Took a half day on Friday, and drove down to the waterfall by the Horse Shoe Pass (which is kind-of by Llangollen).
Great idea if you live within a few hours driving distance, hardly anyone there on a Friday afternoon.
The waterfall itself, isn’t really a waterfall (see pic above).
However, it is still really beautiful, especially the view from the hill above the lake/waterfall.
Lots of ‘layers’ of trees, hills, etc.
Near the Ponderosa cafe
Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen, LL20 8DR
You can park at the cafe, or across the road – there is usually plenty of free parking.
The Horseshoe pass is a great place for walkers, hikers, bikers and families. Something for virtually everyone!
There are also a number of campsites nearby, and you can stay over at the cafe.
So, I used Air BnB for the first time – and stayed in a house near Amlwch, Anglesey.
It costs £60 a night, and was well worth it.
It was perfect for us with a baby – as we had a meal cooked for us, and stayed and didn’t have to worry about the baby screaming and upsetting people.
If you don’t fancy sharing the actual house, the couple that we stayed with, also have a caravan outside.
There’s a lovely beach about 10 minutes drive away from the house:
Pili Palas was really quiet, and definitely worth a visit with the little-one
Looks like the Easter Bunny sloping off home after a 3 week bender…
Was of Hope Mountain:
Here are some more pics of Hope Mountain
To get up there – park in Caergrwle car park. Walk out of the exit (on the right as you enter), then turn left.
You can follow your nose and head straight up the street right in front of you, and there is a small stile you jump over – this way is VERY overgrown, but bloody awesome.
Alternatively you can come out of the car park, turn left and then turn left again and follow that road all the way up into what appears to be a cul-de-sac of houses. However, on the top right, there is a path you can follow, and turn left off of about 100m of the way up.
Finally, if coming from Wrexham towards mold on the Mold Road. Turn left by the traffic lights in abermorddu.
From our Facebook page, was the one from Lake Vyrnwy that’s also the site’s cover image:
Here are some more great pics:
In addition to walking; hiking, horse riding, rock climbing and cycling are popular activities.
