Ruthin
Ruthin is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd.
Ruthin is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh rhudd ('red') and din ('fort'), after the colour of sandstone bedrock, from which the castle was built in 1277–1284. The Old Mill, Ruthin, is nearby. Maen Huail, a registered ancient monument associated with King Arthur and with Hueil mab Caw, the brother of the historian Gildas, stands in St Peter's Square.
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Worth seeing in and around Ruthin
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ruthin Castle
Ruthin Castle is a medieval castle fortification in Wales, near the town of Ruthin in the Vale of Clwyd. It was constructed during the late 13th century by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the brother of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, on a red sandstone ridge overlooking the valley.
300 m · Grade I listed castle in Denbighshire, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 02Foel Fenlli
Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales. With a summit at an elevation of 511 metres, it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range.
4.5 km · hill (510.9m) in Denbighshire, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 03Moel Famau
Moel Famau is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point of the county of Flintshire in Wales. It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire.
5.8 km · hill (554.8m) in Denbighshire · Wikipedia - 04Nantclwyd y Dre
Nantclwyd y Dre is a historic house and garden in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. Recognised as one of the oldest timber-framed townhouses in Wales, its construction dates back to 1435.
200 m · Grade I listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 05St Peter's Church, Ruthin
The Collegiate and Parochial Church of St Peter is the Anglican parish church of Ruthin, an ancient market town which lies within the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, north east Wales. It is a greater church of the diocese of St Asaph and a Grade I listed building.
100 m · church in Ruthin, Wales · Wikipedia - 06St Saeran's Church, Llanynys
St Saeran's Church lies in the village of Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales. It was listed by Cadw at Grade I on 19 July 1966.
4.8 km · church in Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 07Maen Huail
Maen Huail is a stone block at St Peter's Square, in the centre of Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales. A circular plaque next to it states "Maen Huail on which tradition states, King Arthur beheaded Huail, brother of Gildas the historian".
100 m · archaeological site · Wikipedia - 08St Meugan's Church
St Meugan's Church was the original parish church of Ruthin, in Denbighshire, Wales. Located about 1.5 km east of the centre of the town, the church is dedicated to Saint Meugan, a Welsh saint of the 5th/6th centuries.
1.8 km · church in Llanrhydd, north Wales · Wikipedia - 09Moel Gyw
Moel Gyw is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales and forms part of the Clwydian Range. It is situated just to the south of Moel Famau and Foel Fenlli.
4.9 km · hill (467m) in Denbighshire · Wikipedia - 10The Old Court House
The Old Courthouse is a former judicial building in St Peter's Square in Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
100 m · building in Ruthin, Wales · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Cae Ddol. It is nice on a sunny day. Picturesque park with lake and activities for children including a zip wire, swings and slides. Lake with ducks and swans; picnic tables available. Car parking at the park.
- 01Moel Famau
Walk up to the Jubilee Tower.
- 02Llandegla Mountain Bike Centre
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Where to eat
- 01On the Hill
1 Upper Clwyd St (The restaurant is a few metres from St.
- 02Shop Nain
Excellent licensed restaurant and cafe, good value for money.
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Getting to Ruthin
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 39 km · Manchester (MAN), 73 km · Birmingham (BHX), 128 km
- Stations
- Ruthin railway station, 400 m · Eyarth railway station, 2.7 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Ruthin83 km · quickest by road, 2h · £9–12
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Ruthin118 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £14–18
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Ruthin146 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · £16–22
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ruthin
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ruthin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Ruthin – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Ruthin
Ruthin is 37 km from Birkenhead, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Llanynysvillage and community in Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom4.8 km
- Llangynhafalvillage and community in Denbighshire, Wales5.2 km
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwydvillage in Denbighshire, Wales3.1 km
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