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Castell Caergwrle

Open to visitorsa Cadw site, free to enter — check opening times before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Castell Caergwrle is a medieval castle in Flintshire. It is one of five castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. The site is in the care of Cadw.

Other castles nearby include Hawarden Castle and Castell Ewloe. Caergwrle Station is under a kilometre away.

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Photo of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, a National Landscape in north Wales.

Clwydian Range & Dee Valley

National Landscape near Llanferres

Heather ridges crowned with Iron Age hillforts, dropping south to Llangollen and the Dee's limestone valley.

6.6 km SW

Photo of the River Dee, a 70-mile river running from Llyn Tegid to Dee Estuary, Wales and England.

River Dee

River

A river from Llyn Tegid in Eryri through the Vale of Llangollen and Chester to a wide estuary on the Irish Sea.

9.2 km E · spans 5 counties

Photo of Erddig, a house & garden near Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham, north Wales.Highlight

Erddig

House & garden near Bangor-on-Dee

Country house famed for upstairs-downstairs life.

9.4 km S

Photo of Castell Ewloe, a ruined castle near Mold, Flintshire, north Wales.

Castell Ewloe

Castle near Mold

A medieval castle in Flintshire.

10.5 km N

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

10.6 km NE · spans 16 counties

Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

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