Head to the Blue Planet Aquarium, home to over 100 living displays, including Europe’s largest collection of sharks. Try Ty Mawr Country Park to enter for free and feed the pigs, rabbits, chickens, goats and donkeys – or just stroll along the River Dee. Or enjoy a hands-on approach to science plus a planetarium at Techniquest Glyndwr.
Meet more animals at the Park Hall Countryside Experience near Oswestry. It’s an all-weather family visitor attraction with hands-on animal activities, indoor playbarns, outdoor play, driving activities, museums, exhibitions and beautiful countryside. Or ride the Llangollen Railway following the River Dee upstream for 7.5 miles.
Brave the fastest zip line in the world at Zip World and stick around to ride the quarry karts. Then visit sister site Bounce Below, featuring six trampoline-style nets in a disused mine covering an area twice the size of St Paul’s Cathedral. Or explore life in the early 20th century with a visit to Erddig House in Wrexham.
Book in for blockbusters at Wrexham Odeon. Meet a Rothschild’s giraffe at head height, take an electric bus tour, and see over 500 species from aardvark to zebra at Chester Zoo.
Important stuff first: spirits fans can tour the visitor centre at Aber Falls Whisky Distillery, one of only four in Wales. Clear your head on the Vale of Llangollen championship golf course, with manicured fairways and superb greens on the banks of the River Dee. Or learn to shoot at Fauxdegla, open five days a week for open practice.
Fly fishing, coarse fishing and trout fishing are all on offer at Llandegla Fishery, plus a café with oak-smoked trout on the menu. Grab a berth and get soaked on a white-knuckle ride down the Dee with Llangollen Whitewater Rafting Experience. Or hire bikes from OnePlanet Adventure and hit the mountain trails.
Discover beautiful Snowdonia, boasting the highest mountain in Wales, the largest natural lake in Wales, and lovely villages such as Betws y Coed and Beddgelert. Stay rugged at Bala Adventure and Watersports with canoeing, paddleboarding and more. Or chill the pace with a potter around the Rhug Estate, home to fine foodie fare.
History buff? Head to Chester Cathedral for a vibrant community of worship, an ancient abbey, an archaeological treasure, centre of musical excellence and a unique blend of medieval and modern history. Stick around to pop over to Chester’s Cheshire Oaks outlet village for designer goods at decent prices.
