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Along Offa’s Dyke

This drive takes the visitor from the English borders over Presta
Prestatyntyn
Llanasa
Wenlock Edge and around the Long Mynd, an ancient Rhy Rhyll Llanasa D e e D e e
hog’s-back ridge, into the beautiful Welsh countryside. The route
BODELWYDDAN
now runs parallel to Offa’s impressive but ultimately ineffective Aber Abergelegele BODELWYDDAN HOLYWELL
CASTLE
CASTLE
HOLYWELL
dyke, heading north to the estuary of the River Dee. On the Flint Flint
Tremeirchion
Llanfair
Llanfair
way, the drive winds past the remains of once-mighty castles Talhaiarn ST ASAPH Trefnant Tremeirchion Connah’s
ST ASAPH
Connah’s
Talhaiarn
Trefnant
Quay
and still grand country houses, and Thomas Telford’s fabulous Henllan Northop Quay
Henllan
Northop
feat of engineering, the aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal at DENBIGH Waen FLINTSHIRE
FLINTSHIRE
Waen
DENBIGH
Llandyrnog
Pontcysyllte, which dates from 1805. There are cultural and ST DYFNOG’S Pentre- Llandyrnog Mold
Mold
ST DYFNOG’S
Pentre-
Buckley
CHURCH
Llanrhaeadr
spiritual highlights, too. See a copy of William Morgan’s first Aled Aled CHURCH Llanrhaeadr Buckley
Leeswood
DENBIGH-
Rhewl
translation of the Bible into Welsh in the Cathedral at St Asaph DENBIGH- Rhewl Treuddyn Leeswood
Treuddyn
SHIRE RUTHIN
and the “Jesse Tree” window of St Dyfnog’s Church, and Llyn Llyn SHIRE RUTHIN Caergwrle
Caergwrle
Brenig
experience the tranquillity of St Winefride’s Well in Holywell. Brenig Pen Pentrecelyntrecelyn Llanarmon Moss Moss
Llanarmon
Clawdd-newydd
Clawdd-newydd
WREXHAM
WREXHAM
Llanehdan
Llanehdan Wrexham
Wrexham
Alwen
Alwen
Horseshoe Pass
Gwy Gwyddelwernddelwern Horseshoe Pass
Valle Crucis Abbey Eyton
Valle Crucis Abbey
Eyton
Maer Maerdydy Dee Dee LLANGOLLEN
LLANGOLLEN
Corwen Carr
Corwen Carrogog Pontcysyllte
Pontcysyllte
Overton
D ee D ee Cyn Cynwydwyd Overton
B e r w y n CHIRK Chirk Chirk
B e r w y n
CHIRK
Ellesmere
Llandrilloillo
Llandr CASTLE Ellesmere
CASTLE
Llanarmon
Llanarmon Pandy Gobowen
Pandy
Gobowen
Dyffryn-Ceiriog
Dyffryn-Ceiriog
Rhiwlas
Cadair Berwyn Rhiwlas
Cadair Berwyn
Whittington
827m 827m Whittington
Oswestry
Oswestry Rednal
Rednal
Llanrhaeadr-ym-
Llanrhaeadr-ym-
Llangynog Mochnant
Bagley
Llangynog Mochnant Bagley
Trefonen
Trefonen
West Felton
West Felton
Pen-y-
Pen-y- Tanat Knockin
Knockin
Tanat
bont-fawr
bont-fawr
Llanymynech
Llanymynech Walford
Walford
Llanfyllin
Llanfyllin
Llandysilio
Llandysilio Great Ness
Great Ness
Llanfihangel
Llanfihangel Arddleen Llandrinio
Llandrinio
Arddleen
POWYS
POWYS Severn Shrawardine
Shrawardine
Severn
Middletown
Dolanog
Dolanog Meifod Guilsfield Middletown Shr Shrewsburyewsbury
Meifod
Guilsfield
Trewern
Above Ruins of Denbigh Castle, overlooking the surrounding countryside, see p166 Trewern
Llangyniew Great Great
Llangyniew
WELSHPOOL Hanwood
Hanwood
WELSHPOOL
Condover
Llanfair-
Llanfair- Longden Condover
Longden
Leighton
Caereinion Leighton Dorrington
Caereinion
Dorrington
Marton
SHROPSHIRE
Manafon Severn Severn Marton SHROPSHIRE
Manafon
ACTIVITIES Garthmyl Chirbury Pennerley Picklescott
Pennerley Picklescott
GarthmylChirbury
Tregynon
Tregynon Leebotwood
Leebotwood
MONT
The Long Mynd
MONTGOMERYGOMERY
Bridges
CASTLE
Learn about old rural crafts at Acton Scott Farm Museum CASTLE Bridges Church Stretton
Church Stretton
Church Stoke The Long Mynd
Church Stoke
Newtown
Newtown
Look out for distinctive red kites hovering over Powis Castle Below Bodenham’s, one of many striking Lydham Ticklerton Shipton
Ticklerton Shipton
Lydham
half-timbered buildings in Ludlow, see p162 ACT ACTON SCOTTON SCOTT
Be pulled by a historic steam locomotive through the Welsh Bishop’s Castle FARM MUSEUM
Bishop’s Castle
FARM MUSEUM
Cleobury
countryside on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Cleobury
Westhope
Acton
Acton Edgton Westhope Abdon North
Abdon North
Edgton
Craven
Clamber up to Castell Dinas Bran for the astonishing views Newcastle Craven Culmington
Newcastle
Culmington
Arms
Arms
Clun Clun Clun Clun
Glide over the 38-m (125-ft) high Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Stanton Lacy
Stanton Lacy
Clungunford
Cleobury
in a canal barge Clungunford Bitterley Cleobury
Bitterley
Bromfield Mortimer
Bromfield
Mortimer
LUDLOWOW
Bucknell
Step through 600 years of housing history in Ruthin Bucknell LUDL Knowbury
Knowbury
Walford
Walford
Ashford
Follow a nature trail in the grounds of Bodelwyddan Castle Ashford
Bowdler
Bowdler
Wigmore
Wigmore
Take the healing waters at the Lourdes of Wales, Holywell
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