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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Denbigh

  

Denbigh Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Denbigh

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Denbigh history

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Denbigh Castle, together with its town walls, was built in 1282 by order of King Edward I. The Burgess Gate was once the main entrance into the town. The town was involved in the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294-95; the castle was captured in the autumn, and a relieving force was defeated by the Welsh rebels.

Railway

Denbigh was served by a railway station on the former London and North Western Railway. The “Vale of Clwyd” line leading north to St. Asaph and Rhyl closed in 1955. A southern continuation beyond Ruthin linking up with the Great Western Railway at Corwen had closed in 1952.

North Wales Hospital

The North Wales Hospital, which opened in the 1840s, cared for people with psychiatric illnesses. The hospital closed in 1995 and has since fallen into disrepair. As of October 2018, the derelict building has passed into the ownership of Denbighshire County Council.

Futura Cinema

The Scala Cinema opened as the Scala in 1928 before being re-branded as the Wedgwood Cinema in the late 1970s. It closed in October 1980 and was re-opened by Lewis Colwell in 1982 and renamed Futura Cinema. The cinema closed in the 1990s, but the building remained open as a video rental store. In 1995, Peter Moore was arrested and convicted of the murder of four men.

You can visit Denbigh places with Walkfo Denbigh to hear history at Denbigh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Denbigh has 15 places to visit in our interactive Denbigh map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Denbigh, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Denbigh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Denbigh & the surrounding areas.

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15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Denbigh tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Denbigh

  

Best Denbigh places to visit

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Denbigh has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Denbigh’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Denbigh’s information audio spots:

Battle of Denbigh Green Battle of Denbigh Green (1 November 1645) took place during the closing stages of the First English Civil War. Fought in the North Wales theatre of the war, it has been described as probably the only action in North Wales “meriting the description of battle”

Denbigh Town F.C. Denbigh Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club. They play in the Ardal Leagues North West, which is in the third tier of the Welsh football league system. The club plays home matches at Central Park.

Denbigh Community Hospital Denbigh Community Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cymunedol Dinbych) is a community hospital. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Leicester’s Church, Denbigh Leicester’s Church was built for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, from 1578. Financial difficulties meant work stopped in 1584 after the Earl died unexpectedly in 1588. It had been the only large Church-building project in Elizabethan England or Wales.

Eriviat Hall Eriviat Hall is a privately owned historic country house set in a 9 acre estate in Henllan, Denbighshire. It was the home of the ffoulkes family from the Middle Ages until the twentieth century. It is now a private Country Retreat and Luxury Wedding Venue.

North Wales Hospital The North Wales Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Gogledd Cymru) is a Grade II* listed building. Designed by architect Thomas Fulljames, building started in 1844 and completed in 1848. Initially a hospital for up to 200 people with psychiatric illness, by the mid-20th century it housed 1,500 patients.

Burgess Gate, Denbigh Burgess gate was built as part of the outer defences of Denbigh castle between 1282 and 1294. The gate was one of the two principal entrances into the walled town, the other being the exchequer gate to the south, which no longer survives. in 1646 the gate was the scene of a major conflict during the siege of the castle during the English civil war.

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