Llangollen and North Wales

Llangollen is a beautiful town and the pride of North Wales. With more sun than Cornwall and less rain than the Lake District it is no wonder that this gateway to North Wales should be so popular with sightseers and walkers of all ages.

Famed for its natural beauty Llangollen has something for everyone. Visit the Llangollen Railway with its traditional charms or take a trip along the Llangollen Canal and take an aqueduct cruise along the famous and thrilling Pontcysyllte aqueduct built by Thomas Telford in 1805 if you dare !

Plas Newydd home to The Ladies of Llangollen is a stunning place to visit and you can take tea, as Wordsworth, Sir Walter Scott and the Duke of Wellington have all done before you !

Llangollen has many museums including the Motor Museum and Llangollen Museum. Llangollen Museum now has an exciting interactive timeline for you to use to enable you to discover more about the heritage of this fascinating area. The Motor Museum exhibits cars from all eras and even has a 50's village garage scene and exhibition showing the history and development of our canal network.

It is often said that Llangollen is where Wales welcomes the world and is also the festival capital We host the  International Music Eisteddfod where singers and dancers congregate from every corner of the earth, it also hosts The Great Llangollen Show, Food Festival, Good Living Show and many more at The Llangollen Pavilion

Llangollen is always well worth a visit whatever time of the year, there is aways plenty to do. Make your visit complete with a stay at The Chainbridge Hotel and let us exceed your expectations.