Welcome To Wrexham Photo Tours

30/01/2024

03/01/2024

BLOOD AMONG THE THREADS TOUR.(FREE TOUR) 90 MINUTES LONG

Start at meeting place LL13 7NW.( WATERY ROAD near the railway level crossing on the side of the Maelor Hospital. Finish at THE PEOPLES MARKET. LL13 8BY

Join me on this remarkable SPOILER FREE TOUR of David Ebsworth fictional murder mystery novel set in Victorian Wrexham. A great tour if you just want to know about old Victorian Wrexham or might decide to read the book in the future. We will visit some of the main locations mentioned in the book. Locations include. The workhouse, The infirmary, The Eisteddfod, St Marks, Roseneath, The Talbot, Westminster Buildings and Great Art Treasures Exhibition of 1876, The old Grammar School and Fire Station, The Old Town Hall, The Post Office, The Horn Inn and Bridge,The River Gwenfro and the Second Bridge, The Bridewell (Prison/Police station) Williams Tailors, St Giles and Yale burial place, Overton Arcade and Mucklestone, Golden Lion, The Feathers, The Wynnstay Hotel, Tiger Inn, Primitive Methodist Chapel , The Beast Market.

09/12/2023

SMALL TOUR 90 MINUTES LONG.
Join me on this remarkable FREE walking, mobility scooter, pushchair, tour around some of the main parts of Wrexham. Tour main topics are: The Racecourse Ground, The Turf Hotel, Wrexham University, Walk a section of the Old Racecourse Track, Maesgwyn Hall, Gwenfro River, The Gresford Mining Disaster, Wrexham Bus and Tram Service, Wrexham Lager,The General Railway Station, Wrexham AFC Club Shop (Optional Welcome To Wrexham Mural). You come on the tour at your own risk. Failure to turn up at the agreed meeting time could affect more free tours in the future. Thank you.

23/11/2023

BIG TOUR. 4.5 HOURS LONG.
At the moment all tours are FREE but you come on the tour at your own risk and you must sign a consent form.

PROGRAMME AND ESTIMATED TIME JOINING POINTS ON THE TOUR

For those interested I have created a programme for the tour that might be suited for some people that are unable to come on the full tour. Please find below a list of joining points and times. Topics covered. Types of ground we will be walking along and estimated distance to the next joining point. You can join the tour at any of the points below and leave whenever you want to. Allow up to 10 minutes delay at each joining point except the start point.

I will be holding a folder with WELCOME TO WREXHAM PHOTO TOUR. on it.

09:00 am START OF TOUR at the WELCOME TO WREXHAM MURAL(LL11 2HS).
The ground to the next joining point will be level and will be about 600 metres. TOPICS COVERED. Welcome to Wrexham Mural. History of the racecourse ground. Crispin Lane. Wrexham Student Village. Wrexham General Station. The Kop End.
Next Joining Point.
09:25 am FRONT OF THE WREXHAM FOOTBALL GROUND BY THE RED TRIBUTE BRICKS. MOLD ROAD STAND.(LL11 2AH)
The ground to the next joining point will be level and a slight up hill walk over the bridge at the General Train Station and about 2 km. TOPICS COVERED. The Turf Hotel. Wrexham University. Walk a section of the original racecourse track. Crosville Bus Depot and Maesgwyn Hall. The Gresford Mining Disaster. The Great Western Railway Bus Depot and Tram Shed. Wrexham Art College and one of Wrexhams original hospitals/Infirmary. Wrexham Lager Sports and Social Club.Old Wrexham Lager Building.
Next Joining Point.
10:35 am. WREXHAM CENTRAL TRAIN STATION.
The ground to the next joining point will be gradual down hill and then up hill at Vicarage Hill and about 1km. TOPICS COVERED. Wrexham Leather Works. Island Green Brewery. Seeing the Gwenfro River. The Mitre Brewery. 3 Tuns Pub. The Old Towns Well. Wrexham Trams Service. The Cross Foxes and The Old Swan Pubs. The Old Vicarage on Vicarage Hill. Recreating the Old Central Train Station from 1887 and the Wrexham to Ellesmere line from 1895. Grove Park Theatre.
Next Joining point.
11:30 am. WATERSTONES BOOKSHOP. (LL11 1SG).(Perfect for all ages and only a short distance).
The ground to the next joining point will be gradual downhill and about 450 metres. TOPICS COVERED. Walking and Viewing Wrexham Town Like in the old days. The Horse and Jockey pub. Wrexham Channel Tunnel Company. Wrexham Art Treasures and Industrial Exhibition 1876 and Blood Among The Threads Location( A mystery Novel set in Victorian Wrexham). The Talbot Inn. Central Arcade. The Old Town Hall. No 5 and 7 Town Hill. Church Street.
Next Joining Point.
11:45 am SAINT GILES CHURCH GATES.( LL13 8LS).
The ground to the next joining point will be down hill and a long walk up hill(York Street) and about 660 metres. TOPICS COVERED. Saint Giles Church. Overton Arcade. Alliance Assurance Building. Soames Brewery. The Bee Hive Foundry. The Fat Boar. The Wynnstay Arms. Martin Rees Jewellers. Hippodrome Cinema Light. The Peoples Market.
12:15 pm OUTSIDE THE PEOPLES MARKET MAIN ENTRANCE CHESTER STREET.( LL13 8BY)
The ground to the finish point will be level with a slight rise at the bridge at The General Train Station and 2km. TOPICS COVERED. The Beast Market. Wrexham Lager Beer Company. Jones Fish And Chip Shop. The Elephant and Castle. The Feathers. The Butchers Market. Marrubis Café. Hypodrome Cinema. The Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Park. The General Market. The Empire Picture House. The Prince of Wales Volunteer Fire Brigade Location. Wrexham Old Public Library. The Guild Hall. The War Memorial Hospital/Yale College/Cambria College. The Arc. Town Hall Clock. Old King Street Tennis Courts. The Majestic Cinema. Wrexham Methodist Church. Wrexham Museum. Saint Mary’s Cathedral.

13:30 THE TURF HOTEL and WREXHAM AFC CLUB SHOP. FINISHING POINT.

Please message me with your telephone number so that I can confirm on the day that we are ok to meet at the joining point you require.
Kind regards from David.