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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Presta Start/finish: Ludlow to Holywell.
Prestatyntyn
Llanasa
Rhy Rhyll Llanasa
Number of days: 4, allowing half a day
D e e
D e e
at Ludlow and half a day at Llangollen.
BODELWYDDAN
BODELWYDDAN
Aber Abergelegele CASTLE HOLYWELL Distance: About 207 km (129 miles).
CASTLE
HOLYWELL
Flint Flint
Tremeirchion
Llanfair
Llanfair Tremeirchion Road conditions: Good, well-paved
ST ASAPH
Connah’s
Talhaiarn
Talhaiarn ST ASAPH Trefnant Connah’s
Trefnant
Quay and signposted.
Quay
Henllan
Henllan Northop
Northop
FLINTSHIRE
Waen
DENBIGH
DENBIGH Waen Llandyrnog FLINTSHIRE When to go: Spring and summer is
Llandyrnog
best for walks in the hills.
Mold
ST DYFNOG’S
Aled Aled ST DYFNOG’S Pentre- Mold Buckley
Pentre-
Buckley
CHURCH
CHURCH
Llanrhaeadr
Llanrhaeadr
Leeswood
DENBIGH-
DENBIGH- Rhewl Leeswood Opening times: Galleries, museums
Rhewl
and attractions are generally open
Treuddyn
Treuddyn
SHIRE RUTHIN
SHIRE RUTHIN Caergwrle 10am–5pm, but often close earlier Nov–
Caergwrle
Llyn Llyn
Brenig
Brenig Easter. Shops are often open longer.
Llanarmon Moss Moss
Llanarmon
Pen Pentrecelyntrecelyn
Clawdd-newydd Churches are usually open until dusk.
Clawdd-newydd
WREXHAM
WREXHAM
Llanehdan
Llanehdan Wrexham Main market days: Ludlow: 4 days a
Wrexham
Alwen
Alwen
Horseshoe Pass
Gwy Gwyddelwernddelwern Horseshoe Pass Above Beautiful lakeside woodland at week, Castle Square; Welshpool: 1st
Valle Crucis Abbey
Valle Crucis Abbey Eyton Dingle Nursery and Garden, see p163 Sat of month, Farmers’ Market, Coed-
Eyton
Maer Maerdydy Dee Dee LLANGOLLEN y-Dinas; Llangollen: Fri am, Town Hall;
LLANGOLLEN
Corwen Carr
Corwen Carrogog Pontcysyllte Denbigh: last Fri of month, Town Hall;
Pontcysyllte
Overton
D ee D ee Cyn Cynwydwyd Overton Holywell: Thu am.
B e r w y n CHIRK Chirk Chirk KEY
B e r w y n
CHIRK
Ellesmere
Llandr CASTLE Ellesmere Shopping: Plenty of Shropshire
Llandrilloillo
CASTLE
Llanarmon Pandy Gobowen Drive route produce and local foods around
Pandy
Llanarmon
Gobowen
Dyffryn-Ceiriog
Dyffryn-Ceiriog
Rhiwlas
Cadair Berwyn
Cadair Berwyn Rhiwlas Ludlow and pottery at St Asaph.
Whittington
827m 827m Whittington
Carved wooden lovespoons can be
Rednal
Oswestry Rednal
Oswestry
Llanrhaeadr-ym- found all over Wales.
Llanrhaeadr-ym-
Llangynog Mochnant
Bagley
Llangynog Mochnant Bagley 0 kilometres 10
Trefonen
Trefonen
West Felton
West Felton Major festivals: Ludlow: Arts festival,
Pen-y-
Pen-y- Tanat Knockin 0 miles 10
Tanat
Knockin
bont-fawr
bont-fawr Jun–Jul; Food Festival, mid-Sep
Llanymynech
Llanymynech Walford
Walford
Llanfyllin
Llanfyllin (www.foodfestival.co.uk); St Asaph:
Llandysilio
Llandysilio Great Ness North Wales International Music
Great Ness
Llanfihangel Arddleen Llandrinio Festival, end Sep (www.nwimf.com);
Llanfihangel
Llandrinio
Arddleen
POWYS Severn Shrawardine Llangollen: International Musical
POWYS
Shrawardine
Severn
Middletown
Dolanog Meifod Guilsfield Middletown Eisteddfod, Jul.
Dolanog
Meifod
Guilsfield
Trewern
Trewern Shr Shrewsburyewsbury
Llangyniew
Llangyniew Great Great
WELSHPOOL Hanwood
Hanwood
WELSHPOOL
Condover
Llanfair- Longden Condover DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Llanfair-
Longden
Leighton
Caereinion Leighton Dorrington
Caereinion
Dorrington
Severn Severn
Marton
SHROPSHIRE
Manafon Marton SHROPSHIRE Families will enjoy staying at Ludlow
Manafon
Pennerley Picklescott
GarthmylChirbury
Garthmyl Chirbury Pennerley Picklescott to visit the castle and a farm museum
Tregynon
Tregynon Leebotwood for a picnic, before heading to
Leebotwood
MONTGOMERYGOMERY
The Long Mynd
MONT
Bridges
CASTLE Bridges Church Stretton Welshpool for the steam train and
CASTLE
Church Stretton
Church Stoke The Long Mynd maybe a tour of the castle. Alternatively,
Church Stoke
Newtown
Newtown
Ticklerton Shipton
Lydham Ticklerton Shipton spend a day near Llangollen – climb a
Lydham
ACT ACTON SCOTTON SCOTT hill to the castle, walk along a canal,
Bishop’s Castle FARM MUSEUM see the aqueduct, admire the views at
Bishop’s Castle
FARM MUSEUM
Cleobury
Cleobury
Westhope
Acton
Acton Edgton Westhope Abdon North Horseshoe Pass, visit an abbey, then
Abdon North
Edgton
Craven
Newcastle
Newcastle Craven drive to Chirk Castle for its interiors
Culmington
Arms
Arms Culmington and gardens. For those interested in
Clun Clun Clun Clun
Stanton Lacy
Stanton Lacy cultural and religious treasures, see
Clungunford Bitterley Cleobury
Clungunford
Cleobury
Bitterley
Bromfield Mortimer Denbigh’s castle and churches, the
Bromfield
Mortimer
LUDLOWOW
Bucknell LUDL Welsh Bible at St Asaph, treasures
Bucknell
Knowbury and gardens at Bodelwyddan Castle,
Knowbury
Walford
Walford
Ashford
Ashford the pilgrimage site and well at
Bowdler
Bowdler
Wigmore
Wigmore Holywell, and the Jesse window at
St Dyfnog’s. For full details, see p167.
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