Flintshire has a proud and distinctive heritage that has captured the imagination of successive generations. It boasts an extensive collection of historic landmarks and industrial and religious sites. 

The County was established in 1284, seven years after King Edward 1 ordered work to begin on Flint Castle.  The Castle, formerly the site of bloody battles between the Celts and Romans, British and Saxons, Welsh and Normans, overlooks the estuary of the River Dee.  It was dismantled by Parliamentarians in 1646, but the ruins are still well worth a visit today.

Pilgrims have reputedly come to St. Winefride’s well to take the waters since the 7^th Century, accounting for its reputation as a welsh ‘wonder’ and the ‘Lourdes of Wales’. Holywell’s name is derived from this well, and the town also has the ruins of Basingwerk Abbey nearby.  The Iron Age hill forts of Caer Estyn, Moel Arthur, and Penycloddiau are also of great significance.

Hawarden’s historic heart contains two castles, one of which dates back to the 12^th century, while the other was the home of William Glastone, four times British Prime Minister.  Caerwys, too, has a fascinating history, being one of the smallest towns in Britain with a Royal Charter.  Other notable attractions are Ewloe Castle, Bailey Hill in Mold, the lighthouse at point of Ayr and the White Gates at Leeswood Hall.
Having retained the essential character of its fascinating past, Flintshire is waiting to be discovered.