Romantic essayist and critic. Spent his 20th birthday at Llangollen.
Llangollen
is situated in the East of North Wales roughly 8 miles from Wrexham and
18 miles from Chester.
Please click here for an interactive map.
By Road
From
the North - From the M56 take Junction 15 onto the M53 and take the left
exit from the roundabout at the end of the motorway sign-posted A55 and
Queensferry. Stay on A55 until you reach turn-off sign-posted A483 Wrexham
and continue on dual carriageway for approx. 15 miles and come off at
junction sign posted A539 Llangollen. The town is approx 5 miles further
on.
From the South - Exit M6 at Junction 10A for M54 and Shrewsbury and continue along M54 until it blends with the A5. You are now on Telford's historic London to Holyhead Road and follow signs the A5 past Oswestry and onto Llangollen. Approximate distance 50 miles.
Rail
Services
The
nearest railway stations are Ruabon and Chirk.
From Ruabon Station, walk down the station slip road to the main road
and cross over to the other side where you will see the bus stop. Buses
to Llangollen are every 15 minutes during the day Monday - Saturday. All
trains arriving at Chirk are met by the local bus services to Llangollen.
Bus
Services
There
are regular bus services between Llangollen and Wrexham, Ruthin, Chirk,
the Ceiriog Valley, Chester, Bala and Barmouth.
| Service | Operator | |
| Wrexham
- Llangollen (Including Ruabon Railway Station) |
Bryn
Melyn Ltd GHA Coaches |
View Timetable |
| Chirk/Ceiriog
Valley - Llangollen |
Bryn Melyn Ltd | View Timetable |
| Chester - Llangollen - Bala - Barmouth | Arriva Cymru | |
| Ruthin - Llangollen | Bryn
Melyn Ltd GHA Coaches |
View Timetable |
By
Water
Follow
Shropshire Union Canal over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and take left turn
onto the Llangollen Canal. Follow this stunning Dee Valley section until
you reach just before the Llangollen
Wharf, where mooring is available.
