Flintshire Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Flintshire? Check out our Flintshire Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Flintshire.
Top Places to visit in Flintshire:
Moel Famau, Wepre Park, Theatr Clwyd Mold, Loggerheads Country Park, Talacre Beach, St. Winefride's Well & Shrine, Flint Castle, Gladstone's Library, Afonwen Antique & Craft Centre, Holywell Pet Cemetery, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park, Dangerpoint Interactive Visitor Centre, Ewloe Castle, Hope Mountain, Basingwerk Abbey
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Places to see in ( Flint - UK )
Places to see in ( Flint - UK )
Flint is a town in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It was formerly Flintshire's county town, and is today the third largest town in the county. According to the 2001 Census the population of the community of Flint was 12,804, increasing to 12,953 at the 2011 census. There has recently been an Urdd Eisteddfod in flint and people all over wales came to participate.
Flint railway station lies on the North Wales Coast Line, providing services between Manchester Piccadilly station and Llandudno railway station. A north-south service between Cardiff Central railway station and Holyhead also calls, as do selected West Coast Main Line railway stations between London Euston and Holyhead
Flint is located in north-east Wales, adjoining the River Dee, to the north of the town of Mold. Across the River Dee, the Wirral can be seen from Flint and views to the south of the town include Halkyn Mountain. As the crow flies, Flint is located less than 12 miles from the English urban area of Liverpool, and even closer to its metro area. However, due to the two bays/rivers in between, driving distance is almost twice as long.
Edward I began to build Flint Castle in 1277, during his campaign to conquer Wales. Both castle and town were attacked by the forces of Madog ap Llywelyn during the revolt of 1294-95; the defenders of the town burnt it in order to deny its use to the Welsh.
In 1969 Flint hosted the National Eisteddfod, and so the town has a circle of Gorsedd stones in the field adjacent to Gwynedd County Primary School. In July 2006 the stones were centre stage in the National Eisteddfod Proclamation Ceremony which formally announced Mold as the 2007 host town of the event.
Flint once had its own low-powered television relay transmitter, designed to provide improved coverage of Welsh channels in an area that would otherwise receive only English television signals. Since 2009, signals are now transmitted from Storeton transmitting station on the Wirral. Perhaps one of the town's most striking images, in addition to the castle, is the group of three tower blocks of flats near the town centre. The first two blocks were built in the 1960s and named Bolingbroke Heights and Richard Heights, with a third, Castle Heights, added shortly afterwards. Flint has a local football team Flint Town United. They play in the Cymru Alliance.
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UNTOUCHED ABANDONED MANSION, ENGLAND
Eyup eyup, this week we're at an amazing almost untouched abandoned mansion in the rolling hills of England. Usually these places get pretty trashed pretty quick but this one was in amazing condition.
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Exploring the dilapidated ruins of civilisation, abandoned buildings, creepy theme parks, military bases, and underground vaults containing the remnants of a by gone era. And with a bit of comedy and humour chucked in there too, can't be too serious about these things.
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Best Castles in Wales: Travel Guide to Medieval British Architecture
Modern Wales, thanks to its rich medieval history, was left with a good deal of historical heritage and architectural marvels. Incredible nature of the country creates a perfect harmony with medieval architectural items.
Nowadays, Wales is the country with the biggest number of castles in the world – there are over 300 of them in such a relatively small country.
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Places to see in ( St Asaph - UK )
Places to see in ( St Asaph - UK )
St Asaph is a city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355 making it the second-smallest city in Britain. Historically part of Flintshire, the city of St Asaph is surrounded by countryside and views of the Vale of Clwyd. It is situated close to a number of busy coastal towns such as Rhyl, Prestatyn, Abergele, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. The historic castles of Denbigh and Rhuddlan are also nearby.
Despite the previous lack of official city status, the community council had referred to itself as the City of St Asaph Town Council. The local community is passionate about St Asaph's historic claim to be known as a city like its Welsh cousin St David's, which has led to a number of local businesses using 'City' as part of their business name. The city is promoted locally as the City of Music.
The past few decades have seen the local economy in St Asaph thrive, first with the opening of the A55 road in 1970, which took east/west traffic away from the city, and, more recently, with a business park being built, attracting investment from home and overseas.
The crowded roads in St Asaph have been a hot political issue for many years. In recent years, increasing volumes of traffic on the A525, St Asaph High Street, which links A55 with the Clwyd Valley, Denbigh and Ruthin, have led to severe congestion in the city. This congestion is having a detrimental effect on the city, and residents have repeatedly called for a bypass to take this north/south road and its traffic away from the city, but the National Assembly for Wales rejected these calls in 2004, presenting a further setback for residents campaigning on the issue. St Asaph is now home to Ysgol Glan Clwyd, a Welsh medium secondary school that opened in Rhyl in 1956 and moved to St Asaph in 1969. It was the first Welsh medium secondary school in Wales.
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Beautiful Chepstow Castle -Wales UK
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Chepstow Castle
The castle is high on a cliff above the River Wye, as it guards one of the main river crossings from England into Wales. The strategic position of Chepstow had been appreciated by the Romans - the arch above the main doorway is made from Roman brick brought from a fort that once stood nearby. Chepstow's strategic position allowed defenders to supply the castle via the river during a siege. Historically it was probably the first stone castle to be built anywhere in Britain. There were a number of alterations to the castle over the ages - from the later Normans to the Tudors and through to the Cromwellians.
William fitz Osbern was created earl of Hereford by William the Conqueror, and was given the Welsh Marches to control. By the time he died in 1071 he had built the rectangular keep, which still forms the core of the castle today. At the end of the 12th century, Chepstow passed by marriage to William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke. He set about bringing improving the fortifications, rebuilding the east curtain wall which was the vulnerable side of the castle, with two round towers projecting outwards The arrow-slits in the towers, designed to give cross fire on the ground in front of the curtain, were one of the earliest examples of the then new defensive idea
Because Chepstow was built in stages along the river Wye, the castle not built in the usual concentric layout, instead being constructed in a long, terraced pattern.
By 1245, the Earl of Pembroke's sons had both enlarged Chepstow's defences and improved the internal accommodation. They added a new lower bailey, a twin-towered gatehouse, a strongly defended barbican, plus making. additions to the Great Tower.
Best Mountain Bike Trails UK - North Wales, Penmachno
UK Mountain Bike Trails - We present Penmachno, North Wales. #whatkeptyou penmachnobiketrails.org.uk
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lost places #2 baron hill mansion north wales
In 2013, we began a world tour of the most beautiful abandoned places on earth.
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Liverpool City - The proud city UK England Great Britain
Photographs of the great City of Liverpool. From the Albert Dock to the Cathedral to other fab places.
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Castles of King Edward I - Northwest Wales
First part of a collection of visits to some notable castles in the picturesque landscape of Northwest Wales. The castles were usually built close to the coast for easy supply purposes and upon prominent rocky outcrops giving panaramic views over the coastline. Smaller castles existed inland that were built by the Welsh Princes and subsequently taken over, decommisioned or expanded by King Edward I. Most castles in this area are maintained by CADW, the Welsh Historic Monuments Service and are well worth visiting.