I'm Gary Bembridge and I'm here in the heart of North East Wales. I'm going to
share with you the must see and must do things in this remarkable, historical,
cultural and beautiful part of the world. We start our journey and must do
things looking at the waterways and the canals in Llangollen. They are a
masterpiece of engineering built by two remarkable gentlemen Thomas Telford and
William Jessop. They created a network of canals which
enabled the Industrial Revolution to happen in this part of the world as
it brought raw materials and then was able to take away mass-produced goods.
The highlight is the World Heritage Site which is the aqueduct of Pontcysllte.
It's the world's highest navigatable aqueduct. This magnificent
ribbon of water through the air is over 120 feet above the River Dee, and came into
service in 1805. It is very popular for sailing canal barges over and walking
across - but you do need a head for heights because it's very high up. But it
is a magnificent structure. An absolute must must do. The next key site which is
linked to the canals is the Horseshoe Falls. This was a structure that was
created to help divert water from the River Dee into the canals. It's a great
place to go, especially in summer. The other thing I recommend linked to the canals is
an institution that's been going for over 130 years, and that's back in Llangollen.
The horse-drawn canal boat tours. You can go on tours which lasts just 45 minutes,
you can go on tours which will take you to the Horseshoe Falls which lasts two
hours, and even get a motorized trips from here which will take you right to
the aqueduct travel over the aqueduct and head back by bus. The canals were
extremely successful but they were decimated with the introduction of the
railway. Now there's a great heritage railway known as the Llangollen Steam
Railway. The original train line came into
service in the 1860s. It eventually closed down in 1965. Some volunteers
gathered together and in 1975 they started running a small section of the
track. The full track which is now 10 miles which runs between Llangollen and Corwen only
really came into full service in 1990s. There are five stops along the way
including the starting and ending point. One thing I recommend is, you can also
book to have cream tea on board or you can actually book a picnic
which you collect at the station and have on board. It's really great fun.
Make sure that you sit on the platform side when you leave the main station
because all the great scenery is on that side. My next tip is, as we head
towards the sea, is explore some of the castles and stately homes on your way to
the coast. First of all I'm going to recommend that you go to (as it's pretty
magnificent and quite near Llangollen) is Erddig. It was lived in by the Yorke
family for over 250 years and was handed over to the National Trust in the 1970s.
It has one of the biggest collections of furniture, artifacts and memorabilia from
any family of any National Trust property. It is packed and jammed full
with original furniture, paintings, photographs and artifacts. Probably one
of the most impressive places to visit is Chirk Castle. It was originally built
by the English to help reinforce and keep control over the Welsh. It was
actually lived in by the Myddleton family for over 450 years, with a short
break between the world wars when they leased it out. Inside the castle again is
a massive collection of furniture fixtures and artifacts and, of course,
like so many stately homes and castles it is a National Trust property. About an
hour from Llangollen is the next stop as you head
towards the coast and this is Bodelwyddan, which from after the First World War
right up to the 1980s it operated as a private girls school. Once the school
closed down, the council took it over and has spent time reconstructing it and
bringing in a large collection of artwork by Welsh artists. It is a great
stop on your way towards the coast. So after exploring the waterways and the
steam trains and then heading on and looking at all the beautiful castles and
stately homes, I recommend you head towards the beautiful beaches of
Prestatyn. These are three beaches that are over five miles long. Three big sandy
beaches. The tide goes out really really far and you can walk for ages before you
get to the water! People go there they build sandcastles,
because a nice sandy beach, they go cycling, they go walking, they go running.
It really is a great place to go. In North East Wales there is a huge amount
to do. Of course all around you is incredible landscape and scenery. So
if you're into walking and cycling there are plenty of spaces, plenty of open spaces
and beautiful scenery to just head out on walks - and even all of the stately
homes and the castles have walking routes that you can head off out on. So
there's huge amounts of activities within the whole North East
Wales area, but for me my passion is culture, its transportation, its stately
homes and I found a huge amount to do. I hope you found that helpful and
interesting. I'd love it if you did if you watched many more of my Tips For
Travellers videos which are designed to help you make much more of your precious
travel time and money on both land and at sea.
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