North Wales History & Heritage

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   Zip World Deep Mine Tour

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   Type:

   Mine

   BLAENAU FFESTINIOG

   Buried deep under the mountains of Snowdonia lies an extraordinary story: it’s a rock revolution that shaped the look and feel of the world as we know it. A way of life which built communities and defined generations of families in North Wales.…

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   Yr Ysgwrn

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   Type:

   Heritage / Visitor Centre

   BLAENAU FFESTINIOG

   Set against the beautiful Snowdonia National Park backdrop, Yr Ysgwrn is a traditional Welsh stone farmhouse that has become a national symbol of the losses of the First World War, Welsh-language bardic culture and rural Welsh life.

   It is best…

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   Wrexham County Borough Museum

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   Type:

   Museum

   WREXHAM

   Inside one of Wrexham's landmark buildings, Wrexham County Borough Museum is the starting point for discovering the eventful history of this region on the English-Welsh border.

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   Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

   Type

   Type:

   Railway

   Llanfair Caereinion, WELSHPOOL

   A great day out with a heritage steam railway in the lovely Welsh Borders

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   Welsh Highland Railway

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   Type:

   Steam Railway

   CAERNARFON

   The Welsh Highland Railway is Snowdonia's newest railway.

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   Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

   Type

   Type:

   Steam Railway

   PORTHMADOG

   The WHHR is a small, friendly railway where the train ride is just part of the experience. Free guided tours at the heritage centre. Vintage train.

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   Valle Crucis Abbey

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   Type:

   Abbey / Priory

   Llangollen

   Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and the ‘white monks’ of the Cistercian order.

   Its Latin name (Valley of the Cross) refers to the nearby ninth-century Pillar of Eliseg, erected for the…

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   Vale of Rheidol Railway

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   Type:

   Steam Railway

   Aberystwyth

   View 12 miles of spectacular countryside and changing scenery as the train takes you on a journey into the setting of George Borrow's "Wild Wales."

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   Ty Pawb

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   Type:

   Event Venue

   WREXHAM

   Tŷ Pawb is a cultural community resource, bringing together arts and markets within the same footprint. This coexistence celebrates the significance of markets within Wrexham’s cultural heritage and identity.

   We offer a space for dialogue around…

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    Tŵr Mawr - Ynys Llanddwyn Island

    Type

    Type:

    Lighthouse

    BODORGAN

    Built in the early 1800's, Twr Mawr was modelled on the windmills of Anglesey. It marks the Western entrance to the Menai Strait, and is situated on a small tidal island named Ynys Llanddwyn just off the West Coast of Anglesey.

    The name…

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    The Dee Bridge

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    LLANGOLLEN

    The Dee licks the angled buttresses of Llangollen’s weighty Gothic bridge, which has spanned the River since fourteenth century. The bridge that stands today dates from the 16th century. The bridge was originally built for pack horses and has been…

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    Talacre Beach - Point of Ayr Lighthouse

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    Type:

    Beach

    HOLYWELL

    Talacre is a sandy beach on the North Wales coast.

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    Swtan Heritage Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    HOLYHEAD

    The thatched cottage - Swtan – has been fully restored, on its original site, close to the cliff tops at Church Bay.

    It is set in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and on the Heritage Coast, commanding views across the Irish…

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    Stone Science

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    Type:

    Museum

    LLANGEFNI, Llangefni

    Inside are a series of dioramas depicting the evolving ages of the earth, including Dinosaurs. There are thousands of fossils, minerals, crystals, Native American arrowheads, etc. to see and many to touch. Videos for children and adults.

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    St Winefrids Shrine & Well

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    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    HOLYWELL

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    St Tysilio's Church

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    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    MENAI BRIDGE

    On the other side of Beaumaris is the town of Menai Bridge is St Tysilio's Church, Church Island, in the small island in the Menai Strait. The church was constructed in the 15thcentury. There is a memorial for the local men killed during the world…

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    St Peter's Square

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    RUTHIN

    Perched on top of a hill, all roads into Ruthin seem to lead to St Peter’s Square in the centre. Visitors come here to admire the mix of architectural styles, the excellent specialist shops, and good eating places.St Peter’s Square has more listed…

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    St Michael's Old Church

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    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    BETWS-Y-COED

    The oldest building in Betws y Coed is located on the banks of the river Conwy – St Michael’s Church. The church was built in the 14th century and is home to the stone effigy of Gruffydd ap Dafydd Goch. The church is open to the public 10am-5pm…

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    St Dyfnog’s Holy well

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    DENBIGH

    St Dyfnog’s Holy well is also nearby, though it is a very simple site today, the well was said to have been lined with marble in the 18th century, with statues arranged around the outside, and there were changing rooms for pilgrims so they could…

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    St Dyfnog Church

    Type

    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    DENBIGH

    On the outskirts of Ruthin is the famous St Dyfnog Church, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, a Grade I listed building dating from the 13th century.  St Dyfnog’s church is named after the 6th century saint who lived by a nearby waterfall.  The church is…

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