| there's also an informal bar, and a refined restaurant with chandeliers and a wood-burning fireplace. this quaint hotel in a 1610 former coaching inn is 3 miles from both chirk castle and the pontcysyllte aqueduct, and 7 miles from steam train rides on the llangollen railway. free breakfast is served in a casual dining room. family rooms are available. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the traditional rooms include en suite bathrooms; some have 4-poster beds
Manchester Airport 1 hr
Park Hall The Countryside Experience (9 min) Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (13 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Alyn Waters (18 min)
Expansive green space offering wooded & riverside trails, a playground, visitor centre & cafe. Tŷ Mawr Country Park (7 min) Horseshoe Pass (21 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (6 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. National Trust - Chirk Castle (7 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Shropshire Sculpture Park (13 min)
Sculpture, art, and park Chirk Aqueduct (8 min) Castell Dinas Brân (17 min)
Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Horseshoe Falls (16 min)
Horseshoe-shaped waterfall artfully created by a low dam, with lush surrounds & picnic spots. Whittington Castle (10 min)
This community-owned 12th-century castle features a tearoom, bookshop, tours & regular events. Llangollen Railway Station (13 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Valle Crucis Abbey (17 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. National Trust - Erddig (18 min)
Massive 18th-century manor offering tours of the family house & its ornate 12,000-acre garden. | 
