North Wales
Luxury Holiday Homes in Llangollen, Wrexham and the Vale of Clwyd
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Our Llangollen and Wrexham holiday cottages
Llangollen holiday cottages and large houses from Birch Stays: 7 homes across the Dee Valley, Wrexham and the Vale of Clwyd, sleeping from 2 to 30 guests. This is the corner of North Wales nearest to England, with most of our homes under 40 minutes from Chester. There's a manor with an indoor pool, an old pub you rent as your own, a riverside house with a hot tub and a shepherd's hut for two. Most take dogs, and you book directly with us. Our Llangollen holiday cottages are whole houses, never shared.
Why choose Llangollen and the Vale of Clwyd
Llangollen sits in the Dee Valley under a ruined castle. The canal, the steam railway and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct are all on its doorstep. North of it, the Clwydian Range and the Vale of Clwyd are walking country, with the market towns of Ruthin and Denbigh at the bottom.
Our holiday cottages in Llangollen, North Wales, and the Vale of Clwyd suit big celebrations that want an hour's drive rather than four. They suit families and groups who'd rather walk than lie on a beach, and anyone with a dog. There's no coast here; for that, Anglesey and the Llyn Peninsula are the beach pages.
Llangollen, Chirk and the Ceiriog Valley
Llangollen is the town people mean when they say the Dee Valley: a stone bridge over the river, the canal above it, and Castell Dinas Brân on the hill. The aqueduct is a few miles east, and Chirk, with its National Trust castle, is the next town south.
Lambourne House sits on the River Ceiriog a mile from Chirk, 21 minutes from Llangollen and 14 from the aqueduct. Of our Llangollen cottages to rent, it's the riverside one. It sleeps 8 guests across four bedrooms, with a private hot tub looking over the garden and the river. There's a log burner and private fishing on the Ceiriog.
Lambourne Dell is a shepherd's hut for two on the same grounds, with a wood-fired hot tub and a gravel "beach" on the river. Book both and you have the whole place to yourselves. Both take dogs.
The Vale of Clwyd and the Clwydian Range
The Vale of Clwyd is a wide, green valley between the Clwydian hills and the Denbigh moors, with Ruthin and Denbigh as its market towns. Moel Famau, the highest of the Clwydian Range, has the Jubilee Tower on its summit and Offa's Dyke Path running along the ridge.
The Manor is 1.8 miles from Ruthin, 37 minutes from Chester and 10 from Moel Famau. It sleeps 30 guests across 11 bedrooms. There's a heated pool with a children's section, a sauna, a hillside hot tub, a cinema room, a cave bar and an entertainment room. There's parking for around 30 cars and an EV charger. It's the house for the 50th, the wedding party or Christmas for the whole family. The Manor doesn't take pets.
The Vale Barn at Llandyrnog, 13 minutes from Denbigh and 16 from Ruthin, sleeps 12 guests across six bedrooms, four of them on the ground floor. It has a studio that works as a games room or a yoga space, a pizza oven, an outdoor kitchen and a boot room for muddy walkers.
Clwydian View, near Mold and 23 minutes from Chester, is a manor house in an acre of gardens with an orchard and a baby grand piano. It sleeps 10, or 12 by arrangement, across five en-suite bedrooms, and dogs are welcome.
The homes differ in size, not in standard: every one is held to the same Birch standard, whether it sleeps two or thirty.
Walks
Above Llangollen, the circular walk up to Castell Dinas Brân gives you the whole valley, and you can carry on over the hill to Valle Crucis Abbey. The canal towpath from Llangollen to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is flat and about five miles, and you can walk across the aqueduct itself, 126 feet above the river.
In the Clwydian Range, the path from the country park car park to the Jubilee Tower on Moel Famau is the classic, and Offa's Dyke Path runs along the ridge for anyone who wants a longer day. From Lambourne House, the Ceiriog Valley is quiet walking country, and Chirk Castle's parkland is a mile away. The best short walks in North Wales has more.
Cafés, pubs and restaurants
Llangollen has the most choice, with the riverside pubs by the bridge and cafés along the main street. Wrexham has the widest range of restaurants in the area, from the football fans' pubs round the Racecourse to Tŷ Pawb's food hall. Ruthin and Denbigh have proper market-town pubs, and Chester is under 40 minutes from most of our homes for a bigger night out. See the best places to eat in North Wales.
From Lambourne House, Chirk's pubs and shops are a mile away; from The Manor, Ruthin is 1.8 miles.
Things to do in Llangollen and the Vale of Clwyd
- Walk across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or go over it by canal boat
- The Llangollen Railway up the Dee Valley to Corwen
- Castell Dinas Brân and Valle Crucis Abbey, on one circular walk
- The Horseshoe Pass and World's End for the drive
- Chirk Castle and Erddig, both National Trust
- Moel Famau and the Jubilee Tower, ten minutes from The Manor
- White-water rafting on the Dee at Llangollen
- A match at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, if you can get a ticket
- The International Eisteddfod in Llangollen, if you're here in July
- When it rains: Chirk Castle and Erddig are mostly indoors, and Plas Newydd in Llangollen, the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, is a short walk from town. Wrexham's Tŷ Pawb has the market, the food hall and a gallery under one roof.
Getting to Llangollen and the Vale of Clwyd
This is the quickest part of Wales to reach. From Chester, Clwydian View is 23 minutes, The Manor and The Plough Inn under 40, and Alexander Lodge 40. From Manchester, allow about an hour and a half to The Manor or Lambourne House.
By train, Wrexham General and Chirk are on the Shrewsbury to Chester line, and Ruabon station is a short taxi from the aqueduct. Buses run from Wrexham to Llangollen, but you'll want a car for the hills and the homes.
Why book direct with Birch Stays
Book direct and you'll deal with us, not a call centre. Our team will answer the phone and can tell you, honestly, which home has the better hot tub. When you're ready to book, pay 30% to hold your dates. The balance is usually due 60 days before you arrive, but it varies by home, so check the listing for your dates. If anything about the home changes before then, you'll hear it from us first.
