The North East Wales Tourism Team is once again launching a new culinary challenge to celebrate the start of the Welsh Year of the Outdoors. In a new approach to the competition, the 2020 challenge will see restaurants and cafés, coffee shops or tearooms take part in some friendly competition to showcase the best local produce within North East Wales! The Challenge Taking place between 6th -27th March, just eight eateries across the region will have their entry available each

'Top things to do in Wrexham, Wales' - This (hopefully very useful!) post is a paid partnership and collaboration with This Is Wrexham, all opinions are my own. If an adventure in the Welsh countryside sounds appealing, let me introduce you to the two day 'Wrexham Wonder' itinerary. Taking in a grand National Trust property and scenic walking trail, packing your camera for some beautiful Instagram photos is essential. Located in the North East of Wales, Wrexham county is home

Two new foodie events will come to St Giles Parish Church in Wrexham Town Centre this Autumn thanks to This is Wrexham and Taste North East Wales! Taste North East Wales is a 40-day celebration of unique local food-based experiences encouraging locals and visitors alike to explore, experience and eat the best of what North East Wales has to offer. Teaming up with Coleg Cambria's renowned Hafod Restaurant and St Giles Parish Church - our This Is Wrexham team are staging two ga

Food lovers in North East Wales are in for a treat in the coming weeks as the region prepares for an autumn packed with foodie events featuring a host of fabulous local food and drink producers. These delightful events are all hosted and dotted around the beautiful Clwydian Range, Dee Valley and Wrexham areas. Many of the business showcasing at these events are clients of Cywain – a Menter a Busnes project. Cywain is a business-led programme dedicated to developing new and e

Good news!! To support the increase in town centre visitor numbers and Wrexham’s current Destination Management Action Plan, Wrexham County Borough Council has agreed to relocate the Tourist Information Centre from its current base in Queens Square later this year! The demand for visitor information and local food & drink has increased over the last few years as more day and staying visitors choose Wrexham County as a place to visit. In addition, a large part of the Local A

A new film, photographs and a suite of brand-new digital maps showcasing the North East Wales region have been released as part of Visit Wales’ Year of Discovery campaign. Denbighshire, Wrexham and Flintshire have joined forces to produce the marketing resources to inspire local people and visitors to experience the region. The film, which premiered at the recent North Wales Tourism Annual Trade Meeting, explores the region’s tourism offer including key attractions like Green

FOCUS Wales is back and will take place over 16th-18th May 2019!

Brand-new tourism routes covering North East Wales have been launched ahead of Wales Tourism Week, which kicks off 11th May 2019! The routes come as an interactive map, which are available to download for FREE via http://www.northeastwales.wales/the-north-wales-way/ The digital maps explore a variety of locations across North East Wales – from Rhyl to Wrexham. Users of the map will stop at key tourist hot-spots such as Talacre Beach, Chirk Castle and Ruthin Gaol. The newly-de

Here in the This Is Wrexham HQ, the Friday afternoon chatter has focused solely on ideas for things to do at the weekend. Of course, none of us want to hang about in Wrexham - therefore we thought it wise to advise our readers of the places to avoid and just pretend that these don't exist in our home County. Can you bear to read on...? If you, do - just promise that you'll keep them quiet - don't instagram any of it, don't share it on Facebook and above all - don't use ANY h

Nestled on the banks of the River Dee in the picturesque village of Bangor on Dee, Wrexham - I'd heard from many locals that the Royal Oak offers excellent quality of food. It also boasts this unique riverside setting with a warm and friendly welcome which all combine to make it a cut above the average village pub. This gastropub boasts a recent proud history too, famed in 2015 for winning the Wrexham Gourmet Burger Challenge and also Restaurant of the Year at the Wrexham T

Dining review about the Hand at Llanarmon under Head Chef Grant Mulholland by the This Is Wrexham Food Blogging team.

I decided to visit the Mulberry Inn after seeing the success they had after winning the North-East Wales pie competition and being awarded the winner of the ‘Large Accommodation provider’ at the Wrexham tourism awards. The Mulberry Inn is situated in the quiet setting of Llwynmawr village in the beautiful Ceiriog Valley and is surrounded by beautiful Welsh countryside. I parked up around the back and took in the breath-taking scenery of the valleys as I walked around to the