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Bonfire Night in Wrexham 2026: Where to Watch the Fireworks
Bonfire Night in Wrexham is nearly here, and with the 5th falling on a Thursday this year, the celebrations run all week long. From big ticketed nights with fairground rides to a free community viewpoint over the city, here's where to watch the skies light up across Wrexham this November. Wrap up warm, plan your travel and check with organisers before you set off, as times and prices can change. Under The Arches Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site Thursday 5th N
Katie Skellon
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Looking to stay in Wrecsam over Eisteddfod week this summer?
Looking to stay in Wrecsam over Eisteddfod week this summer
This Is Wrexham
Jun 30, 2025
The Wrexham Finalists Announced for the 2025 North America Cook-Off!
The finalists have now been revealed following a three-week dining competition in January that saw eateries across Wrexham serve-up North American influenced dishes with the best local Welsh produce. During the competition, each venue had two mystery diner visits which scored them each based on presentation, taste and overall knowledge and promotion of the dish - with the public also encouraged to visit some new venues and upload their personal results afterwards. Coming out
This Is Wrexham
Feb 3, 2025
New Data Highlights Wrexham’s Record Tourism Sector Growth!
The annual 2023 tourism data for Wales reveals that Wrexham County experienced it’s strongest annual performance since records began in 2023
This Is Wrexham
Jul 22, 2024
New Wrexham City Gateway Signage Installed!
Road-users entering the County of Wrexham this year will be welcomed by new roadside gateway signage thanks to almost £30,000 of funding
This Is Wrexham
May 1, 2024
Behind the Scenes - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Health Check Almost Complete...
The jewel in the crown of our 11-mile UNESCO World Heritage Site here in Wrexham County Borough is receiving a major health check this March. Carried out once every 20 years, engineers from national waterways charity Canal & River Trust have completely emptied Pontcysyllte Aqueduct of water to check that the 307m-long structure, built to carry the Llangollen Canal across the Dee Valley 38m below, is in good working order. Image; Photography by Joe Bickerton Pontcysyllte Aque
This Is Wrexham
Mar 6, 2024
Wrexham Listed as One of UK's Best Places to Visit in 2024!
After a buoyant renaissance as a tourism destination, Time Out have just released their definitive 'top 15' places to visit in the UK and Wrexham features on the list! It's no secret that we are welcoming more international tourism to the area - thanks largely to the popularity and success of the Welcome to Wrexham docu-series - but the positive press and acknowledgement in articles such as this shows that our wider area and local community are also stars in their own right.
This Is Wrexham
Dec 8, 2023
Hickory’s Brings a Slice of The Deep South To Wrexham!
It's been the talk of the town for a while, but we have that first view of the all-new Hickory’s Smokehouse restaurant, which is getting ready to open in Wrexham on Friday 17th November! The team behind the popular, Southern style restaurant, Hickory’s Smokehouse are getting ready to swing open the doors at their second Welsh site in Wrexham! Excitement is building as this week, the Hickory’s team have been running through their training & practice sessions, ready to welcome
This Is Wrexham
Nov 17, 2023
Two Wrexham Coffee Shops Achieve National Recognition!
Two Wrexham Coffee Shops featured in the first all Wales edition of the Indy Coffee Guide! The Indy Coffee Guide showcases the best specialty coffee shops and roasteries from all over Wales. The publishers of the guide, Salt Media, are assisted by a group of leading coffee experts across the country to seek out the best places to service your caffeine needs and all of the hidden gems. Bank Street Social and Tabernacl, both in the city centre, are in the guide representing W
This Is Wrexham
Oct 20, 2023
KEY TIMINGS ANNOUNCED FOR BANGOR-ON-DEE RACECOURSE’S SEPTEMBER MEETING!
KEY TIMINGS ANNOUNCED FOR BANGOR-ON-DEE RACECOURSE’S SEPTEMBER MEETING: FEATURING LIVE MUSIC FROM IN-DEMAND QUEEN TRIBUTE ACT You won’t want to break free after racing at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse on Tuesday (5 September), with Flash: A Tribute to Queen bringing a different kind of magic to the September Meeting. One of the most sought-after Queen tribute acts in the UK has been confirmed to perform the iconic band’s classic hits at the only racecourse in North Wales, roun
This Is Wrexham
Aug 31, 2023
Gear up for the Tour of Britain with a new bike trail through Wrexham!
Visitors to Wrexham may have spotted a series of colourful bikes dotted around the City Centre over recent weeks. Aside from being a central part of Wrexham’s Wales in Bloom entry, the bikes have stayed in situ throughout the summer and now form part of a new trail celebrating the start and finish of Stage 2 of this year’s Tour of Britain Cycle race here in the City Centre. To supplement the colourful bike trail, a new map has been produced to support a competition over the
This Is Wrexham
Aug 21, 2023
Magic Dragon Brewery Tap Wins Pub of the Year!
Magic Dragon Brewery Tap has won Chester & South Clwyd Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Branch pub of the year 2023 for North East Wales. The bar, on Charles Street, opened in December 2019 and specialises in cask ale and craft beer traditionally produced in their micro-brewery at the Plassey Holiday Park. Thet also have guest beers from other breweries, as well as Magic Dragon’s own lager, Welsh spirits and ciders. Pub of the Year is Camra’s top award and goes to the pub that t
This Is Wrexham
May 22, 2023
World Cup Fever Arrives in Wrexham!
Football plays a huge part in the identity and culture of Wrexham. We have the oldest international stadium in the world and the Football Association of Wales (FAW) was formed here back in 1876. It’s little wonder that we consider Wrexham the spiritual home of Welsh Football. Plans are ongoing for the development of the Football Museum for Wales to be based here in Wrexham, and the future of football locally and internationally looks bright. This November we look to celebrate
This Is Wrexham
Nov 10, 2022
30-years loyal service for chef Eifion Edwards!
Multi award winning Inn and Restaurant The Hand at Llanarmon have an extra reason to celebrate this month, as Second Chef Eifion Edwards reaches the amazing milestone of having worked at The Hand for 30 years! Managing Director Jonathan Greatorex said, ‘We are immensely proud of Eifion, not only because of his dedication and long service but because of the incredible hard work and high quality food he delivers to customers day after day. Absolutely nobody in the world can coo
This Is Wrexham
Oct 31, 2022
Take a Unique Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Picture!
Three antique style ‘fixed point’ cameras have been installed across the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB as part of a citizen science project to document the changing landscape. With cameras at the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Loggerheads Country Park and on the Prestatyn to Dyserth old railway line there are cameras accessible by all in some of our more picturesque settings. By taking a photo through these cameras and uploading it to Instagram (with #CRDV_AONB to tag your photo
This Is Wrexham
Oct 14, 2022
Keep your eyes peeled - Wrexham’s City of Culture bid is about to go on tour…
On Friday 14th, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th January two Wrexham City of Culture buses will be touring the county in order to raise awareness and support for the #Wrecsam2025 bid. The buses will have on board performers and artists who will be hopping off at different locations for a short performance, before jumping back on board and heading to the next location. Due to current covid restrictions the City of Culture team have had to amend their original plans where over 40
This Is Wrexham
Jan 13, 2022
Together, let's raise the bar on our ambition! #wrecsam2025
Wrexham is awesome and as the official tourism partnership, we're BACKING THE UK CITY OF CULTURE 2025 BID!! From singing under the massive floodlights at the Cae-Ras, to multi-cultural dancing at Ty Pawb – Wrexham is awesome! From crowd-surfing watching Neck Deep at Focus Wales to taking in a sunrise along our Unesco World Heritage site - Wrexham is mint! We have so many amazing businesses on our doorstep, including a factory manufacturing the covid vaccine - Wrexham is aweso
This Is Wrexham
Dec 3, 2021
Wrexham's Magic Dragon Brewery Tap is featured in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2022
Magic Dragon Brewery Tap on Charles Street, Wrexham has for the first time been featured in CAMRA’s prestigious Good Beer Guide 2022
This Is Wrexham
Nov 25, 2021
Explore Wrexham's Country Parks
We’re all looking forward to better days. Whilst we can’t welcome you back to visit us just yet, here’s some information on what Wrexham Country parks have to offer. Alyn Waters This is the largest country park in the Wrexham area, taking its name from the River Alyn which runs through the park with a footpath running parallel to the river. There are many paths and trails across the park area. You can walk through the extensive woodland areas following the river paths or en
This Is Wrexham
Feb 8, 2021
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