| guests have access to 2 lounges, a conservatory, a traditional bar with a bistro menu, and a restaurant serving local and international dishes. 4 miles from chirk castle and gardens. there's also a spa with a hydrotherapy pool, a sauna, a steam room and spa treatments. wi-fi is free in public areas, and full cooked breakfast is available for a surcharge. straightforward rooms offer en suite bathrooms and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. upgraded rooms add hot tubs and whirlpool baths. this unfussy 19th-century hotel is 0. 6 miles from llangollen and 7
Manchester Airport 1 hr 7
Llangollen Motor Museums (6 min)
Small, quirky showcase of vintage autos, motorcycles & memorabilia, plus a gift shop. National Trust - Erddig (25 min)
Massive 18th-century manor offering tours of the family house & its ornate 12,000-acre garden. Pistyll Rhaeadr (58 min)
240-ft. mountain waterfall accessed by a footpath, with a tearoom, B&B & campsite at its base. Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (18 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Chirk Aqueduct (17 min) Horseshoe Pass (10 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. Valle Crucis Abbey (6 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. National Trust - Chirk Castle (16 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (10 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Alyn Waters (25 min)
Expansive green space offering wooded & riverside trails, a playground, visitor centre & cafe. Horseshoe Falls (4 min)
Horseshoe-shaped waterfall artfully created by a low dam, with lush surrounds & picnic spots. Castell Dinas Brân (7 min)
Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Tŷ Mawr Country Park (13 min) Llangollen Railway Station (14 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. | 
