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Thursday 8th January 2009

Llangollen

A bustling little market town surrounded by the spectacular country of the Dee Valley.

You can enjoy a 45-minute horse-drawn boat trip or a two-hour narrow boat trip from the attractive town of Llangollen. The latter includes a crossing of one of the Seven Wonders Of The Waterways, the incredible Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – the reason visitors flock to Llangollen from all four corners of the globe. For the historically-minded, there is everything from Dinas Bran Castle and Valle Crucis Abbey to the marvellous 18th century house and garden at Plas Newydd.

Visit the Motor Museum (01978 860324) or take a ride on the Steam Railway (01978 860979). There's canoeing and white-water rafting (01978 860763), bike-hire (01978 860605), golf, hill-walking and rock-climbing. Concerts, exhibitions and cinema are staged in the Royal International Pavillion (01978 860111). Every July, the town plays host to the world famous Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod (01978 862000).

Welsh Language Board

Llangollen

Tref farchnad fach hynod o brysur yng nghanol cefn gwlad trawiadol Dyffryn Dyfrdwy yw Llangollen.
Gallwch fwynhau taith 45 munud mewn cwch wedi’i dynnu gan geffyl neu daith ddwy awr mewn cwch cul o dref ddeniadol Llangollen. Yn ystod yr ail daith byddwch yn croesi un o Saith Rhyfeddod y Dyfrffyrdd, Pont Dd?r Pontcysyllte – adeilad anhygoel sy’n denu ymwelwyr o bedwar ban byd i Langollen. Mae yna atyniadau mawr i’r sawl sy’n ymddiddori mewn hanes, o Gastell Dinas Brân ac Abaty Glyn y Groes i d? a gerddi ysblennydd Plas Newydd, sy’n dyddio o’r ddeunawfed ganrif.

Ewch i weld yr Amgueddfa Moduron (01978 860324) neu teithiwch ar y Rheilffordd Stêm (01978 860979). Gallwch gan?io a rafftio ar dd?r gwyn (01978 860763), llogi beiciau (01978 860605), chwarae golff, cerdded yn y bryniau a dringo creigiau. Mae’r Pafiliwn Rhyngwladol Brenhinol yn cynnal cyngherddau ac arddangosfeydd ac yn dangos ffilmiau (01978 860111). Bob mis Gorffennaf mae’r dref yn gartref i Eisteddfod Gerddorol Ryngwladol Llangollen, sy’n ddigwyddiad byd-enwog (01978 862000).

 
Cycle along the towpath near you

Enjoy a waterside cycle ride near North Wales.

Cycle along the towpath near you

Enjoy a waterside cycle ride near North Wales.

Walk along a canal or river near you

Enjoy a walk by the water near North Wales.