Attractions
With excellent road links, our cottages are in the perfect location to enjoy the popular countryside and coast of North Wales and Cheshire. The tourist towns of Llandudno, Conwy, Llangollen, and Chester are very accessible and can be reach within 30-45 minutes drive.
Liverpool, Manchester, Anglesey and Snowdonia National Park are only 1 hour away.
Shopping
The very popular, Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village (With many dog friendly shops) is only a 30 minute drive away, with many well known branded shops, go and grab yourself a bargain! Chester is well worth a visit and is only 25 minutes away. Liverpool One and Manchester Trafford Centre can be reached in under an hour.
Gwrych Castle
Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house in North Wales. Situated just outside Abergele, Gwrych Castle is approx 30 mins from The Old Mill Cottages. The Castle has a fascinating history and has a committed Preservation Trust to preserve it's history and architectural importance. Made famous more recently as the location for 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!'.
Historic Places
With fabulous National Trust properties locally, we highly recommend :
Erddig Hall - Wrexham
Bodnant Gardens - Conwy
Chirk Castle - Chirk
In addition, Ruthin, Conwy, and Boddlewedyn Castles are well worth a visit.
Museums
A great selection of museums within 1/2 hour of the cottages. We recommend:
Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Holywell (10mins)
National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port (25 mins)
Ruthin Gaol Museum - Ruthin (30mins)
Cae Dai 50's Museum - Denbigh (20mins)
Rhydymwyn Valley History Society (10mins)
Welsh Mountain Zoo
A great family day out in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. This conservation zoo has a wide range of rare and endangered animals from around the world. A zoo with lots of character and in a beautiful location. Very close to the beaches of Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea too.
Chester Zoo
One not to miss! Chester Zoo, is the UK's number 1 wildlife attraction, with 1.4 million visitor every year. Chester Zoo is involved in many conservation projects both here in the UK and abroad. It is home to 12,000 animals in an 110 acre award winning zoological gardens and unbelievably it's getting bigger still.
How To Find Us
The Old Mill Holiday Cottages are conveniently located on the A541 between Mold and Denbigh in North Wales. The holiday cottages are 10mins from the A55 - westbound lies the beautiful Anglesey whilst eastbound links onto the M56 motorway.
The Old Mill Holiday Cottages
Denbigh Road, Melin-Y-Wern
Flintshire
CH7 5RH
The Old Mill Blog
For regular updates on things to do, please visit the The Old Mill Blog. The Blog is regularly updated with local attractions to visit, Food & Drink experiences and what's on in the local area.
I look forward to welcoming you soon
best wishes Liz
Explore
The Old Mill is set in almost 2 acres of land, featuring beautiful landscaped gardens and natural woodland. Guest facilities include outside seating with a BBQ area, dog walk and the 'Mini Mill' playpark.
Things To Do
Located in an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' the cottages are in stunning countryside, yet with convenient road-links. Closeby you can explore beautiful beaches and popular towns of Llandudno, Conwy, Chester, Llangollen & Anglesey.
Cottages & Availability
The Old Mill offers a range of Four Star self-catering accommodation set in picturesque landscaped gardens that guests have full access to. All fully restored with a mix of old and new to retain the Old Mill charm and character. Each cottage is light and airy with dedicated off road parking. There is easy access to the extensive landscaped gardens with a footpath area for dog walking, lovely seating areas perfect for picnics and lovely views.