WALES

St Tysilio's church lies adjacent to Llantysilio Hall, but at a distance from any nucleated settlement, on the north bank of the River Dee, 4km to the north-west of Llangollen. It is essentially a single-cell late medieval structure, with surviving masonry of that period and some windows of 15thC or 16thC date. A north transept was added in the early 18thC and there was some reconstruction and addition in the Victorian era. Internally, medieval survivals include a font, a small amount of stained glass, and perhaps the lectern. The churchyard, polygonal in shape, is packed with gravemarkers, the earliest from the end of the 17thC.

Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales. Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, was the first of its kind in the world. It was built for the purpose of supplying Liverpool and the districts later designated as Merseyside with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the small village of Llanwddyn. The reservoir is Severn Trent Water's largest. When full, it is 26 metres (84 ft) deep, contains 59.7 gigalitres (13.125×109 imp gal), and covers an area of 4.54 square kilometres (1,121 acres), the equivalent of around 600 football pitches. The lake has a circumference of 19 kilometres (12 mi) with a road that goes all the way around it. Its length is 7.64 kilometres (4.75 mi). On a clear day the lake, along with many others in North Wales, can be seen from space.

Felice Varini's 'anamorphic illusion' at the Cardiff Bay Barrage. To find out more about it, here is the link: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6530989.stm

We had been up to this Welsh reservoir the day before and it was very misty, but the autumn colours looked lovely, but very muted at a distance. It was perfect the day after. The larch trees in particular were golden.

Llyn Brenig is a reservoir located in Wales, in the heart of the Denbigh Moors, at a height of 1200 feet, on the border between the counties of Conwy and Denbighshire. It is used to manage the flow in the River Dee as part of the River Dee regulation system which is designed to protect the water supply for North West England and north-east Wales, particularly Liverpool and its surrounding area.

These canal boats take tourists on trips on the canal. There is a winding hole to the west of this point, about 500 metres away. From that point westwards there is no access for barges, but it's possible to canoe on this canal and then get down to the River Dee for some good white water action.

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The end of the canal walk for today. Beautiful weather, and now back to Llangollen for a cup of coffee and a bite to eat.

I could have the whole menu for less than 3 shillings or 15p.

HFF everyone. I hope you all have a joyful and peaceful Christmas.

The picturesque bridge connects the A496 on the north of the valley to the A493 at Penmaenpool on the south of the valley. The A famous landmark the rickety wooden toll bridge was built in 1879 by the Penmaenpool Bridge Company to replace the ferry. Do you fancy owning it? www.itv.com/news/wales/2013-03-01/historic-toll-bridge-for-sale-at-penmaenpool-snowdonia