Manchester Airport 1 hr 21
Llyn Brenig (25 min)
Waterside walks, sailing & trout fishing at a tranquil reservoir with a visitor center & cafe. National White Water Centre, north Wales - Canolfan Dŵr Gwyn Genedlaethol, gogledd Cymru (24 min)
Leading venue for training and trying a variety of white water sports. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (24 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Pistyll Rhaeadr (55 min)
240-ft. mountain waterfall accessed by a footpath, with a tearoom, B&B & campsite at its base. Castell Dinas Brân (21 min)
Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Valle Crucis Abbey (17 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. Rug Chapel (3 min) Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (18 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Llyn Tegid (22 min)
Quiet lake with picnic areas, non-motorised boating & a scenic steam railway along the shore. Horseshoe Pass (20 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. Llangollen Railway Station (17 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Pistyll Rhaeadr(Waterfall) (55 min) National Trust - Chirk Castle (30 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Horseshoe Falls (15 min)
Horseshoe-shaped waterfall artfully created by a low dam, with lush surrounds & picnic spots. | 
