A-Z of Services

Alyn Waters Country Park

The largest Country Park in the Wrexham area, Alyn Waters is situated in the beautiful Alyn Valley. Woodland, grassland and riverside walks will help you easily find your way around. There is a Visitor Centre offering a cafe, shop, conference and meeting room, together with exhibitions on the history and wildlife of the Park. Throughout the year the Service runs an exciting programme of events and activities, for children and adults.

Off Road Cycling and Riverside Walks

Running from the Visitor Centre for 2 miles across the park is a cycleway and Sculpture Trail. It offers safe cycling for families with, apart from two steep paths down to the river, mostly gentle slopes and exciting sculptures to view. It also provides great access for wheelchair users. The cycleway leads, via short stretch of country lane, to an excellent adventure playground and alternative car park and start point in Llay.

Healthy Calorie Walks and Trim Trail

The park has 6 sign-posted, easy to use trails of different gradients and distances. The routes have been professionally surveyed to measure how many calories are used to walk them. Leaflets are available from the Visitor Centre, and to download, to help you choose a suitable route. If you still have any energy left, the park also has a specially designed Trim Trail which contains a selection of different simple exercise equipment. The equipment is designed to improve your strength, stamina, balance and co-ordination. The Trim Trail is fun and easy to use. The balance and co-ordination equipment is especially suitable for the young, while the parallel bars and sit up benches will really tone up the grown ups. Trim Trail leaflets are available form the Visitor Centre.

The Pedal Power Project

Based in the Park is a Hearts and Minds Pedal Power Project which aims to make cycling accessible to children and adults with a variety of disabilities. Cycling is a low impact form of exercise and is an ideal way to improve and maintain your strength and fitness levels. Pedal Power uses specially built 3 wheeled bikes around a traffic free 1 mile circuit at Alyn Waters Country Park. To book a ride please contact your Pedal Power Co-ordinator at Groundwork Wrexham & Flintshire on 01978 757524.

How to get there

Alyn Waters is located 3 miles North of Wrexham between Gwersyllt, Bradley and Llay. To reach the visitor centre take the A541 Wrexham to Mold road just outside Gwersyllt and look out for the brown and white signs. To reach the Llay-side, take the B5425 to Llay from Wrexham and before you enter the village of Llay look out for the brown and white signs.