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Snowdonia
National Park 27 miles: Explore
the delights of the region with its magnificent mountain scenery, tranquil
lakes and lush forests yet so close to the enchanting coastline. Ride
on Britains only rack and pinion railway. Opened in 1896, the line runs
from Llanberis to Snowdon Summit Station, a climb of over 3,000 ft.
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Portmerion
51 miles: Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built Portmerion
from 1925 to 1972 just five miles from his ancestrial home. In building
Portmerion he said that he "...wanted to show that one could develop even
a very beautiful place without defiling it and, given sufficient care, you
could even enhance what was given as a backdrop." The village is now owned
by a Charitable Foundation and is managed by Portmerion Ltd. |
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Chester
20 miles: An ancient walled city on a sandstone
spur north of the river Dee. The Romans established their major camp of
Deva here in AD79 to protect the surrounding fertile land from Welsh tribesmen,
sea pirates and other marauders. No other British city has such wellpreserved
enclosing ramparts; much of the original Roman wall survives, but many of
the towers and gates were added in the Middle Ages. There is a two mile
path round the srest of the red sandstone battlements. Chester's galleried
streets known as The Rows, date from the Middle Ages. Shops open onto balustraded
walkways, with intriguing names such as Broken Shin Row, which are reached
by steps from the road.
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Liverpool
30 miles: A bustling port
on the Mersey famous for its two tunnels connecting to Birkenhead, Liver
Birds, birthplace of William Gladstone, two modern cathedrals, the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Beatles, two of the biggest football
clubs in the country, the Grand National and much much more. |
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