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Bodnant Garden
One of the finest gardens in the UK, famous for its spectacular laburnum arch in late spring and terraced gardens above the Conwy Valley.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Rhyl
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Rhyl
Rhyl works well as a base: 10 minutes from Dyserth, 26km from Llyn Brenig.
Rhyl is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Dyserth, about 6 km away.
Rhyl ( ; Welsh: Y Rhyl, pronounced [ə ˈr̥ɨl]) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the north coast of Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd.
To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan and St Asaph.
At the 2021 Census, Rhyl had aRead more
population of 27,325. Rhyl forms a conurbation with Prestatyn and its two outlying villages, the Rhyl/Prestatyn Built-up area, whose 2021 population of 45,250 makes it North Wales's most populous non-city. Adding to that the adjoining town of Kinmel Bay it is around 50,000.
Rhyl was once an elegant Victorian resort town, but suffered rapid decline around the 1990s and 2000s; attempts have been made to reverse this through county investment, equal to around £15 million from Denbighshire County, however, the outcomes have been perceived with varying levels of success.
Prior to being in Denbighshire since 1996, it was in the Clwyd district of Rhuddlan, and before that the historic county of Flintshire.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rhyl?
Within an hour or so of Rhyl: Bodnant Garden (22 km), Conwy Castle (23 km), Great Orme Marine Drive (25 km), Llyn Brenig (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Rhyl?
The nearest famous roads are Great Orme Marine Drive, Evo Triangle and Horseshoe Pass.
Where is Rhyl?
Rhyl is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Dyserth.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,874
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.3193, -3.4923
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Rhyl
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Conwy Castle
A medieval fortification built by Edward I during his conquest of Wales, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
23 km · about 25 min drive
coastal drive
Great Orme Marine Drive
One-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Brenig
A large reservoir on the Denbigh Moors beside the Evo Triangle roads, with a 10-mile shore trail, Bronze Age sites and big open skies.
26 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Evo Triangle
Legendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Alwen
A quiet moorland reservoir next to Llyn Brenig on the Denbigh Moors, a peaceful stop on the Evo Triangle circuit.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Geirionydd
A lake above the Conwy Valley in the Gwydir Forest, the only Snowdonia lake permitting powered watersports, with a monument to the poet Taliesin.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Eigiau
A Carneddau reservoir whose dam failed catastrophically in 1925, flooding Dolgarrog; the breach is still visible.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Rhyl
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 25 kmGreat Orme Marine DriveOne-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
- 29 kmEvo TriangleLegendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
- 37 kmCarnedd LlewelynAt 1,064m the third-highest peak in Wales, at the heart of the wild, rolling Carneddau plateau with its wild ponies.
- 39 kmHorseshoe PassSweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
- 39 kmHorseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
- 40 kmA5 Betws-y-Coed to Bangor (Telford's Holyhead Road)Thomas Telford's engineered coach road through the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, a masterclass in gradients and one of Britain's great drives.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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