Ruthin is the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales. Located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of the River Clwyd. The original name of Rhuthun was 'Castell Coch yng Ngwern-fôr' (red castle in the sea-swamps).
Nantclwyd y Dre, in Castle Street, was built about 1435 by a local merchant Gronw ap Madoc, and is believed to be the oldest surviving town house in Wales. The building was sold to the county council in 1982, restored from 2004, and opened to the public in 2007. It contains seven rooms which have been restored to represent various periods in the buildings' history.
During the English Civil War the castle survived an eleven-week siege, after which it was demolished by order of Parliament. The castle was rebuilt in the 19th century as a country house, and is now a luxury hotel, the Ruthin Castle Hotel. Source : www.wikiprdia.org.uk
Local Attractions :
Llangollen Railway : http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main/llangollen-railway.co.uk
Valle Crucis Abbey : http://www.llangollen.com/valle.html
Denbigh Castle : http://www.castlewales.com/denbigh.html
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