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Twthill (Further and Additional Areas)

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

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Twthill (Further and Additional Areas) preserves the earthworks of a former medieval motte-and-bailey castle in Denbighshire. It is the only motte-and-bailey castle the Albion Guide charts in the county. It is looked after by Cadw.

The nearest railway station is Rhyl, 3.9 km to the north-west. Nearby castles include Castell Rhuddlan and Dyserth Castle.

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Photo of St Asaph, a village in Denbighshire, north Wales.

St Asaph

Village

One of Britain's smallest cities, built around its compact medieval cathedral in the lower Vale of Clwyd.

3.5 km S · Denbighshire

Photo: Moel Hiraddug, a viewpoint near Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Moel Hiraddug

Viewpoint near Rhuddlan

Northern outlier of the Clwydian Range above Dyserth, carrying a large Iron Age hillfort overlooking the coast.

3.9 km E

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.

4.3 km NW · 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.

4.3 km E · spans 8 counties

Photo: Prestatyn Hillside, a viewpoint near Rhuddlan in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Prestatyn Hillside

Viewpoint near Rhuddlan

Northern end of the Clwydian Range and start of the Offa's Dyke Path, with limestone heath and coastal views above Prestatyn.

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Photo of Gronant Dunes, a nature reserve near Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Gronant Dunes

Nature reserve near Rhuddlan

Dune SSSI between Talacre and Prestatyn, the only regular breeding colony of little terns in Wales.

9 km NE