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Ponderosa Cafe
A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
Leeswood is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Penyffordd, 31km from Evo Triangle.
Leeswood is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 2,282, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Leeswood (Welsh: Coed-llai) is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, about 3 miles (5 km) from the market town of Mold. At the 2001 census, the population was 2,143, reducing slightly to 2,135 at the 2011 census.
It was the centre of attention during the Mold Riot of 1869, where the owners of aRead more
local coal mine refused to allow the speaking of the Welsh language in the mines.
Around a quarter of Leeswood's resident population has some knowledge of the Welsh language, exceeding the county's average of 21.4%. In all categories of linguistic competency, the ward performs around the Flintshire average, although the proportion of those able only to understand spoken Welsh is higher than the county and national average.
The listed White Gates of Leeswood Hall were attributed to the Davies brothers of Wrexham. The family of smiths were known in the 18th century for their high-quality work using wrought-iron.
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Leeswood is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.1335 latitude, -3.0947 longitude.
Leeswood has a population of approximately 2,282 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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cafe
A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.
14 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Sweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.
17 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Legendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
31 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
A picturesque Cheshire circuit winding through parkland with dramatic elevation changes, a favourite of British club and national racing.
33 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.
36 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Historic circuit inside Aintree Racecourse that hosted five British Grands Prix in the 1950s-60s, where Stirling Moss took his first home GP win. Club sprints still run on the old track.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Exclusive guided tours of Bentley's Crewe factory where master craftspeople build the world's finest luxury cars.
44 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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