Visit Corwen Places

Welcome to Visit Corwen Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Corwen

  

Corwen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Corwen

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Corwen history

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Owain Glyndŵr was proclaimed Prince of Wales on 16 September 1400. His nearby Glyndyfrdwy manor began his 14-year rebellion against English rule. A life-size bronze statue of the prince mounted on his battle horse was installed in 2007.

Corwen culture & places

Corwen hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1919. The Pavilion in the town, which was pulled down in 2015, played an important part in Welsh culture. It was also the venue for the first concerts performed by Edward H. Dafis.

You can visit Corwen places with Walkfo Corwen to hear history at Corwen’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Corwen has 16 places to visit in our interactive Corwen 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 Corwen, 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 Corwen places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Corwen & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Corwen places in an interactive Corwen map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Corwen Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Corwen historic spots	Corwen tourist destinations	Corwen plaques	Corwen geographic features
Walkfo Corwen tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Corwen

  

Best Corwen places to visit

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

Corwen F.C. Corwen F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Corwen, Denbighshire. Corwen play in the Ardal Leagues North East, the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid.

SS Mael and Sulien’s Church, Corwen Saint Mael and Saint Sulien’s Church is located in the town of Corwen in Denbighshire in Wales. It was formerly in the ancient county of Merionethshire.

Rhug Rhug (normally Y Rug in Welsh; sometimes given the antiquarian spelling Rûg) is a township in the parish of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales. It was formerly in the old cantref of Edeirnion and later a part of Merionethshire. It is situated near the River Dee, under Berwyn range.

Caer Drewyn Caer Drewyn is an early Iron Age hillfort to the north of the town of Corwen, Denbighshire. It has a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides; there is a guard chamber within the north-east entrance.

Llangar Church Llangar Church, or All Saints Old Parish Church, is a grade I Listed Building. It is now under the guardianship of Cadw and is a Scheduled Monument.

Plas Uchaf Plas Uchaf (English: Upper Hall) is a 15th-century cruck-and-aisle-truss hall house. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales and 1.6 km north of Cynwyd.

Cynwyd Forest Quarry The Cynwyd Forest Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located aside a track in North Wales. It exposes Late Ordovician micaceous siltstones and mudstones of the Dolhir Formation (Ashgill Series, Rawtheyan Stage) which yields a rich shelly (brachiopod) fauna. Trilobites are represented by several genera although the fauna is dominated by Gravicalymene arcuata Price, 1982.

Visit Corwen plaques