Chirk Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  Well, I guess I should say, the owner's [Myddelton coat of arms]I saw a few of them, a good one is above the entrance way to Chirk Castle.What is interesting, is there is a myth about a "red Hand", and if you look, you will see it in the coat of arm's. One story tells of a... 

 balhannah Says:  We came to Chirck Castle by Car, this was easy as we just had to follow the sign's.I did notice the Arriva 2/A Wrexham to Oswestry is listed for the Castle, but am not sure if it takes you to the Castle itself.When we were quite close to the Castle, we noticed a car park... 

 balhannah Says:  There is plenty to see here, so allow plenty of time.Chirk Castle has been occupied virtually continuously as a castle and stately home for almost 700 years.My main interest and what took me most time, was walking around and enjoying the lovely garden.Lady Margaret Myddleton... 

 balhannah Says:  All we had to do to find Chirk Castle, was to follow the sign's from the Village, easy!The route took us through some beautiful countryside to a very nice wrought iron Gate, so nice that I had to take a photo.The magnificent baroque designed iron gates [1719], bear the... 

 balhannah Says:  The high viewpoint is where my husband went. There is a seat, and an excellent view of the Aqueduct. This is where people with walking difficulties must go.OK, you don't get to view the Boat's entirely coming out of the Tunnel, but you do have a great view.Photo's are taken... 

 balhannah Says:  A short walk, less than 2miles!We were on Castle road, so I found the Aqueduct sign and walked down the track to the Canal.First I had a look at the tunnel area and the "Boat Jam", then turned left and headed across the Aqueduct.The view's are fantastic from here, and on the... 

 balhannah Says:  The Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot high and 710-foot long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England-Wales border.I wanted to see it close up, so down the Hill I walked and came out alongside the... 

 balhannah Says:  We had driven by Car to Chirk and wished to view the Aqueduct, but where to park the car!We had noticed a car park further back, and after doing a tour of the block, we realized this is where we had to park the car and then walk.Well, all was not lost, as situated in the Car... 

 nickandchris Says:  This is a 12thc. moated castle under reconstruction.Most of the castle was covered in scaffolding and fenced off as workmen went about their business.(Nice work.)A small carpark and pleasant grounds to walk in. There is access onto some parts of the ruins by a spiral... 

 nickandchris Says:  Supposedly a popular beauty spot, the old racecourse common set high above and to the west of Oswestry.It was a hugely popular venue for horse racing up until 1850.Nowadays, you can still see hoof prints but only from horses being ridden for pleasure. It's an easy mile and a... 

 Andrew_W_K Says:  If you are in the Chirk area you really should check out the spectacular aqueduct that spans the Ceiriog valley. And the nearby Pontcysyllte aqueduct just off the A5 near Llangollen (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Now over 200 years old and designed by Thomas Telford, the... 

 Andrew_W_K Says:  The obvious attraction in Chirk is the castle and it is a castle worth visiting. More of a huge fortified house really and if you check out my Chirk page it will give you more details about the history of the castle.Now under the ownership of the National Trust there is an... 

 nickandchris Says:  On our last full day, we decided to head for somewhere quiet so out came the map to look for reasonably interesting places for a walk. In the end, we chose a nature reserve to the east of Ellesmere, noting there were three parking areas marked on the map. This was Fenn's and... 

 nickandchris Says:  This, believe it or not, is classed as the Shropshire Lake District. What a laugh, it's all flat and there's only a few small, piddling lakes!!! In fact, we were never able to stop here, as all parking was taken up apart from a boggy pay and display park outside the town.... 

 nickandchris Says:  Wonderful gardens, created and landscaped in 1764 by William Emes, with lawns, shrubberies, topiary, lime tree avenue and a woodland walk through the ancient hunting park. The views from the terrace extend over nine counties with the Shropshire and Cheshire plains in the... 

 nickandchris Says:  A great place to visit, especially on a nice day. The entrance is miles along a minor road, off the B4500. A lovely driveway (one way system) through beautiful parkland.The marshalled carpark was filling up with a steady stream of cars as we arrived, before the castle was... 

 nickandchris Says:  Offa's Dyke is the ancient boundary between England and Wales, built in the 8th c. by the Saxon King Offa. It was used to defend his western boundary against the Welsh princes.It travels 177 miles and still seems to incorporate some of todays boundaries.There are many... 

 nickandchris Says:  From where we were camped it was a short walk down the road and onto a footpath that took us straight to the Shropshire Union canal. Here we watched the canal boats manouvreing through a lock, others waited their turn as they battled with the wind. It was pretty difficult...