Things to do in Connah’s Quay
From a 13th-century castle hidden in the woods to riverside walks along the Dee, here is what is worth your time in and around the Quay.
Connah’s Quay is a working town rather than a tourist one, but it has more going for it than a first drive through the centre suggests. Most of it is outdoors, most of it is free, and the best of it is within walking distance of the town. Here is where to start.
Wepre Park
Wepre Park is the obvious first stop and the reason many people visit Connah’s Quay at all. It covers 160 acres of woodland on the southern edge of town, with a waterfall, walking trails, a large free playground and the ruins of a medieval Welsh castle in the trees.
The walk up to Ewloe Castle and back is the one to do, around three miles through the valley of Wepre Brook. The park has a visitor centre with a café, and it is the kind of place that works as well for a short stroll as a half-day out.
Our full [Wepre Park guide](/connahs-quay/wepre-park) covers the trails, the castle, parking and everything else.
The quayside and the Dee
The riverside is where the town gets its name, and the stretch of the Wales Coast Path that runs along the Dee here is a flat, easy walk with views across the estuary to the Wirral. The path passes through Connah’s Quay on its way between Queensferry and Flint.
Access from the town centre down to the water is not always direct, and Flintshire County Council has looked at improving the walking and cycling links between the two. The better-surfaced option is the riverside cycleway that follows National Cycle Route 568 along the Dee, which runs all the way to Chester one way and towards Hawarden Bridge the other, and is suitable for bikes, buggies and wheelchairs.
Walking and cycling the river to Chester
The Dee path between Connah’s Quay and Chester is one of the best things to do from the town if you have a bike or a free afternoon. It is roughly six and a half miles to Chester along a surfaced, traffic-free route, passing Hawarden Bridge, the old swing bridge built in 1889 that still carries trains across the river.
It is a there-and-back ride or a one-way trip with a train home from Chester, and the flat ground makes it manageable for most riders.
Parks and play beyond Wepre
If Wepre is busy, or you want something nearer a particular part of town, Connah’s Quay has smaller parks and play areas spread across its estates. They will not fill an afternoon on their own, but they are useful to know about if you have young children and want a quick run-around closer to home.
A bit further afield
Connah’s Quay sits within easy reach of some of Flintshire’s better days out.
Ewloe Castle, technically in Ewloe, is reached through Wepre Park and costs nothing. Flint Castle, one of the first of Edward I’s castles in Wales, stands on the estuary a short drive west and is also free to visit. Hawarden has the Gladstone family’s estate and the ruins of its old castle, though public access to the grounds is limited and not a turn-up-any-time visit, so check before you go.
For a beach day, Talacre is around half an hour up the coast, with miles of sand, dunes and the white Point of Ayr Lighthouse, which has stood on the beach since 1776. And Chester, with its walls, rows and the zoo, is six miles east across the border.
For somewhere to eat before or after, see our guide to eating and drinking in Connah’s Quay.
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