Manchester Airport 1 hr 10
Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (25 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Alyn Waters (28 min)
Expansive green space offering wooded & riverside trails, a playground, visitor centre & cafe. Whittington Castle (16 min)
This community-owned 12th-century castle features a tearoom, bookshop, tours & regular events. Castell Dinas Brân (29 min)
Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Tŷ Mawr Country Park (19 min) Llangollen Railway Station (25 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Park Hall The Countryside Experience (17 min) National Trust - Chirk Castle (20 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Horseshoe Pass (33 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. Castle Farm Holidays Shropshire (1 min) Chirk Aqueduct (15 min) Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (18 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. National Trust - Erddig (27 min)
Massive 18th-century manor offering tours of the family house & its ornate 12,000-acre garden. Horseshoe Falls (28 min)
Horseshoe-shaped waterfall artfully created by a low dam, with lush surrounds & picnic spots. Valle Crucis Abbey (29 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. | 
