Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
Llangollen works well as a base: 15 minutes from Chirk, 27km from Evo Triangle.
Llangollen is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,466, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Llangollen sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Llangollen to your route.
Llangollen (Welsh: [ɬaŋˈɡɔɬɛn] ) is a town and community, on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the easternmost point of the Dee Valley Way beingRead more
within the town. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 3,603.
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Llangollen is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.9683 latitude, -3.1713 longitude.
Llangollen has a population of approximately 3,466 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
cafe
A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.
8 km · about 15 min drive
waterfall
Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.
19 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
A 1,475-yard hillclimb running through the deer park of a Shropshire country estate, twisting between mature trees with the hill's Museum Corner and Fallow bends. One of Britain's most scenic speed venues.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.
35 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
A picturesque Cheshire circuit winding through parkland with dramatic elevation changes, a favourite of British club and national racing.
44 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Wales's most-visited waterfall, where the Afon Llugwy cascades over rocky steps in a wooded gorge near Betws-y-Coed.
47 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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