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20p per pint discount on cask ale/cider for card carrying CAMRA members every day!
Come up to the top of Halkyn Mountain and join us as we drink in the atmosphere of the house of ale repute!
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Details
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Particularly Suitable For:
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FAMILIES, ADULTS, LONE TRAVELLERS [SAFE FOR FEMALES], DOGS, SENIOR CITIZENS , WALKERS, CYCLISTS, MUSICIANS
Home made meals.
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Facilities For Disabled:
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Ask for assistance and
we will be glad to provide it.
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Groups Welcome:
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SPECIAL
INTEREST
Lots of walking, cycling,
riding, etc. Masses of interests from the views, walking, riding, cycling,
ornithology, geology, etc. Free guided weekly walks available every Thursday
2pm (2-3 miles), 7pm on Wednesday (2-3 miles) through the summer & every Saturday at 10:30am (2-3 miles) and every 3rd
Saturday at 10:30am (6-7miles). We also have free self-guided walks available all year.
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Indicative Lunch
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£9.50 - £13.50 for 2 courses
Parties and outside events catered for.
If you have special requirements please ask as we will try to accommodate
most needs.
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Indicative Dinner
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£12.50 -
£17.00 For 3 courses
Our meals are freshly cooked to order from local ingredients.
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Mold,
Flintshire's capital.
Wide sandy beaches are just 10
minutes' drive, and the historic city of Chester's superb shopping and zoo,
Snowdonia's vast range of activities and Bala's water sports are easily
accessible. Local cycling on waymarked lanes. Superb horse riding &
hiking.
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Nearest Airport:
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Liverpool/Manchester
37.6 miles to Liverpool's John Lennon airport
46.6 to Manchester Airport
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Public Transport Available:
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Bus services between
Holywell and Mold (Bus 126 - Text fliajgd to 84268 for bus times, check the bus stop for the code) provides connections to rail services in Flint (for
London, Holyhead, Chester), Shotton (Chester & Liverpool) & Chester.
Frustrated at
always being
Designated Driver? Then try the train or bus (and probably find yourself
equally frustrated)
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Arriva Buses
ChesterBus
First North Western
Flintshire
Bus Times
Wrexham
County Bus Times
National Rail Enquiries
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Directions By Car:
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Click here for a PDF format map.
From nearest main
road
From the A55 West towards Conwy.
Turn off at junction 32b and then take the next two left turns to the top of
the mountain on the B5123.
From the West, take J32
A55 on to the B5123 towards Rhosesmor, Pentre Halkyn & Halkyn and you will
find us at the top on the right.
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Ordnance Survey Map Reference:
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320908E 370275N
(N53:13:25 W3:11:10)
O S Map
Reference
SJ209702 Landranger Grid
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Distance To Nearest Town:
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4.8
MILES
The distance to Clwyd Theatr
Cymru in Mold. Holywell is about the same distance too.
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Beach Distance:
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10
MILES
Many beaches nearby. Talacre
nature reserve and dunes are only 15 miles away.
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Operating Profile:
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Open all year, every
day, Mon-Fri from 5pm, Sat/Sun & bank holidays from 12pm
Food Sat lunch time for the walkers from 12pm to 2:30pm and Sunday
lunch time from 12pm to 2pm.
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Coaches & Motorhomes Accepted:
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ALL COACHES & MINIBUSES BY APPOINTMENT (We
can open early and specifically for you and provide food & drink to
order)
ALL COACHES & MINIBUSES Please call on 01352 780309 or email us and
we will do our best to accommodate you.
Motorhomes - we'll do our best to accomodate you, just call or come and check us out!
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Indoor/Outdoor:
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Some outdoor
facilities
Stunning 60+ mile
views
Outdoor seating
Car
Parking
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Features
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Activities
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Biking:
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Off & on road cycling on the mountain and the nearby
millennium way adds to the variety of cycling
routes.
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Bird watching:
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Soaring Buzzards out rabbit hunting, fast Sparrow Hawks and Hobbies
seeking out quarry on the wing, Pipits and Stonechat in the gorse bushes are
among the many species present on the mountain
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Entertainment:
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Clwyd Theatr Cymru five minutes
away.
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Fishing:
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For the angler, there are six stillwater trout or coarse
fisheries as well as sea fishing in the River Dee
estuary.
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Golf:
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Four golf courses close by.
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Horse riding:
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Horse riding and trekking facilities
nearby.
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Picnics:
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Enjoy a picnic on the mountain
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Pool/snooker:
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Darts, Pool, Dominos and lots of other entertaining games
available.
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Shooting:
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Clay pigeon shooting a short walk
away. Contact Phil or Sheila Howell on 01829 270458.
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Swimming:
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Several excellent swimming facilities close by in Mold,
Holywell and Flint.
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Tours/touring:
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For the motorist, there are quiet country lanes linking
unspoiled villages and with breathtaking scenery around every
bend.
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Amenities
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Telephone:
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Pay phone available, mobile network coverage
reasonable and we can top up your mobile phone too!
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Wood stove:
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Open fires in winter add to the warm
atmosphere.
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Services
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Credit cards:
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Most major credit cards accepted
here.
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Guide:
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Free guided walks every... Wednesday 7pm (summer only
2-3 miles) Thursday 2pm (2 - 3 miles) Saturday 10:30am (2 - 3 miles) 3rd Saturday in the month 10:30am (6-7
miles)
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Guide books:
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We have a free guide to Halkyn Mountain which we would
be happy to let you have.
We are building a series of our own walks here and we also have on sale walking books of the area.
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Special diets:
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Vegetarian food available and we can cook with gluten
free ingredients too.
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Facilities
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Entertainment:
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Theatre, golf, fishing, swimming & other sports,
horse riding, cycling, driving, rambling & walking, the list is
endless.
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Information point:
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We have a variety of information on local amenities and
activities.
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Parking:
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Our car park provides parking for cars and
coaches.
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Restaurant/dining:
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Traditional pub food available Saturdays and Sundays. All food freshly cooked to order. Special requirements
catered for - just ask.
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Accessibility
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Car parking:
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Ample car parking provided at the
rear.
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Telephone:
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Payphone at the bar with reasonable all network mobile
coverage and we can top up your mobile phone too!.
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Open from 5pm Monday to Friday and 12pm Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays.
Food: Saturday 12pm to 2:30pm and Sunday 12pm to 2pm (menu here).
Advance bookings taken for food / drink outside of these hours.
Coaches welcome by appointment. - We take most major credit and debit cards.
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