Holywell takes its
name from the town's major feature, the world famous St Winefride's Holy Well;
one of the Seven Wonders of Wales and has much to offer the visitor.
Located in North
East Wales and set amid rolling countryside overlooking the estuary of the River
Dee, the centre of this traditional Welsh market town has changed little over
the last few hundred years as its rich variety of fine late Georgian and
Victorian period buildings will testify
At one time,
Holywell was the powerhouse that supplied the labour to serve the
factories and mills which sprang up in the nearby Greenfield Valley
during the 18th century that now form part of Greenfield Valley Heritage
Park. By today though, the town, with its pleasant pedestrianised
shopping centre is a much more tranquil place serving the shopping and
leisure needs of visitors and locals alike.
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Holywell
is also an ideal centre from which to explore the surrounding
countryside with its unspoiled villages and charming country
inns which dot the landscape from the panoramic heights of the
Halkyn moors to the banks of the majestic River Dee Estuary. |
