Fiona’s guidebook to Llandrillo and beyond
Food scene
Tyddyn Llan
Fine dining on your doorstep!
Great local with lovely food, indoor and out door seating areas. Booking recommended. Closed Mon- weds.
Dudley Arms Hotel
21 High StGreat local with lovely food, indoor and out door seating areas. Booking recommended. Closed Mon- weds.
The Berwyn Restaurant
Berwyn StreetDelicious local steak house
Three Eagles
Bridge Streetgreat food and atmosphere in nearby Llangollen ( 30 minutes drive)
Parry's Plaice
The Squaregreat local fish and chip shop
Corwen Kebab House
A5delicious fresh kebabs and pizzas cooked to order
Y Cyfnod Cafe & Bistro
48 High Stgreat food and friendly service
Palé Hall Hotel 5 star hotel
Palé Estatebeautiful setting for a real treat
Badell Aur Restaurant
35 High Streetlocal fish and chips !
The Corn Mill
Dee Lanelovely riverside pub and restaurant
Yr Hwb Bala
cafe and bar
lovely place to buy organic food or a drive though coffee and a burger.
31 locals recommend
Rhug Estate Organic Farm Shop, Bistro & Takeaway
lovely place to buy organic food or a drive though coffee and a burger.
Glyndwr Plants
great cafe as well as lovley stuff for your garden
Small Plates Ruthin
5 Upper Clwyd StreetThe Berwyn Arms
lovely food at this recently reopened pub
have a pint or some food overlooking the river dee and an ancient stone bridge.
12 locals recommend
The Grouse Inn
have a pint or some food overlooking the river dee and an ancient stone bridge.
Sightseeing
A beautiful lake at any time of the year , for swimming, water sports or just eating chips! or enjoy a coffee or ice cream at the loch cafe
87 locals recommend
Llyn Tegid
A beautiful lake at any time of the year , for swimming, water sports or just eating chips! or enjoy a coffee or ice cream at the loch cafe
Bala Lake Railway
Station RoadFun little railway for the family
Owain Glyndwr Statue
Beautiful statute of Welsh hero Owain Glyndwr
World heritage site - take a boat trip or ride if you dare !
62 locals recommend
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Station RoadWorld heritage site - take a boat trip or ride if you dare !
Horseshoe Pass
Lovely drive with great views
Ruthin Gaol Museum - Amgueddfa Carchar Rhuthun
Clwyd Streetgreat atmospheric day visit
One of the oldest timber framed buildings in Wales. Each room depicts a different period in time. It's like time travelling!
9 locals recommend
Nantclwyd y Dre Historic House and Gardens
Castle StreetOne of the oldest timber framed buildings in Wales. Each room depicts a different period in time. It's like time travelling!
Coed Pen-y-Pigyn
GREAT LOCAL WALK
Moel Tŷ Uchaf
Beautiful and peaceful just above the village
beautiful views and walk between Ruthin and Mold, part of a ring of ancient hillforts
64 locals recommend
Moel Famau
beautiful views and walk between Ruthin and Mold, part of a ring of ancient hillforts
Catch a horsedrawn boat or just walk the lovely flat peaceful towpath.
12 locals recommend
Llangollen Canal Towpath Llangollen
Catch a horsedrawn boat or just walk the lovely flat peaceful towpath.
Barmouth
Our nearest beach with dog friendly restaurants
Chester
Lovely city to walk the walls or do a bit of shopping or eating
You can borrow the key to the town walls from Denbigh Library and enjoy them all to yourself , well worth a visit.
25 locals recommend
Denbigh Castle/ Castell Dinbych
Castle HillYou can borrow the key to the town walls from Denbigh Library and enjoy them all to yourself , well worth a visit.
Sightseeing
Purpose built centre with three galleries, six artist studios, retail gallery, education and residency workshops, tourist information and café
24 locals recommend
Ruthin Craft Centre
Purpose built centre with three galleries, six artist studios, retail gallery, education and residency workshops, tourist information and café
Caer Drewyn
Ancient hillfort and local walk.
Castell Dinas Bran
great walk and views over Llangollen
Liberty hall
great local walk
Horseshoe Falls
Start of the World Heritage site. Stunning.
Great visit to see where the ladies of Llangollen lived also nice outdoor cafe in the lush gardens.
22 locals recommend
Plas Newydd House Museum & Gardens
Hill StreetGreat visit to see where the ladies of Llangollen lived also nice outdoor cafe in the lush gardens.
beautiful National Trust property- has an upstairs downstairs experience
70 locals recommend
National Trust - Erddig
beautiful National Trust property- has an upstairs downstairs experience
Beautiful orignal castle with cafe and extensive gardens
86 locals recommend
National Trust - Chirk Castle
Beautiful orignal castle with cafe and extensive gardens
or walk up its up to you but a must if you visit Wales.
195 locals recommend
Snowdon Mountain Railway station
or walk up its up to you but a must if you visit Wales.
City/town information
Betws-y-Coed
Walkers paradise and shopping to suit
Llangollen
Lovely riverside town, railway, canalboats, historic houses.