Among the ruins of Valle Crucis Abbey you half expect to meet a monk strolling through the cloisters. Dating back to 1201 it's one of the best preserved medieval Abbeys in Wales, so is that movement in the shadows the abbot or just another (M.E.N. reader) walker?
LOCATION: West of Llangollen
START: Llantysilio Green picnic area signed from B5103, toilets
Grid ref: SJ198433 Postcode: LL208BS
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 2.5 hours
MAP: OS Explorer - Llangollen & Berwyn Landranger 116
NOTE: Valle Crucis Abbey open daily, admission charge in summer
REFRESHMENTS: Britannia Inn & Chainbridge Hotel
EN ROUTE: Llangollen Canal, Horseshoe Falls, River Dee, Cregiau Eglwyseg, Horeshoe Pass
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News