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Places to explore in FlintshireWales · North Wales

Wales's second-smallest county faces the Dee estuary in its north-east corner, where saltmarsh and the great dunes of Talacre Beach meet the sea beneath a striped lighthouse. Edward I's coastal castle at Flint began the ring of fortresses that would encircle Gwynedd, and the Welsh princes answered with strongholds of their own such as Castell Ewloe. Pilgrims still come to the holy well at Holywell, beside the ruins of Basingwerk Abbey. Inland the limestone rises toward the Clwydian hills above Mold, with wooded Wepre Park closer to the estuary towns.

The best of Flintshireworth the trip

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

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.

1400 km · spans 16 counties

Photo: Moel Arthur, a viewpoint near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Flintshire, north Wales.

Moel Arthur

Viewpoint near Cilcain

Conical Clwydian summit crowned by a small but strongly banked Iron Age hillfort, with car parks on either side.

Photo of Talacre Beach, a beach near West Kirby, Flintshire, north Wales.

Talacre Beach

Beach near West Kirby

Broad sandy beach backed by the Gronant and Talacre dunes at the mouth of the Dee, an SSSI known for natterjack toads.

Photo of TSS Duke of Lancaster, a landmark near Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales.

TSS Duke of Lancaster

Landmark near Holywell

Beached 1950s passenger steamer at Mostyn, its hull covered in large-scale street-art murals.

Photo of Wepre Park, a visitor attraction near Burton, Flintshire, north Wales.

Wepre Park

Attraction near Burton

160 acres of woodland and parkland at Connah's Quay with a brook, waterfall and the ruins of Ewloe Castle.

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

Offa's Dyke Path

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

285 km · spans 8 counties

Photo of St Winefride's Well and Chapel, a church near Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales.

St Winefride's Well and Chapel

Church near Holywell

Late-medieval holy well and chapel at Holywell, a pilgrimage site since at least 1115 where visitors still bathe in the spring water.

Other sights in Flintshire 3

Trails in Flintshire 2

Wales Coast Path1400 km
Offa's Dyke Path285 km

Beaches & swimming in Flintshire 1

Talacre Beach

Churches in Flintshire 1

St Winefride's Well and Chapel

Castles & strongholds in Flintshire 5

Hills & peaks in Flintshire 3

Villages & towns in Flintshire 3

Roman sites in Flintshire 2

Ffrith Roman Siteearthworks
Pentre Bridge Roman Siteearthworks

Abbeys & priories in Flintshire 1

Basingwerk Abbeyruin

Ancient stones in Flintshire 1

Penbedw Park Stonestanding

Lighthouses in Flintshire 1

Point of Ayr Lighthouse

Nature reserves in Flintshire 1

Inner Marsh Farm0.23 km²

Protected landscapes in Flintshire 1

Clwydian Range & Dee Valley389 km²

Pubs & restaurants in Flintshire 1

Glasfryn