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DRIVE 15: Along Offa’s Dyke

Above Beautiful lakeside woodland at

Dingle Nursery and Garden, see p163

KEY

Drive route

DAY TRIP OPTIONS

Families will enjoy staying at Ludlow

to visit the castle and a farm museum

for a picnic, before heading to

Welshpool for the steam train and

maybe a tour of the castle. Alternatively,

spend a day near Llangollen – climb a hill

to the castle, walk along a canal, see the

aqueduct, admire the views at

Horseshoe Pass, visit an abbey and then

drive to Chirk Castle for its interiors and

gardens. For those interested in cultural

and religious treasures, see Denbigh’s

castle and churches, the Welsh Bible

at St Asaph, treasures and gardens at

Bodelwyddan Castle, the pilgrimage

site and well at Holywell, and the Jesse

window at St Dyfnog’s. For full details,

see p167.

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PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/Finish: Ludlow to Holywell.

Number of days: 4, allowing half a day

at Ludlow and half a day at Llangollen.

Distance: About 207 km (129 miles).

Road conditions: Good, well-paved

and signposted.

When to go: Spring and summer is

best for walks in the hills.

Opening times: Galleries, museums

and attractions are generally open

10am–5pm, but often close earlier Nov–

Easter. Shops are often open longer.

Churches are usually open until dusk.

Main market days: Ludlow: 4 days a

week, Castle Square; Sat am, Church St;

Welshpool: 1st Fri of month, Farmers’

Market, Town Hall; Llangollen: Fri am,

Town Hall; Denbigh: last Fri of month,

Town Hall; Holywell: Thu & Sat am.

Shopping: Plenty of Shropshire

produce and local foods around

Ludlow and pottery at St Asaph.

Carved wooden lovespoons can be

found all over Wales.

Major festivals: Ludlow: Arts festival,

Jun–Jul; Food Festival, beginning

Sep (www.foodfestival.co.uk); St

Asaph: North Wales International

Classical Music Festival, end Sep

(www.northwalesmusicfestival.co.uk);

Llangollen: International Musical

Eisteddfod, Jul.