Chirk

By road

Chirk is on the A5 London to Holyhead trunk road, close to its junction with the A483 Swansea to Chester road.

By rail

Chirk station is on the Shrewsbury to Chester line.

• Wrexham and Shropshire Railways operate a direct link from London Marylebone via Banbury and Walsall/Birmingham (Tame Bridge Parkway Station).
• Arriva Trains Wales operate direct services to Chirk from Cardiff, Shrewsbury, Chester, Wrexham, Holyhead.

By boat

Chirk Marina is located on the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.

• Chirk Castle

  phone: +44 1691 777701
  address: Chirk, LL14 5AF
  This magnificent late-13th century castle is the last of its era in Wales still to be lived in. Look out for the imposing wrought iron gates. Apart from the castle itself, the gardens are a popular visitor attraction in their own right.

• Chirk Aqueduct70-foot (21 m) high and 710-foot (220 m) long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley

• The Ceiriog ValleyThis beautiful valley follows the Afon Ceiriog river from its source in the Berwyn Mountains, 18 miles to its confluence with the River Dee at Chirk. Former UK Prime Minister (from 1916–22) David Lloyd-George described the valley as A little bit of heaven on Earth, and it has changed little since his time. Despite its proximity to the A5, one of the main tourist routes into North Wales, the valley is little-known and rarely visited.

• Starfish

  phone: +44 1691 774569
  address: 25 West View
  Fish & Chips

• The Boathouse

  phone: +44 1691 772493
  address: Chirk Marina

• The Hand Hotel

  phone: +44 1691 773472
  address: Church St

• Moreton Park Hotel

  phone: +44 1691 776666
  address: Moreton Business Park

• Oswestry
• Ellesmere
• Llangollen