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CARRIAGE DRIVING ROUTES
IN
NORTH EAST WALES
The project is to produce a high
quality booklet of Carriage Drives that show cases the
best carriage driving routes that North East Wales has
to offer. The idea for this booklet came from ‘The
Bishop Bennet Way’ booklet that is aimed at horse riders
produced by Chester & Cheshire West Council.
We will start off with a
pilot booklet through
the County of Flintshire that then could be rolled out
through Wrexham & Denbighshire but most off all it could
be through out Wales.
The Booklet will contain maps of the routes within
interpretation of each route. Identified on the maps
there will also be the opportunity for local businesses
to be highlighted, where the carriage drivers will be
welcome along the way, these will include B&Bs, hotels,
pubs, cafes, farm shops etc., which will be able to
cater for visitor’s needs.
We have identified 6 areas to be featured
within the booklet,
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Area 1 |
Leeswood, Llanfynydd, Nercwys,
Treuddyn Gwernymynydd:
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Area 2 |
Caergwrle Hope, Higher Kinnerton,
Penyffordd
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Area 3 |
Northop, Halkynm Rhosesmor,
Halkyn, Rhys y cae, Ysceifiog, Caerwys Babell,
Brynford
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Area 4 |
Cilcain, Nannerch Rhydymwyn
Gwernafield
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Area 5 |
Carmel,
Whitford,
Mostyn, Ffynnongroyw, Gronant,
Llanasa, Trelawnyd Gwaenysgor,
Trelogon
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Area 6 |
Mold Sychdyn, Buckley
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Each area will have
a number of routes ranging in length. The routes are
already known to local carriage drivers, but we are
often contacted to provide suggestions for routes that
visiting members and tourists can do while staying
within Flintshire.
To
produce the booklet is going to be a challenge
identifying routes and researching the history.
We are looking for
volunteers who can play
an active role
by
sparing an hour or two that will make a difference in
getting the project off the ground by
identifying routes, researching the history of carriage
routes through talking to the local communities
researching through the archives in Ruthin or Hawarden,
taking pictures of routes and interesting places &
monuments, contacting local businesses to advertise.
So if you have a
interest in local history, sharing routes, know of a
school or other groups W.I, local heritage groups etc
that may be interested in helping with this project
please get involved talk to these groups get them on
board and through this booklet we will also be
preserving our routes and heritage not only for now but
for future generations.
If you would like to
know more or get involved please email AC Janet
bdsnorthewales@aol.com
It is hoped that this booklet will be
completed in time for the start of the next year’s
tourist season, March 2012.
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