Enjoy Llangollen

Llangollen there are many places of interest and beautiful scenery to enjoy in this area. It is more enjoyable to park your car for awhile and take off on foot to explore to get the best out of your visit here.

There is the famous thirteenth century bridge over the Dee, not far from the bridge is the cone shaped hill called Dinas Bran the views as well as the walk are well worth it.
To the west is the Horseshoe Pass, the views from the top especially of the Eglwyseg Rocks are really splendid.

Nearby are the Horseshoe Falls which are not natural falls, Thomas Telford built them in 1830 to provide water for his canal?

You may want to visit the ruins of Valle Crucis Abbey the Abbey dates from the end of the twelfth century and was a Cistercian foundation.

You can take a boat trip along the Llangollen Canal it crosses the Dee Valley by Telford’s 120ft. high Pontcysyllte Aqueduct which is the longest in Britain.

Llangollen is famous as the home of the International Eisteddfod the eisteddfod is held in July it was started in 1947 and has become one of Wales’s largest festivals.

You can visit the black and white mansion house which was the home of the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ from 1780 there were two aristocratic ladies and their maid. The Lady Eleanor Butler and her friend the Honorable Sarah Ponsonby, these eccentric ladies were visited by many famous people such as Byron, Wordsworth and the Duke of Wellington.

In 1809 the house was purchased by their maid Mary Caryll who left it to her mistresses when she died. All three are buried in St. Colleen’s churchyard. There are many attractions in this area it is well worth visiting.