Uniquely placed Flintshire is the gateway to Wales – but don’t rush through, stop a while and let us help you discover this truly lovely county. Navigate around our website and find out more about castles and heritage, culture and countryside, where to stay and lots more…………. If it is a beach holiday, a weekend break, a bit of retail therapy or simply a day out with the family then start discovering Flintshire right here.

Daniel Owen Festival

A week-long festival from Sunday 16 to Saturday 22 October celebrates the life of the famous 19th century Welsh writer, Daniel Owen, who was born in Mold.

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Events North Wales

There’s always something going on in North Wales, with events to suit all tastes. Click through to the biggest listing of its kind around. If it's not here, then - in the view of many web surfers - it's not happening.

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Follow the Dragon

Since 2005 the Flintshire Leisure Tour has attracted 1000’s of tourists and residents. The roadside signs are so iconic that doing the route is known as “following the dragon”. For full details of the tour click here

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park

Heritage Site, Basingwerk Abbey, Fishing, Museum, Old Mills, lakes and a farm all add up to a fantastic visit. Open April to October. Full programme of events throughout the year.

Holywell Summer Events

From 29th July through to 1st October Holywell will be holding events from Crafts, Music, Fun Days and much more click for more details

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Mold Food and Drink Festival

Mold Food and Drink Festival on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September is a showcase and celebration of the quality food and drink that is produced, sold and served in the market town of Mold and its surrounding area. Mold is a town where the quality of life really matters and the festival strives to show that.

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Mold Markets

The biggest and best street market in North Wales - every Wednesday and Saturday. For your copy of the new Mold Markets leaflet please call Mold tourist information centre on or email

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Eisiau cadw i fyny â beth sy'n digwydd yn Sir y Fflint?

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Hidden in the crook of a long and winding lane secreted in the folds of Flint Mountain stands Pwll-yr-Wrach, "The Witch's Pool".
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Caerwys is the smallest town in Great Britain, according to the Guinness Book of Records

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The Gladstone Library at Hawarden was founded by four times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. With 32,000 books it now the National Memorial to his life and work.
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The Mold Cape is one of Britain's most famous ancient artefacts and features in a joint BBC and British Museum project called A History of the World.

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The wings of Airbus planes, made at Broughton, are too large to be taken as air-freight so they are transported by barge down the River Dee to the Flintshire port of Mostyn.

Buckley used to be famous as a brick-making town, and its products were sent all over Britain and even exported to the United States.

RAF Sealand was originally a civilian airfield and was taken over by the military in 1916 for training. No. 30 Maintenance unit was formed there in 1939. In 1951 the base was taken over by the United States Airforce, and handed back to the RAF in 1957.

As a result of defence cuts announced in 2004, RAF Sealand was closed in April 2006.