Things to do in Rhyl, North Wales
Rhyl is on the north-east coast of Wales between Prestatyn and Colwyn Bay.
Modern-day Rhyl has the Suncentre on the East Parade which is an indoor water park with Europe's first surfing pool.
The nearby SeaQuarium and the new Pavilion Theatre give the seafront a smart appearance with many beach shops in-between.
Ocean Plaza, an apartment and hotel complex with shops now stands on the site of the Ocean Beach Funfair which closed in 2007.
Some of the funfair rides were relocated to Prestatyn including the Spiral Slide, Pepsi Loop Roller Coaster, Nessi, dodgems and waltzers.
The town has a Welsh-speaking primary school, Ysgol Dewi Sant, which has been in operation since 1949.
There is also a successful Football Club that has won the Welsh Premier League among other victories.
Virgin Trains run from Holyhead to London Euston and Arriva Trains run from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly.
Things to do in Rhyl
The six miles of golden sandy beach runs from Rhyl to Prestatyn and has all the traditional family attractions of donkey rides, ball games and sandcastles.
Visit the Lifeboat Station and learn about the life-saving work of the RNLI or book a day of sea fishing from Rhyl Harbour.
The Marine Lake to the west of Rhyl has a miniature railway that runs around it.
There is also a new museum, a railway centre and a children's playground.
There are several local watersports clubs that make use of the lake.
For walkers, Rhyl has many coastal walks and footpaths and the Offa's Dyke Footpath starts at nearby Prestatyn.
History of Rhyl
Rhyl was a small village of 300 people until the 1830s.
It became an elegant seaside resort in Victorian times, attracting thousands of visitors and day-trippers from the northwest of England.
It had a magnificent Pavilion Theatre with five domes, and a pier, both now demolished.
The former Welsh Baptist Tabernacle Chapel was built in 1867.
After lying derelict for some time it was bought by the Muslim community and is now an Islamic Cultural Centre.
After World War II Rhyl was inundated with people moving from Liverpool and Manchester.
However, by 1990 as people holidayed abroad, the town was in decline and unemployment was high.
A series of regeneration projects funded by the EU has given the seafront a new lease of life.
Notable residents of Rhyl include Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain; Arthur Cheetham, first Welsh filmmaker; actress Nerys Hughes and comedian Lee Evans.
The present-day town of Rhyl has a population of around 24,000 people.
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Days Out in Rhyl
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Rhuddlan Castle (2 Miles)*
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Denbigh Castle (10 Miles)*
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Conwy Castle (13 Miles)*
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Bodnant Garden (13 Miles)*
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Plas Mawr Elizabethan Town House (13 Miles)*
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Aberconwy House (14 Miles)*
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Llyn Brenig Reservoir and Visitor Centre (17 Miles)*
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Lady Lever Art Gallery (20 Miles)*
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Greenacres Animal Park (21 Miles)*
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Museum of Liverpool (21 Miles)*-national-museums-liverpool-154x115.jpg)
Places to Visit near Rhyl
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Dyserth (4 Miles)*
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Prestatyn (4 Miles)*
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Prestatyn (4 Miles)*
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Abergele (4 Miles)*
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Talacre (7 Miles)*
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Colwyn Bay (9 Miles)*
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Denbigh (10 Miles)*
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Rhos-on-Sea (10 Miles)*
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Llandudno (13 Miles)*
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West Kirby (13 Miles)*
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