Holywell Town Council
Holywell – The Lourdes of Wales and gateway to the Greenfield valley
The market town of Holywell is located in Flintshire in North East Wales and is less than five minutes travelling time from the A55 expressway and the A548 coastal route into North Wales.
The town centre, which is designated as pedestrians-only between 9.30am and 4.30pm, boasts more than 100 businesses. Most of these are independently-owned but a number of regional and national retailers such as Woolworths, Iceland, Somerfield, Lidl, Tesco and Peacocks also have a presence in the town, as too have four major banks; HSBC, Barclays, National Westminster and Abbey.
Within Holywell town centre there are more than 50 listed buildings and, after being judged second on three previous occasions for the quality of its floral displays, this year the town was awarded first place in the Small Towns Section of the annual Wales in Bloom Competition.
The town takes its name from the 7th century St Winefrides Holy Well; one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. This holy shrine, renowned throughout the world, attracts more than 20,000 visitors each year drawn there by their belief in its healing powers, to admire its architecture and to visit the recently opened museum and interpretation centre.
Holywell also has several other popular visitor attractions. These include the Greenfield Valley Heritage & Country Park, Holywell Leisure Centre, the towns Fron Park & Memorial Gardens and the Thursday open-air street market. The 60-mile long Wats Dyke Heritage Trail, which starts in Llanymynech in Powys, also passes through the town, ending near the 12th century Basingwerk Abbey in the Greenfield Valley Heritage & Country Park and just a stone’s throw from the River Dee estuary.
The town is centre is served by four short-stay and long-stay pay and display car parks where parking cost just 20p for up to three hours in the former and 30p for longer than three hours in the latter while parking for the disabled is free at all times. There is also free parking for up to three hours at the Tesco and Lidl car parks, both just a few yards from the town centre and providing customers with ample time to also visit other town centre shops. Additionally, there is free on-street parking at various locations close to the town centre.
Holywell is well served by a bus service from other towns in the area such as Fflint, Mold, Rhyl and Chester. The nearest railway station to Holywell is at Fflint, four miles to the east, from where there is a frequent connecting bus service.
The nearest international airports are Liverpool John Lennon Airport, located about 35 miles from Holywell and Manchester Airport, which is about 50 miles from the town.
More details about Holywell can be obtained via the Holywell Town Council website: www.holywell-town.gov.uk
Holywell town Council also employs a town centre manager. His name is Medwyn Roberts and he can be contacted by telephone on 01745-710333 or by e-mail at enquiries@impactcom.biz for any additional information not available on the towns website.
