Set amid rolling countryside overlooking the River Dee estuary, the centre of this traditional Welsh market town still contains a rich variety of fine late Georgian and Victorian period buildings.  

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park 
Greenfield Valley Heritage Park is a 1.5 mile-long linear park following the course of the Holywell stream between the town and the estuary of the River Dee. The park includes woodland walks, five small lakes including a fishing lake all teeming with wildlife, plus a farm museum and preserved buildings and other reminders of the valley’s industrial past. 

 
Events

Holywell hosts a wide range of events and attractions including: Cadi Ha Festival, Regular Thursday Street Markets, Regular Summertime and pre-Christmas street entertainment e.g. Well Inn Music Festival, Walking Festival 

Walkers Welcome town 
Basingwerk Abbey, at the northern and lower end of the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park is now the starting point of the newly opened 140mile /225km-long Pilgrim’s Way that ends at Ynys Enlli (Bardsay Island) at the tip of the Llŷn peninsula.  Further details about this long distance trail can be obtained by visiting www.pilgrims-way-north-wales.org.

Holywell is also where the 61mile/90k-long Wat’s Dyke Way Heritage Trail starts which ends near Llanymynech in Powys.  Further details about this walk can be obtained by visiting www.watsdykeway.org.
 

Sections of both routes starting from Holywell also make interesting walks.

Details about other local walks can also be found on the following website www.ramblersnorthwales.org.uk.

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