3 Best Sights in Ruthin, Wales

Nantclwyd y Dre

Dating from 1435, the oldest known timbered house in Wales offers visitors the opportunity to see how its inhabitants lived throughout the centuries; there's a useful interactive display, too. A colony of Lesser Horseshoe bats lives in the attic and you can watch them via a bat cam. Outside, the original medieval garden has been restored.

Ruthin Gaol

You can tour the local jail, where from 1654 to 1916 thousands of prisoners were incarcerated, and learn about prison conditions in Victorian times.

Jail/Prison Family
Clwyd St., Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1HP, Wales
44-01824-708281
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Rate Includes: £7, Closed Tues. and Oct.–Mar.

The Myddelton Grill on the Square

This distinctive 16th-century building in the town square has seven Dutch-style dormer windows, known as the "eyes of Ruthin," set into its red-tile roof. Formerly a pub, the building is currently up for sale.

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