A Week in North Wales, Wrexham, Wales

My son’s wife comes from Wrexham in North Wales and when they booked a farmhouse for a week so they could go up and visit her family, they invited me to join them. I was delighted to have a relaxing week with the family, enjoyed seeing the Welsh family, and the countryside around Wrexham is stunningly beautiful. With my son’s three boys and their Welsh cousins, we often had six children between the ages of 5 and 11 running around the farmhouse.

Wrexham lies between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley. It’s near the English border and the city of Chester, which is easily accessible by bus and famous for its Roman walls and having the largest Roman amphitheatre in UK. Wrexham was the largest settlement in Wales for a time in the 17th century. Its importance grew during the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century and was a source of minerals, discovered in the surrounding countryside, and the production of iron, steel, leather and brewing.

Wrexham has gained a lot of notice in more recent years through its football club. Wrexham AFC is one of the oldest professional football clubs in the world, formed in 1864, but it gained particular attention when actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club in 2020. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).