Welcome to our first Wrexham County visitor information e-newsletter of 2021!  This fortnightly news will aim to bring you ideas and inspiration for days out and stays in our area – plus it will also feature links to stories of interest and introduce you to businesses within the area that give such a great welcome! Although the message is “stay local” for now, as we head towards the Spring and see the potential for restrictions ease, we hope to welcome you all safely back to Wrexham County later this year!  Feel free to stay in touch though as we’re here Monday – Saturday via email on; tourism@wrexham.gov.uk

Whilst we continue to battle the pandemic here in Wales, the message from us in Wrexham County remains to stay local and only exercise from home.  Whilst we’d love to welcome you to our beauty spots and country parks, you still must not drive for anything other than essential reasons right now. Please think of our rural communities especially and keep the pressure off the roads, our NHS and our front-line services. 

Wales will re-open and we cannot wait to welcome you back soon!

Trevor Basin and its surrounding area is a part of Wrexham county that we’re quite rightly extremely proud of.  As one of Wales’s three World Heritage sites, it attracts over 300,000 visitors per year and there are now plans afoot to improve the visitor experience once there. Whilst Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is hugely impressive and a must-see during a visit to the region, it would be great if visitors could stay longer to enjoy more of what the site has to offer.

A Masterplan has been published by Wrexham County Borough Council, land-owners Solutia UK and Glandwr Cymru, which sets out to do just that. The plan, which would be implemented in stages, and includes a visitor hub, increased parking facilities and exciting activities including a tree-top walks. The plan also proposes the provision of overnight accommodation in the form of glamping facilities. 

Developed over 3 years, with significant engagement with local residents, businesses and community groups, the next stage is to secure funding from the Welsh and UK governments in order to take this exciting plan forward.  Read more here. 

There is still a wide-range of business support and grants available for those working in the tourism & hospitality industry right now to help whilst closed.  For all of the latest, most up-to-date information, please visit the Business Wales website by clicking here.  

Take a virtual tour of Tŷ Pawb’s galleries and vote for your favourite artwork…

With the galleries remaining closed, you might have already visited the Tŷ Pawb Open via our virtual tour. Did any of the artworks particularly stand out for you? 

If so, you can now vote for your favourite artwork online for the People’s Choice Prize.

View the tour and vote by clicking here.

Wrexham Council have 0% interest loans for Commercial businesses within Wrexham Town Centre for the following: 

• Improvements to their property.
• Bringing back an empty property in to use 
• Acquisition for a property

The loans start from a minimum of £5,000. The loan term is for 5 years, and 0% interest. There is an application fee, however this depends on how much is borrowed. Repayment terms include monthly repayments of the loan. The loan will be financially assessed and a legal charge will be required to be placed on the property. If any businesses would be interested in the loans, please email loans@wrexham.gov.uk 

Willington Lodge is a luxury B&B, just a few miles south of Wrexham on the Wales/England border and has been totally renovated and carefully restored in the spirit of the original Georgian architecture and is available for guest accommodation and is also a perfect Wedding venue.

Pamela and her daughter Amelia, who run the business on a day-to-day basis are proud to have won various awards with TripAdvisor and also the Wrexham tourism board for customer service and will ensure you have an enjoyable stay.

We are looking forward to welcoming guests back to Willington Lodge and can assure all rooms and facilities are cleaned to the highest standard.

Guests are welcome to enjoy their morning breakfast on their own private dining tables in the walled garden (weather permitting) or in their rooms. Our web site is available here.

Need more inspiration?  Check out our Wrexham County Tourism partnership website here.