LEADER+ Project: Rural Bus Tours

This is a cross border project with Chester City Council and Northern Marches England, to encourage individuals or small groups to travel by bus to rural Wrexham, Cheshire and Shropshire and explore the scenery and hidden treasures in the countryside.

The bus tours, with live commentary, will enable the surrounding rural areas to take advantage of the significant numbers of visitors to Chester and extend the economic benefits of tourism to small rural destinations.

A wide range of forthcoming tours is planned which would include:

• Land of the Dragon River of no Return
• Secret Gardens Wonders of Wales
• Spire and Sword
• River of No Return
• Wonders of Wales

In addition, there will be trips to events and festivals taking place in the area, such as the Erddig Apple Festival (1 & 2 October 2005) and the bi-centenary celebrations of the opening of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (26 November 2005).

To book tickets by telephone, call 01244 351609 (or 01244 402445 weekdays only) or book online on the website www.chestertourism.com.

Further Information

Wrexham What's On Guide

Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee, is set in glorious countryside. The village is located in a natural hollow, alongside the River Dee.  Bangor Isycoed is sheltered against the winds from all directions, to the North is the plateau on which the town of Wrexham is situated, to the south the landscape rises up to the village of Overton-on-Dee.  Winds from the West are moderated by the presence of the Berwyn Range of mountains, and from the East by the Bickerton hill's.

Holt

Holt is situated in North East Wales, part of the Welsh Marches, and sits on the banks of the River Dee. The Dee at this point marks the boundary between Wales and England and Holt Bridge was an important border crossing for centuries.

The Plassey, Eyton

Multi-award winning The Plassey Leisure Park is set in 247 acres of magnificent park and woodland in the beautiful Dee Valley, near to the picturesque the villages of Overton and Bangor-On-Dee. Privately owned and managed for over 40 years, the Brookshaw family have developed the former dairy farm's land and buildings into the Leisure Park.

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