Friday 22nd September 2023.
After filling up locally with LPG (66p a litre) and Diesel with headed towards todays destination, we had a smooth journey and decided to stop 10 miles short of Rhug Estate and stop for lunch in Llangollen. We have visited many times before and on on one previous visit with Alison and Peter I remembered there was a large car park at the Pavillion where major exhibitions and events are held.
It was a short walk into town and as usual we had to stop on the bridge and admire the force of the water flowing beneath it.
We had a wander around town treating ourselves to a couple of items and visited an amazing hardware shop that had a small frontage but went back about 100ft.
All the time we were there we could hear the steam train going back and forth but never saw it until we were driving out of the car park and it steamed past, we just caught a glimpse.
Last Monday the Welsh Government brought in new legislation which reduces driving speed in towns and villages to 20 miles an hour. There are signs up showing the limit so you naturally slow down, but as it isn’t embedded in our minds if you stop in town and then set off again it’s easy to forget the new limit😵💫 also finding a gear to drive in at that speed isn’t easy.
Rhug estate covers 12,500 acres, the 6,700 acre in hand organic farm is the core of the estate along with Rhug Mansion being the main residence. It is owned by Lord Newborough and the family has lived in North Wales since the 11th century. It prides itself on the organic production of its food which it sells in its own farm shop, cafe and takeaway.
The shop etc closes at 5.30 p.m and as long as you give them your number plate details you are welcome to stay overnight free with no obligation to spend any money in the shop.
We bought a few items for our evening meal and other meals over the weekend, not cheap but good quality.
They have a range of electric car charging points that would put any motorway service station to shame, people were pulling in to use them, not to visit the shop.
There is a 45 minute walking trail around the part of the estate we are on but unfortunately today every time we stepped out of Homer it decided to pour down with rain, we managed a short section of it but beat a hasty retreat when the rain became rather heavy.
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