Visit Llangollen Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Llangollen

  

Llangollen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Llangollen

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Llangollen history

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Llangollen takes its name from the Welsh llan meaning “a religious settlement” and Saint Collen, a 7th-century monk who founded a church beside the river. Above the town to the north is Castell Dinas Brân, a stronghold of the Princes of Powys. Beyond the castle is the impressive Lower Carboniferous limestone escarpment known as the Eglwyseg Rocks. Valle Crucis Abbey was established at Llantysilio in about 1201.

Llangollen culture & places

Llangollen hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1908. The Gorsedd ceremony was held on the Hermitage Field, next to Plas Newydd. David Lloyd George visited by Winston Churchill and Winston Churchill.

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

Llangollen International Eisteddfod is a large international music festival. It starts on a Tuesday and ends on the following Sunday. Both locals and visitors take part in dancing, singing and playing musical instruments.

Llangollen Fringe Festival

The Llangollen Fringe Festival is an independent arts festival usually held in mid July. The Fringe includes music, comedy, theatre, dance and workshops. Artists who have taken part in the festival include the Damned, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Juan Martín and the Black Seeds.

Dee Rocks

Dee Rocks is a local fundraising music festival, usually held during May when the town hall is transformed into a music venue. The inaugural event took place on 29 May 2004, and the now annual fixture raises in excess of £12,000.

Songs and nursery rhymes

According to an anonymous rhyme, the bridge over the Dee is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. The nursery rhyme “Mary had a little lamb” is frequently, but incorrectly, linked with Llangollen. Its true origins are in the United States.

You can visit Llangollen places with Walkfo Llangollen to hear history at Llangollen’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Llangollen has 22 places to visit in our interactive Llangollen 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 Llangollen, 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 Llangollen places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Llangollen & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Llangollen places in an interactive Llangollen map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Llangollen Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Llangollen places to visit

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

Pillar of Eliseg The Pillar of Eliseg stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales. It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell, king of Powys, in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog.

Valle Crucis Abbey Valle Crucis Abbey was built in 1201 by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys Fadog. The abbey was dissolved in 1537 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Plas Newydd, Llangollen Plas Newydd is a historic house in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. It was the home of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby for nearly 50 years. Today it is run as a museum by Denbghshire County Council.

Llangollen Community Hospital Llangollen Community Hospital was a Welsh community hospital. It was managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. It is now owned by Welsh health authorities.

Castell Dinas Brân Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The presently visible castle was probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort.

Pontfadog Oak The Pontfadog Oak was a sessile oak tree (Quercus petraea) that stood on Cilcochwyn farm above the village of PontFadog, in the Ceiriog Valley west of Chirk in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales, until it was blown over in the early hours of 18 April 2013. At the time it was reputed to be the oldest and largest oak tree in the UK.

Llangollen Bridge Llangollen Bridge is built across the River Dee in North-east Wales. It is listed as one of the seven wonders of Wales and is a Grade I listed building. There has been a bridge across the Dee since at least 1284, though the current bridge appears to date to the 16th or 17th century.

St Collen’s Church, Llangollen St Collen’s Church is a parish church in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The first church on the site was founded by Collen in the 6th century. A new church was built in the 13th century, in the Early English Gothic style. This was developed in succeeding centuries, and then almost completely rebuilt in the 19th Century.

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