Find the nearest See & Do in Flintshire
Heading to Flintshire and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby. Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches but we bring you the whole Flintshire coast including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.
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Finding the best things to see and do on a Flintshire day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next Flintshire activity could be.
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- Talacre Beach to Prestatyn (via Gronant Dunes) is a 4.5 miles / 7 km walk. Explore this beautiful section of the coast which takes in the Point of Ayr lighthouse. You will travel along the popular Talacre Beach and through the Gronant Dunes, a rich dune habitat Site of Special Scientific Interest before arriving at Prestatyn with its wonderful beaches and traditional seaside delights. If you are looking for somewhere to stay near Talacre then have a look at the Talacre Beach Hoseasons Park.
- Flint Castle dominates the harbour on the estuary and was built in 1277 by Edward I. It’s known for its solitary round tower which is isolated from the rest of the inner ward. Over 3000 men helped build the castle and similar buildings can be found at Rhuddlan. Work was stopped here in 1286 so the castle never reached it’s full height. It was built to receive supplies from the sea or Dee estuary but now it is far from the river and stands in ruin. Fragments of the Outer Gate towers stand as does the original curtain on the South. The North East tower is the most preserved part of this castle and was used as a dwelling. What makes Flint unusual is that it is the only Edwardian castle without a gatehouse. Car park available at the end of Castle Dyke Street by the lifeboat station. Image of Flint castle by Lesbardd
- The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a grade II listed building situated on Talcre beach on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre. The lighthouse is around 60 ft (18m) tall, 18ft in diameter and has oak pile foundations, was built in 1776 by a Trust of the Major, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester to warn ships entering between the Dee and the Mersey Estuary. Originally it had two lights, one was directed at shipping out to the Irish Sea whilst the second beam directed towards the mouth of the River Dee. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1883 after being replaced by an ocean-based metal-pile lighthouse. It is thought to be haunted, one incident reported sighting of a person dressed in old fashioned lighthouse keeper clothes standing on the balcony of the lighthouse itself.
- Flint Castle to Basingwerk Abbey walk – 6 miles / 10 km This is a nice walk along the Dee Estuary between the 13th century Flint Castle, the first to be built when King Edward I invaded Wales, and the 12th century Basingwerk Abbey. The abbey is situated approximately half a mile inland from the Coast Path at Greenfield. The Dee Estuary is an important wetland and thus also great for bird spotting.
- Basingwerk Abbey, the remains of a Cistercian abbey, originally founded in 1131 with extra works in the thirteenth century and later.
- Flint lifeboat station detail was established in 1966. No shop and station only open by appointment.
