Ruthin Castle Ruthin Castle provides hotel accommodation, a restaurant and bar, medieval banquets, and
the ideal location for your business conference or wedding and reception. Ruthin Castle is the ideal place to stay when you want to
tour North Wales, Mid Wales, and the North West of England.
Denbigh Castle Denbigh Castle is a dominating stone keep and bailey fortress, with a spectacular four
storey triple-towered Great Gatehouse. The oval bailey is flanked by great octagonal towers on the town side and a very complex
postern gate and barbican, which has a series of gates and passages.
Bodelwyddan Castle Bodelwyddan Castle is set in 260 acres of magnificent parkland, the Castle is now an
outstation of the National Portrait Gallery and is open to the public most days throughout the year. The Castle boasts large areas of
formal garden and natural woodland. It is an ideal location for a family day out.
Ruthin Goal Ruthin Gaol, in North Wales, was recently restored as a Visitors Attraction. It was originally
built in 1775 as a model prison. One of the cells shows a tableaux of the last man hanged in the prison. In 1903, Ruthin's last
execution took place: William Hughes was found guilty of shooting his wife and was hanged.
LLanrhaeder Church A visit to St. Dyfnog's Church, Llanrhaeadr - three miles down the Ruthin road - is
particularly rewarding. The much celebrated Jesse Window, built 1533 and tracing Jesus's ancestry as far back as Jesse, was
dismantled during the Cromwellian uprising but later restored. The church attracts visitors from every continent.
Bala Lake Railway Bala Lake Railway is one of the greatest little trains of Wales. The narrow gauge steam
trains take you on a 9 mile return journey along the shore of the largest natural lake in Wales. The train ride offers you views of the
surrounding mountains and countryside and the many activities which take place on the lake.
Rhuddlan Castle Rhuddlan's massive twin-towered Gatehouse (heralding the inner core of a characteristic
concentric 'walls within walls' system of defences) immediately catches the eye. Although not immediately apparent to today's
visitors, Rhuddlan (almost 3 miles from the coast) was a castle that remained faithful to the Edwardian principle of seaborne
access.
Conwy Castle Conwy castle is a gritty, dark stoned fortress which has the rare ability to evoke an
authentic medieval atmosphere. The first time that visitors catch sight of the castle, commanding a rock above the Conwy Estuary
and demanding as much attention as the dramatic Snowdonia skyline behind it, they know they are in the presence of a historic site
which still casts a powerful spell.
