Manchester Airport 1 hr 4
West Kirby Beach (58 min)
Broad beach with a boating lake, ice-cream shops & strolls across expansive sand flats at low tide. Hilbre Island (1 hr)
This 11.5-acre tidal island features several houses, a bird observatory & an old telegraph station. Point of Ayr Lighthouse (14 min)
Lighthouse and estuary Gwrych Castle (21 min)
Castle, ruins, château, history, and middle ages Eirias Park (22 min)
50-acre park since 1921 with a sports complex/leisure centre, plus a picnic area, lake & playground. SC2 Rhyl (11 min) St Winefride's Well (17 min)
Shrine, chapel, and history Wirral Country Park (53 min)
Grassy picnic areas above the River Dee, plus birding, beach walks & bike rides on the Wirral Way. Rhuddlan Castle / Castell Rhuddlan (6 min)
Ruins of a symmetrical, 13th-century turreted stronghold overlooking a defended river gate. Denbigh Castle/ Castell Dinbych (22 min)
Ruined fortress from the Middle Ages, with a triple-towered gatehouse & views from the ramparts. Rhaeadr Dyserth Waterfall (13 min)
A trail leads over & behind this waterfall, surrounded by a picnic area, seasonal cafe & restrooms. SeaQuarium Rhyl (11 min)
This seaside aquarium features over 30 exhibits with a range of species & an outdoor cove for seals. Rhyl Beach (11 min) Rhyl Miniature Railway (12 min)
Historic steam-engine powered miniature train, circa 1911, offering 1-mi. rides around Marine Lake. Clwydian Range (27 min)
Hikers are drawn to these wildlife-filled hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. | 
