22 min) 19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Castell Dinas Brân (31 min) Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Castle Farm Holidays Shropshire (13 min) National Trust - Erddig (26 min) Massive 18th-century manor offering tours of the family house & its ornate 12,000-acre garden. Shropshire Sculpture Park (19 min) Sculpture, art, and park Park Hall The Countryside Experience (18 min) Chirk Aqueduct (20 min) Alyn Waters (27 min) Expansive green space offering wooded & riverside trails, a playground, visitor centre & cafe. Whittington Castle (13 min) This community-owned 12th-century castle features a tearoom, bookshop, tours & regular events. British Ironwork Centre (19 min) Decorative ironwork centre showcasing items from suits of armour to animal sculptures and lamps. National Trust - Chirk Castle (25 min) Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Hawkstone Park Follies (31 min) 100 acres of parkland with rugged sandstone hills, gullies & caves, with a tearoom & services. Tŷ Mawr Country Park (21 min) |