Visitor attractions and information - Llangollen
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 Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen - Tel: 01978
860326.The evocative ruins of Valle Crucis lie in green fields
beneath Llangollen's steep sided mountains. The abbey was founded
in a remote location particularly suitable for the Cistercian
order. Their Abbey, founded in the 13th century and added to
a century later, has fared better than many of its contemporaries
against the ravages of time, history and neglect. Many original
features remain, including the glorious west front complete with
an elaborate, richly carved doorway and beautiful rose window.
About 1 mile north of
Llangollen. |
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Plas
Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 8AW - Tel:
01978 8611314. Home to the celebrated " Ladies of
Llangollen" from 1780 to 1829. A charming house with carved-oak
panels, intricate stained glass windows and tranquil gardens. Location:
In the centre of Llangollen. |
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Erddig, Wrexham LL13 0YT - Tel: 01978 355314.
National Trust. Charges apply. An atmospheric house and estate,
vividly evoking its family and servants in the 18th and 19th
century. A completely furnished 18th-century large country house
with one of the last surviving 18th-century gardens with a large
walled garden and Victorian parterre. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 10 miles northeast
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Bersham
Heritage Centre & Ironworks, Bersham, Wrexham LL14 4HT Tel:-
01978 261529. Bersham Heritage Centre is the central information
point of the Clywedog Valley. It has exhibitions on the industrial
history of the area. Bersham Ironworks originally dates from
the late 17th Century. Here in the 18th Century, John Wilkinson
produced cannon for the American War of Independence and cylinders
for James Watt's steam engines. About 10 miles northeast of Llangollen. |
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Llangollen Wharf - Canal Boat Trips in North
Wales (Photo right). Tel: 01978 860702. Llangollen Wharf is one
of the major attractions in the North Wales market town of Llangollen.
From the Wharf you can embark on either a horse drawn boat trip
along the feeder for the main canal, or a motorised aqueduct
cruise which takes you across the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
built by Thomas Telford. Both these trips take in the magical
sights and sounds of the beautiful Llangollen Canal. Location: In the centre of Llangollen. |
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Llangollen
Railway, LL20 8SN - Tel: 01978 860979. We have reopened a section
of the former Ruabon to Barmouth route in North Wales that was
closed in the 1960s. Our heritage trains now operate at weekends
for most of the year, and all week from April to October. During
the summer, most trains are steam-hauled; at other times diesel
locomotives or railcars may be used. www.llangollen-railway.co.uk.
Location: In the centre
of Llangollen. (Photo right). |
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Llangollen lies in the preserved county of Clwyd which
includes Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham County Borough, and
Conwy County Borough. Located in the northeast corner of Wales,
it is a hilly county with the Berwyn Mountains to the south,
the Clwydian Range to the east and the river valleys of the Clwyd
and Dee. Along the coast are the tourist resorts of Rhyl, Colwyn
Bay and the great fortress town of Conwy, while other main towns
are Wrexham, Denbigh, Mold, Ruabon and Flint. Photo left: Llangollen.
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