Manchester Airport 1 hr 21
Llangollen Railway Station (17 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Llyn Brenig (24 min)
Waterside walks, sailing & trout fishing at a tranquil reservoir with a visitor center & cafe. Horseshoe Falls (15 min)
Horseshoe-shaped waterfall artfully created by a low dam, with lush surrounds & picnic spots. Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (18 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Rug Chapel (3 min) Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (24 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Llyn Tegid (22 min)
Quiet lake with picnic areas, non-motorised boating & a scenic steam railway along the shore. National White Water Centre, north Wales - Canolfan Dŵr Gwyn Genedlaethol, gogledd Cymru (23 min)
Leading venue for training and trying a variety of white water sports. Pistyll Rhaeadr(Waterfall) (55 min) Pistyll Rhaeadr (55 min)
240-ft. mountain waterfall accessed by a footpath, with a tearoom, B&B & campsite at its base. Valle Crucis Abbey (17 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. Castell Dinas Brân (22 min)
Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Horseshoe Pass (20 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. National Trust - Chirk Castle (30 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. | 
