History
Valle Crucis Abbey
Llangollen, Wales
Ruined Cistercian abbey in a green valley just outside Llangollen, free to enter.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
The west front, rose window gable and vaulted chapter house of this 1201 abbey still stand in a tight bowl of hills. It is unstaffed and free, with a small exhibition inside. It slots neatly between the Horseshoe Pass and Llangollen, and the caravan park next door is an easy place to base yourself.
Good to know
- Only about 6 car park spaces; arrive early in summer
- Dogs on short leads, ground floor only
- Pair it with the Horseshoe Pass drive
- Best time
- Morning light on the west front
- Open
- All year, 10am-4pm
- Getting there
- Small car park at the entrance; A542 narrow in places
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
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