Flint Castle and Coast Path

Walks, Wales, Flintshire

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  • Welcome to Flint Station! Served by Transport for Wales trains from Birmingham, Manchester, and Holyhead, it’s easy to get here by train.

    Step 1: Welcome to Flint Station! Served by Transport for Wales trains from Birmingham, Manchester, and Holyhead, it’s easy to get here by train.

  • Let’s get going. Exit out of Platform 1 using the ramp. From the station, head straight down Castle Street.

    Step 2: Let’s get going. Exit out of Platform 1 using the ramp. From the station, head straight down Castle Street.

  • Wonder why it’s called Castle Street? After a short walk, cross Castle Dyke Street and head straight up the paved path towards the ruins.

    Step 3: Wonder why it’s called Castle Street? After a short walk, cross Castle Dyke Street and head straight up the paved path towards the ruins.

  • Flint Castle is the earliest and most unusual of Wales’ English built castles. Feel free to head in and explore - it’s free to enter.

    Step 4: Flint Castle is the earliest and most unusual of Wales’ English built castles. Feel free to head in and explore - it’s free to enter.

  • It is dominated by a great tower that had its own moat and drawbridge, making it essentially a castle within a castle.

    Step 5: It is dominated by a great tower that had its own moat and drawbridge, making it essentially a castle within a castle.

  • You can climb up the tower for excellent views of the surroundings.

    Step 6: You can climb up the tower for excellent views of the surroundings.

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