Manchester Airport 1 hr 6
Valle Crucis Abbey (15 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. Wepre park (34 min)
Including a forest & open fields, this park features the ruins of 12th-century castle & a waterfall. Alyn Waters (23 min)
Expansive green space offering wooded & riverside trails, a playground, visitor centre & cafe. National Trust - Chirk Castle (32 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Castell Dinas Brân (22 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. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (24 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Moel Famau (19 min)
The remains of a tower sit atop the summit of this 1,821-ft. hill, a well-known hiking destination. Llangollen Railway Station (17 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Horseshoe Pass (10 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. Clwydian Range (26 min)
Hikers are drawn to these wildlife-filled hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. National Trust - Erddig (30 min)
Massive 18th-century manor offering tours of the family house & its ornate 12,000-acre garden. Loggerheads Country Park (14 min)
Woodland, cliffs and river valley in the Clwydian Range, with a discovery trail and dramatic views. Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (20 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. | 
