Guidebook for Llandegla
Food Scene
Crown Hotel
This is the local pub. They have a good and varied menu featuring our pâté!
The shop in the clouds is a great place for breakfast with a view. They have delicious cakes some of which are gluten free.
It is the gathering place for motorbikes and the car park can become an extensive motorcycle showroom.
Ponderosa Cafe
Horseshoe PassThe shop in the clouds is a great place for breakfast with a view. They have delicious cakes some of which are gluten free.
It is the gathering place for motorbikes and the car park can become an extensive motorcycle showroom.
Entertainment & Activities
The world renown mountain biking centre is a great place to spend a day. If you haven't got a bike with you can hire one but if you're not that adventurous there are plenty of walks through the woods with many owl carvings along the route.
They have the ultimate in sports centre cafes with a varied menu from baked potatoes to burgers with daily specials and amazing cakes. They also hold an outside barbecue on a Wednesday night that often features live music. They also serve the best bacon buttie in Wales.
27 locals recommend
One Planet Adventure
Ruthin RoadThe world renown mountain biking centre is a great place to spend a day. If you haven't got a bike with you can hire one but if you're not that adventurous there are plenty of walks through the woods with many owl carvings along the route.
They have the ultimate in sports centre cafes with a varied menu from baked potatoes to burgers with daily specials and amazing cakes. They also hold an outside barbecue on a Wednesday night that often features live music. They also serve the best bacon buttie in Wales.
This is the clay pigeon shooting ground but they also have an excellent cafe.
Fauxdegla Shooting Ground
This is the clay pigeon shooting ground but they also have an excellent cafe.
Great for a family fishing experience with pools for all styles and levels of fishing. They also have a cafe on site with an extensive menu including great desserts.
Llandegla Fishery & Cafe
Ruthin RoadGreat for a family fishing experience with pools for all styles and levels of fishing. They also have a cafe on site with an extensive menu including great desserts.
Check out their Facebook page for what days are available for joining open groups.
It's a fun and well organised activity for all ages and abilities.
6 locals recommend
Llandegla Laser Combat
Ruthin RoadCheck out their Facebook page for what days are available for joining open groups.
It's a fun and well organised activity for all ages and abilities.
Shopping
There is a community store in Llandegla village that is open until 7pm. They have all the essentials such as bread and milk etc. alongside a sweet little cafe that serves delicious locally made cakes.
9 locals recommend
Llandegla
There is a community store in Llandegla village that is open until 7pm. They have all the essentials such as bread and milk etc. alongside a sweet little cafe that serves delicious locally made cakes.
Arts & Culture
Theatre Clwyd is the county arts centre with two theatre spaces, studio spaces, art gallery and cinema. Look up www.theatreclwyd.com to check what is on.
18 locals recommend
Theatr Clwyd station
Theatre Clwyd is the county arts centre with two theatre spaces, studio spaces, art gallery and cinema. Look up www.theatreclwyd.com to check what is on.
The name craft centre is somewhat misleading for this leading centre for applied arts. There are some excellent touting exhibitions here with a changing scene of artists in residence.
There is also an excellent cafe here. www.canolfangrefftrhuthun.org.uk
It is also the starting point of Ruthin Art Trail which is a weak that takes you around the town searching for spy holes and little men on the buildings. www.ruthinarttrail.co.uk
24 locals recommend
Ruthin Craft Centre
The name craft centre is somewhat misleading for this leading centre for applied arts. There are some excellent touting exhibitions here with a changing scene of artists in residence.
There is also an excellent cafe here. www.canolfangrefftrhuthun.org.uk
It is also the starting point of Ruthin Art Trail which is a weak that takes you around the town searching for spy holes and little men on the buildings. www.ruthinarttrail.co.uk
Essentials
There isn't a full sized supermarket (yet) in Llangollen so because of this there is a great collection of Independant shops if you want an old fashioned shopping experience.
There's a laundrette here too.
132 locals recommend
Llangollen
There isn't a full sized supermarket (yet) in Llangollen so because of this there is a great collection of Independant shops if you want an old fashioned shopping experience.
There's a laundrette here too.
Parks & Nature
This is on your door step. You can just step out of Owl Lodge and just walk into the hills and enjoy some of the most fabulous views around. Keep you eyes open for rabbits, weasels, stoats, mink, foxes, grouse, pheasants, buzzards, kestrels, kites, lizards and everything in between!
23 locals recommend
Llandegla Forest
This is on your door step. You can just step out of Owl Lodge and just walk into the hills and enjoy some of the most fabulous views around. Keep you eyes open for rabbits, weasels, stoats, mink, foxes, grouse, pheasants, buzzards, kestrels, kites, lizards and everything in between!
Sightseeing
This train will take you to the top of Snowdon the easy way for some fantastic views.
195 locals recommend
Snowdon Mountain Railway station
This train will take you to the top of Snowdon the easy way for some fantastic views.
Take a walk around Chester following the Roman city walls. There are many places to stop off on your way round from 1539 over looking the racecourse, or a classic 5 star afternoon tea at the Grosvenor hotel to the simple cafe at the walls at the bottom of bridge street.
21 locals recommend
City Walls
City WallsTake a walk around Chester following the Roman city walls. There are many places to stop off on your way round from 1539 over looking the racecourse, or a classic 5 star afternoon tea at the Grosvenor hotel to the simple cafe at the walls at the bottom of bridge street.
You can take the steam train from Llangollen all the way to Corwen. It's quite a trip following the Dee valley with some stunning views. Thomas the Tank Engine is often there in the school holidays with the Fat Controller on the station.
46 locals recommend
Llangollen Railway Station
5 Abbey RdYou can take the steam train from Llangollen all the way to Corwen. It's quite a trip following the Dee valley with some stunning views. Thomas the Tank Engine is often there in the school holidays with the Fat Controller on the station.