WALES AND BORDERS DIRECTORY
Attractions
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• BATTLEFIELD 1403
Join us at Battlefield 1403 and discover more about the Battle of Shrewsbury at the Exhibition Centre. You can also buy locally sourced produce at the farm shop and butchery, taste the delights in Sparrow's Café or simply enjoy the fresh air along the Battlefield walk. At Battlefield 1403, our aim is to create a happy, relaxed and popular visitor destination where everyone feels welcome.
Tel: 01939 210905 Web: www.battlefield1403.com
• FFESTINIOG RAILWAY
Train travel as it should be done. Outstanding scenery, comfortable carriages and historic steam engines await you here in the heart of Snowdonia. Glorious coastlines, ancient oak woodlands, mountains, rivers and castles all beckon as you embark on your journey on our award-winning railways.
Web: www.festrail.co.uk
• GYPSY WOOD
Gypsy Wood is an enchanting family-friendly outdoor attraction located three miles from Caernarfon in Gwynedd. Set in 20 acres of natural beauty in the foothills of Snowdonia.
Web: www.gypsywood.co.uk
• HELIFLIGHT
Based at Gloucestershire Airport, Heliflight is one of the leading helicopter providers in the UK. Our extensive fleet includes the popular Robinson R22, R44 and Bell B206 Jet Ranger. Our services include executive charter, self-fly hire and training. If you want a taste of flying a helicopter we also have a range of flight-experience packages including pleasure flights and helitours. You can even try flying a helicopter during a lesson with one of our instructors. Also, if you're looking for a unique present, our gift vouchers allow you to buy a flight and the recipient to choose when they want to fly. Heliflight UK Ltd, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, Cheltenham GL51 6SR.
Tel: 01452 714555 Web: www.heliflightuk.com
• JONES THE BOATS
Enjoy a boat trip on the Llangollen Canal, a delightful day out in the North Wales countryside within easy reach of Wrexham and Chester. We travel along the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a World Heritage Site, over 30 thrilling metres above the River Dee. Our narrowboat Eirlys has been a regular sight giving public boat trips on the Llangollen canal for over three decades and was joined by our restaurant boat Tommy in 2011 to offer stunning meals and enthralling rides.
Tel: 01978 824166 / 07775 840444 Web: www.canaltrip.co.uk
• LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY
The only standard gauge heritage railway in North Wales. We are located beside the historic Dee Bridge (built in 1345) in the centre of Llangollen town. The journey is a relaxing 10 miles travelling through the stunning Dee Valley to the lovely town of Corwen, the cross roads of North Wales. The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL208SN.
Tel: 01978 860979 Web: www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
• LLANGOLLEN WHARF
Llangollen Wharf is one of the longest established visitor attractions in the North Wales market town of Llangollen. From the Wharf you can embark on either a horse-drawn boat trip along the feeder for the main canal, or a motorised aqueduct boat trip which takes you across the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built by Thomas Telford. Llangollen Wharf, Wharf Hill, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 8TA.
Tel: 01978 860702 Web: www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk
• RSPB LAKE VYRNWY
Giving nature a home. Our visitor centre and well-stocked shop are the ideal places to start your visit. Join a trail through the woodland and get up close to the birds that live there. You should be able to see and hear pied flycatchers and redstarts, while dippers nest by the lake and rocky streams. Great crested grebes and goosanders bob on the water, and above you ravens, buzzards and perhaps a peregrine soar in the skies. RSPB Lake Vyrnwy
Tel: 01691 870278 Web: www.rspb.org.uk
• WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY
Opened in 1903 to link the market town of Welshpool to the rural community of Llanfair Caereinion, this 2ft 6in narrow gauge steam railway now provides a tourist service for all the family and a welcome change from the rush of everyday life. The Station, Pool Road, Llanfair Caereinion.
Tel: 01938 810441 Web: www.wllr.org.uk
• WYNNES OF DINMORE
Poultry specialists, livestock with poultry and housing for sale, including a family farm visitor centre, country store and tea rooms.
Tel: 01568 797314 Web: www.wynnes.co.uk
