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Llangollen gives holiday makers the opportunity to explore the area's rural charms, there's plenty of opportunities for walking, riding and fishing. The town itself is home to the Llangollen Railway, where you can travel between Llangollen and Carrog on a restored steam engine through eight miles of beautiful Welsh countryside.
If exploring the area by water is more your scene, start off at Llangollen Wharf. Enjoy the Canal by horse drawn boat, or take a trip from the wharf by narrow boat over Thomas Telford's magnificent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, 126 feet above the River Dee.
A visit to Plas Mawr is a must. Set in peaceful grounds, the house was home to the renowned "Ladies of Llangollen" and today, it retains the gothic features and rich oak carvings the ladies introduced. Visitors have been enthralled by the house since 1780.
Llangollen nestles within the beautiful Dee Valley in the North East of Wales. It is a town of varied parts, with plenty to interest the most discerning of visitors. It is also host to many different international events each year, the most famous being the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
Today International Music Eisteddfod for folk dancers and singers is held here every summer. There is a 14th century stone bridge over the Dee, and outside the town the is the black and white house, Plas Newydd , owned by two extrovert ladies in 1778, and where they entertained among others the Duke of Wellington and William Wordsworth A mile to the north east of the town is Castell Dinas Bran a castle that was welsh rather than Norman.
And a mile to the north west is Valle Crucis Abbey, a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1202. On past the abbey is the Horseshoe Pass, which has fine views
Another striking feature, this time 3 miles east of the town is the Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct, a dramatic bridge, built by Telford in 1805 to carry the Shropshire Union Canal over the Dee - it is over 1000 feet long and has 19 arches
A village on the eastern slopes of the Berwyn Mountains, which gives access 4 miles up a minor road, to Pistyll Rhaeadr, at 240 feet high, the highest waterfall in Wales
Things to see and do
International Model Railway World, Llangollen
Llangollen Motor Museum, Llangollen Events
July: International Musical Eisteddfod (Llangollen)
September: Llangollen Balloon Festival (Llangollen)
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