| upgraded rooms add canopy beds. breakfast and 3-course evening meals, served in an informal restaurant, are available for a fee. a low-key bar with a patio offers cabaret-style entertainment. there's limited free parking. overlooking rhyl's sandy beach, this classic, family-run hotel in a grand 1878 building is an 8-minute walk from rhyl railway station, a 4-minute walk from seaquarium and 3 miles from rhuddlan castle. they include tvs, free wifi, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. some rooms offer sea views. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the simple rooms with en suite bathrooms feature relaxed furnishings
Manchester Airport 1 hr 10
Denbigh Castle/ Castell Dinbych (24 min)
Ruined fortress from the Middle Ages, with a triple-towered gatehouse & views from the ramparts. Marine Lake (5 min) Rhyl Miniature Railway (13 min)
Historic steam-engine powered miniature train, circa 1911, offering 1-mi. rides around Marine Lake. Gwrych Castle (21 min)
Castle, ruins, château, history, and middle ages Point of Ayr Lighthouse (19 min)
Lighthouse and estuary Rhyl Beach (4 min) Hilbre Island (1 hr 6)
This 11.5-acre tidal island features several houses, a bird observatory & an old telegraph station. Pont y Ddraig Harbour Bridge (16 min) Rhaeadr Dyserth Waterfall (11 min)
A trail leads over & behind this waterfall, surrounded by a picnic area, seasonal cafe & restrooms. SeaQuarium Rhyl (3 min)
This seaside aquarium features over 30 exhibits with a range of species & an outdoor cove for seals. Welsh Mountain Zoo (26 min)
Conservation zoo with lovely views, housing rare animals like red pandas, tigers and snow leopards. Little Orme (29 min)
Craggy headland with rugged limestone cliffs, a sea-bird sanctuary & a scenic walking path. Eirias Park (23 min)
50-acre park since 1921 with a sports complex/leisure centre, plus a picnic area, lake & playground. SC2 Rhyl (6 min) Rhuddlan Castle / Castell Rhuddlan (10 min)
Ruins of a symmetrical, 13th-century turreted stronghold overlooking a defended river gate. | 
