Ruthin Town
The Original, Official Ye Olde Ruthin Website
Ty Nantclwyd House (Nantclwyd y Dre)
The renovation work is nearly finished, and the doors have opened to visitors.
The Gaol
Ruthin Gaol stands on a site that was first used as a prison in 1684. Until the Gaol’s closure in 1916 it was subject to many alterations and additions, including the wing based upon the Pentonville model, built in 1866.
The building is acknowledged to be architecturally and historically interesting and is today a museum.
The Clwydian Hills
Moel Famau is an impressive Country Park. The Park is an important part of the Clwydian Range. The heather provides food and shelter for wildlife, such as grouse, stonechat and curlew.
The remains of the Jubilee Tower are at the highest point in the Park at 554m (1818ft).
This short 20-mile range of undulating hill and moorland may not be mountainous, but the views on offer are impressive. Loggerheads Country Park Visitor Centre provides the perfect place to start exploring the area, and Denbighshire County Council have designed several circular walks in the area that link up with Offa’s Dyke.
The Old Courtyard
One of the town's impressive medieval buildings, the old courthouse, was the site of the principal court of the Lordship of Dyffryn Clwyd. Built in 1401 with cells for prisoners in the basement area, the remains of the scaffold can still be seen projecting from the eaves. The last execution to take place there was probably that of a Franciscan friar, Fr Charles Mahoney, on 12 August 1679.
This new building also marks the spot where, on the 16th of September 1400, the last native Prince of Wales (Owain Glyn Dwr) began his revolt, which subsequently saw an united, independant kingdom, ruled by a Welsh parliament.
Today it is the Nat West Bank.
Ruthin Castle
Ruthin Castle is now a luxury hotel. It commenced a new era in 1826 as the home of the Cornwallis-Wests until 1921. The red stone ruins of the former castle can also be seen.
An Arts and Craft Centre in Ruthin, north Wales has had a scheme for redevelopment boosted by a £3.1m lottery grant from the Arts Council of Wales. Denbighshire Council granted planning permission in September and has committed £480,000 of its own money to the project.
Once work is completed, the centre will contain six craft workshops, larger galleries and an expanded craft retail gallery, two residency studios, an education space and a tourist information centre, as well as a restaurant
Résumé
The town of Rhuthun is the jewel in the Denbighshire Crown.
It has a wealth of places to stay, the most famous being Ruthin Castle Hotel or Castell Rhuthun in Welsh.
Many ramblers use Ruthin as a base for exploring the Clwydian Range or the Clwydian Hills as they are also called. The highest (or the mother of them all) being Moel Famau. The remains of the Jubilee Tower are at the highest point in the Park at 554m (1818ft). It was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of George III.
Denbighshire County Council manage the 2000 acre park.
Ruthin does not have many B&B / Bed and Breakfast or Guest House accommodation, but has some of the best hotels in Wales!