| a 1-minute walk from whittington castle, this family-run inn set in a 16th-century coaching house is also 7 miles from chirk castle. the 6 rooms are simply furnished in a classic style and feature en suite bathrooms and tea and coffeemaking facilities. theres a plaid-decorated restaurant serving pub classics and modern global dishes, plus a cosy bar with dark wood furnishings and oak-beamed ceilings, serving cask ales and malt whiskies. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. full english breakfast is free
Manchester Airport 1 hr 7
Horseshoe Falls (25 min)
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19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (22 min)
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Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. | 
