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=Fares.=—­Single 28s. 10d. 19s. 3d. 15s. 4-1/2d. 
          Return 53s. 6d. 33s. 9d. ...

=Accommodation Obtainable.=—­At Llangollen—­“Hand Hotel,” “Royal
  Hotel,” “The Eagle Hotel,” etc.

The scenery of Llangollen can scarcely be called mountainous, but the little town is situated in the most beautiful part of the hill district of Wales.  Its chief charm, in common with all other Welsh villages, is in its contrasts,—­deep lanes with fern and flower-clad banks lead you past picturesque cottages and farms, surrounded with low stone walls, half hidden by brilliantly coloured creepers; bold crags, high above the valley, give place to bright green sheep pastures, they in turn changing to thick woods of oak and ash.

Llangollen Bridge, across which runs the chief thoroughfare, is one of the so-called “wonders of Wales.”  It was built in 1346 by John Trevor, afterwards Bishop of St. Asaph, and was the first stone bridge in Wales.  It is borne by five stone arches, and beneath them rushes the fine river Dee.  The church is dedicated to St. Collen, but is of no particular interest.  In the churchyard is a monument to the two fashionable ladies who at an early age tired of the vanities of this world, and lived in complete seclusion at Plas Newydd, a house just beyond the village, famed for its old oak.

Valle Crucis Abbey, which can be reached either by walking along the canal from Llangollen, or by train to Berwyn, lies in a beautiful wooded valley surrounded by some of the best scenery in the neighbourhood of Llangollen.  A little to the east, a very picturesque view of the ruins, which are the finest of their kind in Wales, may be obtained over a quiet pool of water.  The abbey was founded in the thirteenth century by Madoc-ap-Gryffydd Moelor, who was a supporter of Llewelyn in the cause of Welsh independence.  The buildings are in Early English style, and some of the finest remains are a circular gable window and three decorated Gothic ones, also part of the west end with dog-tooth moulding, and a piscina and canopy in the south transept.  Stretching at right angles from the south side of the church are the old monastic buildings.

[Illustration:  Photochrom Co., Ltd.

VALLE CRUCIS ABBEY.

The ruins of the Church.  The monastic buildings are on the south side.]

KNARESBOROUGH, DRIPPING WELL

=How to get there.=—­Train from King’s Cross.  Great Northern Rly. =Nearest Station.=—­Knaresborough. =Distance from London.=—­204 miles. =Average Time.=—­Varies between 5 to 7 hours.

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=Fares.=—­Single 28s. 5d. ... 17s. 0-1/2d. 
          Return 56s. 10d. ... 34s. 1d.

=Accommodation Obtainable.=—­“Commercial Hotel,” “Crown Hotel,”
  etc.