Tourist attractions Wrexham

This country house was built in the late 17C and restored in 1973 after subsidence caused by the surrounding mine galleries. The high-quality furniture was made around 1720 (see the State Bedroom ), and the porcelain, tapestries and paintings date f..

Pont Cysyllteis is a magnificent aqueduct that was built between 1795 and 1810 by the engineer Thomas Telford. One of the great monuments of the industrial age, it carries the Ellesmere Canal over the River Dee at a height of 23m. It is accompanied b..

Chirk Castle was constructed in 1295 and has been occupied ever since. This great fortress with its beautiful State Rooms has constantly been adapted to changing needs. Chirk stands in a landscape park of great splendour, but the most distinctive fea..

The construction of these shopping arcades, first mentioned in Chester's city records in 1331, seems to coincide with the arrival of merchants. Originally, shops were housed on the ground floor and the upper storeys were given over to accommodation. ..

Plas Newydd, once a humble cottage, was transformed in 1780 into the black and white building it is today by two eccentric ladies who arrived from Ireland. They caused considerable comment at the time but entertained a constant stream of distinguishe..

The city walls are extremely well preserved and are a good way of appreciating Chester. North Gate commands Northgate Street, one of the main thoroughfares of the inner city, which is lined with medieval façades. By following the eastern section of t..

The 11C Norman abbey church was replaced by the present red sandstone building between 1250 and 1540 which has been carefully restored since 1868. Many of the original abbey buildings still stand around the 16C cloisters. Note the remarkable hammer-..

The beautifully sited Valle Crucis Abbey was an important Cistercian abbey founded in 1201, today it is in ruins. It was well known for its patronage of the bards, including a local 14C poet, lolo Goch. The Early English west front still stands and t..

The history of Chester is traced with particular emphasis on the Roman period; among the exhibits is an interesting collection of coins, minted in Chester in Saxon and Norman times and during the Civil War.

Begun in 1075, St John's Church was left unfinished without a roof for a hundred years. The Norman drum columns deliberately lean outwards. Above the arches, three arcades clearly show the change in styles from Norman to Transitional to Early English..

This fine Gothic building (1869) in red and grey sandstone, with its 49 m tower, replaced an earlier Town Hall, destroyed by fire. The Assembly Rooms are open to the public.