Chirk Castle
Chirk, Wrexham LL14 5AF
Tel: 01691 777701
A magnificent Marcher fortress, completed in 1310. The rather austere exterior belies the comfortable and elegant state rooms inside, with elaborate plasterwork, superb Adam-style furniture, tapestries and portraits. In the formal gardens there are clipped yews, roses and a variety of flowering shrubs. After 400 years of occupation, the Myddelton family still live here

Erddig
Wrexham LL13 0YT
Tel: 01978 315151 (Infoline); 01978 355314
One of the most fascinating houses in Britain. The beautiful and evocative
range of outbuildings includes kitchen, laundry, bakehouse, stables, sawmill, smithy and joiner’s shop, while the stunning state rooms display most of their original 18th and 19th century furniture and furnishings, including some exquisite Chinese wallpaper. The large walled garden has been restored to its 18th-century formal design and has a Victorian parterre and yew walk. It also contains the National Collection of Ivies. There is an extensive park with woodland walks.