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Photo of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a landmark near Llangollen in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Wrexham, north Wales.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct© DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Gobowen StationGobowen

27 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

4.9 km SW · spans 8 counties

Photo of Chirk Castle, a castle near Llangollen in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Wrexham, north Wales.Highlight

Chirk Castle

Castle near Llangollen

A drum-towered border fortress near Wrexham, lived in without a break since 1310, with clipped-yew gardens behind it

6.8 km NW

Photo of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a landmark near Llangollen in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Wrexham, north Wales.Iconic

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Landmark near Llangollen

Telford and Jessop's 19-arch cast-iron aqueduct carrying the Llangollen Canal 126 feet above the Dee, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

9.2 km N

Photo of The Boat, a pub near Erbistock, Wrexham, north Wales.Highlight

The Boat

Pub near Erbistock

A riverside Welsh pub on the Dee named The Good Pub Guide's best new entry for 2021.

9.4 km NE

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Photo of the Llangollen Canal, a 41-mile canal running from Hurleston Junction to Llangollen, England and Wales.

Llangollen Canal

Canal

The most-cruised canal in Britain, crossing the Dee valley 38 metres up on Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

2.3 km N · spans 4 counties

Photo of Oswestry, a village in Shropshire, central England.

Oswestry

Village

Border market town of Welsh and English blood, with a medieval centre and a great Iron Age hillfort on its edge.

3.9 km S · Shropshire

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.

4.3 km NW

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.

6.3 km N · spans 5 counties

Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

6.7 km SE · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo of the Montgomery Canal, a canal running from Frankton Junction to Newtown, Wales and England.

Montgomery Canal

Canal

The quiet canal of the Welsh borders — partly restored, rich in wildlife, running from Frankton Junction toward Newtown.

6.7 km SE · Powys & Shropshire

Chirk Castle garden

Garden near Chirk

National Trust formal gardens with clipped yews, a rock garden and terraces beside the Marcher fortress at Chirk.

6.8 km N

Ellesmere

Village

Small canal town beside a ring of glacial lakes, sometimes called Shropshire's Lake District.

9.7 km E · Shropshire

Photo of The Mere At Ellesmere Country Park, a country park in Shropshire, central England.

The Mere At Ellesmere Country Park

Country park near Ellesmere

A country park in Shropshire.

10 km E

Everything else within 10 km (14) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.