Corwen Continued


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CORWEN TOWN TRAIL
A "Town Trail" booklet is available from various outlets in the town. Views around Corwen, some of the features shown below are mentioned the Trail. (These will be altered at intervals.)
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Corwen bridge The A5 bridge over the Dee at Corwen was probably built in the late eighteenth century and is a Listed Building. It does not have quite the visual impact of its neighbours but it is a popular site for anglers and there is an attractive riverside path through the fields.
Llandrillo, a small village near Corwen. lldrs.jpeg - 9Kb


RAILWAYS

There are a number of preserved railways within easy reach of Corwen, the nearest standard gauge being The Llangollen Railway. Eventually this railway will have a terminus in Corwen and funds are being gathered to build a station and lay the tracks. The original station cannot be used as a bridge has been removed and the station buildings are trailer showrooms.
Carrog, two miles from Corwen is the current end of line and the station there has been well restored.
Some of the Great Little Trains of Wales narrow gauge railways are within easy reach. Many of the locos on these narrow gauge tracks were originally used in the slate quarries and it is surprising how long ago some of them were built.

CASTLES


While I was contemplating dragging Jones and his camera around the castles of North Wales, having mentioned on the previous page that there are numerous examples within reach of Corwen, I came upon a superb web site set up by Jeffrey L. Thomas with pages in both Welsh and English, and decided that any attempt to present castles of Wales would be puny in comparison.
If you have half an interest I can recommend a visit to this site, not for castles alone, there are anecdotes and music files also.

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