Clwydian Range

#5412 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Clwydian Range is a series of hills in the north-east of Wales that runs from Llandegla in the south to Prestatyn in the north, with the highest point being the popular Moel Famau. The range forms part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Coordinates: 53°10'60"N, 3°15'0"W

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Clwydian Range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moel Famau, St Mary's Church, Mold Golf Club, St Mary's Church.

2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Famau, Ruthin
52 min walk • Moel Famau is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point of the county of Flintshire in Wales. It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire.
4.5 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary's Church, Mold
116 min walk • St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Mold, Flintshire, Wales, and a Grade I listed building. It belongs to the Deanery of Mold, the Archdeaconry of Wrexham and the Diocese of St Asaph of the Church in Wales.
2 miE
Golf
Mold Golf Club
51 min walk • Mold Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Pantymwyn at Flintshire, Wales. It is an 18-hole uplands course some 850 feet above sea level, with a practice ground and putting green.
0.8 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
21 min walk • St Mary's Church, Cilcain, is in the village of Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the Bro Famau group of parishes, in the Mold Mission Area, in the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel Fenlli
92 min walk • Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales. With a summit at an elevation of 511 metres, it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range.
3.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Moel y Gaer
87 min walk • Moel y Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort located on a summit at the southern end of Halkyn Mountain, overlooking the village of Rhosesmor, Flintshire, Wales. It is a well-preserved hillfort overlooking the Dee Estuary.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Penycloddiau
69 min walk • Penycloddiau is a hill in Flintshire, Wales, and one of five Marilyns in the Clwydian Range. The hill, like Foel Fenlli and Moel Arthur to the south, has an Iron Age hillfort at its summit.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel y Parc
99 min walk • Moel y Parc is a hill on the border between Denbighshire and Flintshire in Wales. It is one of the Clwydian Hills, rising 398 metres above sea level and is located at OS grid reference SJ114703. There is a television mast near the summit.
4.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Halkyn Castle
106 min walk • Halkyn Castle is a mansion house in the village of Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales. The house, with its associated stable block, is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.
4 miS
Ruins
Old St. Peter's Church
101 min walk • Old St Peter's Church a Grade II-listed ruin is situated above the B5429 in the village of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd. It was first mentioned in the Lincoln Taxatio of 1291. Valued at £418 in the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535.
2.8 miS
Archaeological site
Moel y Gaer
71 min walk • Moel y Gaer, also known as Moel-y-Gaer Camp or Moel y Gaer Hillfort, is an Iron Age hillfort located on a western spur of the Clwydian Range, near the village of Llanbedr, Denbighshire, Wales.