North Wales Walking Holidays
The Kinmel Arms Hotel North Wales, is a perfect base for ramblers walking North Wales.
Ideally situated along the main rambling routes of North Wales, The Kinmel Arms is perfectly located just off the A55, 15 mins from Llandudno and 25 mins from Chester.
With 10 first class walks within 20Km from the Kinmel Arms Hotel it is easy to see why the Kinmel Arms Hotel is so popular with walkers visiting North Wales.
Area Denbighshire
Location RHYL
Start Grid Ref SJ009812
Length of Walk 12.9km/8 miles
Time Needed 4 hours
Difficulty Easy
Description
The estuary of the Clwyd is currently home to swans, herons, geese, cormorants, oyster catchers, gulls and terns. But such a strategic spot hasn’t always been peaceful. King Offa of Mercia defeated Caradoc, Prince of Gwynedd, here in 795AD. An early Welsh fort occupied Twt Hill before the Normans built a motte and castle to guard Rhuddlan. Edward I chose a new site for his castle, completed in 1281. The castle was damaged in 1646 by forces under the command of General Mytton. By Laurence Main
Area Clwydian Range
Location Dyserth
Start Grid Ref SJ065831
Length of Walk 9 ½ miles/15.3km
Time Needed 4-5 hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
In late spring the hill slopes of Graig Fawr are covered with wildflowers. You rise to its limestone summit for a fine viewpoint of the surrounding countryside, the coast and the North Wales Path. Stretching from Prestatyn to Bangor, the North Wales Path is an easy introduction to long- distance trails. Never far from the coast with its public transport, the route can be completed by walking short sections over a period of time. The trail leaves Prestatyn by following a reclaimed railway trackbed along the flanks of the Clwydian Hills. A small charge is made to visit Dyserth Waterfall. Another feature on the walk is Rhuddlan Castle, built by Edward I in the 13th century. It is open from May to September. Cormorants, oyster-catchers, dunlins and other waders may be spotted from the embankment above the River Clwyd.
Area Clwydian Range
Location Denbigh
Start Grid Ref SJ050657
Length of Walk 4½ miles/7.2km or 9¼ miles/15km
Time Needed 2 or 4½ hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
Denbigh’s Castle stands high above this small medieval town. There are several other interesting buildings and on the walk you pass Gwaynynog, visited by Beatrix Potter who drew some of her book illustrations here. An earlier visitor was Samuel Johnson, who enjoyed strolling by the River Ystrad. An inscription on the riverside monument reads, ‘This spot was often dignified by the presence of Samuel Johnson.’ It is thought he used the cottage here.
Area Denbighshire
Location Prestatyn
Start Grid Ref SJ065830
Length of Walk 11.7km/7 1/4 miles
Time Needed 3½ hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
A fault dividing the limestone uplands from the softer shale of the Vale of Clwyd gives Dyserth a classic waterfall. Its water flows from the well of St Asaph and pilgrims flocked to it for healing in the Middle Ages.Now there is a small charge for viewing it, so do come prepared with a few coins. Its river, the Ffyddion, once provided the power for 10 mills.Walk to the waterfall by going south along the Offa’s Dyke Path, offering fine views from the limestone cliffs. Return along the course of the old railway, built to extract the local mineral wealth.As well as limestone, lead, zinc and silver have been mined here.
Area Conwy
Location Colwyn Bay
Start Grid Ref SH826786
Length of Walk 14.7km/9 miles
Time Needed 4.5 hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
This walk starts by climbing to a splendid viewpoint called ‘The View’. It then passes through the ancient Pwllycrochan Woods, a local nature reserve, before heading inland to more woodlands above the peaceful Nant y Groes Valley.
Area Flintshite
Location Prestatyn
Start Grid Ref SJ125848
Length of Walk 13.2km/8 miles
Time Needed 4 hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
This varied walk follows the foreshore of Talacre Warren and Gronant Dunes, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. You can’t miss Talacre lighthouse – built in 1819 and almost 100ft high, it is now disused. After exploring the nearby hills, the route returns along the edge of a nature reserve from where a short diversion leads to a RSPB hide overlooking the Dee estuary
Area Conwy
Location Llanrwst
Start Grid Ref SH795665
Length of Walk 16km/10 miles
Time Needed 5 hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
The eastern side of the Conwy Valley is a peaceful, little-walked area offering great views of Snowdonia’s north-eastern mountains. Early in the walk you can visit Cadair Ifan Goch (Red Ifan’s Seat), where the legendary giant used to sit while bathing his feet in the River Conwy. Nowadays, the rock serves as a breathtaking viewpoint of the Conwy Valley.
Area Flintshire
Location Mold
Start Grid Ref SJ147657
Length of Walk 12.9km/8 miles
Time Needed 4.5 hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
The Clwydian Hills of North Wales are classed as an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty and are a spectacular upland region with far-reaching views and a good path network. This walk explores the less popular section of the magnificent Clwydian ridge and visits two ancient hillforts on the summits of Moel Arthur and Penycloddiau, following the line of Offa’s Dyke longdistance footpath. There are plenty of ups and downs with superb vistas in all directions. After a high-level jaunt a return is made around the base of the ridge using quiet bridleways high above the Vale of Clwyd.
Area Conwy
Location Conwy
Start Grid Ref SH778777
Length of Walk 8km/5 miles
Time Needed 2.5 hours
Difficulty Moderate
Description
A great family walk with lots of excitement for the kids. The route makes a superb circuit around the modest hills of Conwy Mountain that provide ridges and rough walking as dramatic as anywhere in Snowdonia, but on a much smaller scale.
