Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September
Bryn Y Parc
Time: 10am to 4pm.
Booking: booking not required.
Access: restricted access.
Owner, Tom Smith, will be on hand to answer questions. Self guided tour sheets will be available. Please note that you may be asked to wait to enter the building as numbers are strictly limited. Located at the top of Park Street.
Grove Place, former Police Station tours
Time: 10am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3.30pm. Tour lasts approx 1 hour.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: restricted access.
Tours of the recent restoration work as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative, and of the former police cells. Located on Vale Street.
Mostyn House tours
Time: 10am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3.30pm. Tour lasts approx 1 hour.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: restricted access.
Tours of this 18th Century town house that is undergoing refurbishment as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative. Located on Vale Street.
Denbigh and the Civil War
Time: 10am.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: 3 miles in length and 3 hours in duration, participants should wear appropriate clothing and footwear.
The walk focuses on Denbigh in the first half of the 17th century, the battle of Denbigh Green and the siege of Denbigh Castle. The route takes in the town centre and principal civil war sites utilising public roads, public footpaths across fields and some steep climbs near the castle. Meet at Denbigh Library.
A Taste of Historic Denbigh
Time: 11am Saturday and 2pm Sunday.
Booking: booking not required.
Access: restricted.
The Denbigh Volunteer Tour Guides will lead you on an historic tour of Denbigh. The guides attended a series of public lectures all based on Denbigh and have extensive knowledge of the town’s history. Meet at Denbigh Library.
Gwefr heb Wifrau/Wireless in Wales
Time: 9am-4pm, guided tours throughout in English and Welsh on request.
Special event: 11am - 12.30pm on both days, see Open Doors website for details.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: fully accessible.
David Jones' collection of radio sets dating back to the early 1920s through to the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The survival of the language, culture and nationhood of Wales is inextricably linked to radio, a fact which the exhibition seeks to emphasise. Welsh Language Centre, Lenton Pool.
Tour of Howell's School
Time: Saturday at 11am and 2pm and Sunday at 11am only.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: fully accessible.
Tour of school and St David's Church. Meet at main entrance in Courtyard.
A Walk to Denbigh's Dove Cotes and Cockpit Yard
Time: 11.30am both days. Tour takes 30 minutes.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: fully accessible.
A walk to Denbigh's dove cotes in Middle Lane and Post Office lane with Christopher Sanders. Meet at Denbigh Library.
Lleweni Coach House and Converted Barns
Time: 11am both days, lasts approx one hour.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: fully accessible.
Tours to view the exterior of the Grade II listed Coach House and barns associated with Lleweni Hall. Take the private road off the Mold Road to the second car park, parking is restricted.
Galch Hill and Gwaenynog Hall Walk
Time: 1pm both days. Walk takes approx 1 hour 30 mins.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: suitable footwear required.
A pleasant countryside walk with good views of the castle en route. Meet at the Council Offices, Caledfryn, Smithfield Road, LL16 3RJ. Free parking available.
Saturday 10 September only
The Archaeology of Denbigh
Time: 10.30am and 2pm. Tour lasts approx 2 hours.
Booking: pre-booking required.
Access: some steep climbs, suitable footwear required.
A 1.5 mile walk through Denbigh with Fiona Gale, County Archaeologist, exploring Denbigh’s history through its buildings. Meet at Denbigh Library.
To book any of the walks or tours, please call Denbigh Library on 01745 816313 or email heritageinitiative@denbighshire.gov.uk
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