Esclusham Mountain

#6241 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Esclusham Mountain is an area in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, and is part of the Ruabon Moors. It rises to a height of 460 m, with the nearby spur of Cyrn-y-Brain, to the west, reaching 473 m. It lies mostly within the community of Esclusham. A smaller spur to the north, known as Minera Mountain, is within the neighbouring community of Minera. ()

Coordinates: 53°0'31"N, 3°8'49"W

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Esclusham Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valle Crucis Abbey, Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen Canal, Llangollen Bridge.

2.1 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Museum, Monastery
Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen
55 min walk • Valle Crucis Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, Wales. More formally the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis it is known in Welsh both as Abaty Glyn Egwestl and Abaty Glyn y Groes.
2.1 miS
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen
54 min walk • 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.
2.7 miS
Body of water, Park, Canal
Llangollen Canal, Llangollen
69 min walk • The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire.
2.8 miS
Bridge
Llangollen Bridge, Llangollen
71 min walk • Llangollen Bridge is built across the River Dee at the North end of the high street of Llangollen in the county of Denbighshire in North-east Wales. The Bridge is listed as one of the seven wonders of Wales and is a Grade I listed building.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Horseshoe Falls, Llangollen
73 min walk • Horseshoe Falls is a weir on the River Dee near Llantysilio Hall in Denbighshire, Wales, about 5 kilometres north-west of the town of Llangollen.
3 miS
Historical place, Garden, Park
Plas Newydd, Llangollen
76 min walk • Plas Newydd is a historic house in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, and was the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, for nearly 50 years. Today, it is run as a museum by Denbighshire County Council.
3.5 miSE
Canal
Trevor Basin
90 min walk • Trevor Basin is a canal basin on the Llangollen Canal, situated near Trevor, in Clwyd, between Llangollen and Ruabon. The basin was originally built at the northern end of the central section of the Ellesmere Canal, just 150yds north of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
2.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Llangollen Motor Museum, Llangollen
59 min walk • The Llangollen Motor Museum is a small museum and autojumble source near Llangollen, Wales established in 1986.
2.8 miSW
Bridge
Chain Bridge
72 min walk • The Chain Bridge is a footbridge over the River Dee at Berwyn, Llangollen, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is jointly owned by Llangollen Town Council and Llantysilio Community Council, the bridge linking the two communities.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel y Gamelin
88 min walk • Moel y Gamelin is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales, to the northwest of the town of Llangollen. It is the highest summit of a range which stretches eastwards from near the village of Carrog to the Horseshoe Pass traversed by the A542 road, and reaches an elevation of 577 metres above sea level.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Eglwyseg
27 min walk • The Eglwyseg valley is an area to the north east of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales; it is within the boundaries of Llantysilio Community. The name also refers to a widely scattered hamlet in the valley.