Welcome to the Chirk and Ceiriog Valley Partnership Website
'A little bit of heaven on Earth' was how
Lloyd George described the Ceiriog Valley. Surprisingly, this beautiful
valley has remained relatively undiscovered, - a secret place. Only a
few miles from the English border and the A5, one of the main tourist
routes into North Wales, it has remarkably retained its cultural
heritage and unspoilt countryside.
The Ceiriog Valley lies immediately south of and parallel to the
picturesque Vale of Llangollen. Yet it is the Ceiriog Valley that has
been called 'little Switzerland' and given rise to three notable poets,
undoubtedly inspired by their love for their homeland. It is all the
more surprising, therefore, that had Lloyd George not spoken so
passionately in its defence, we may never have known of its beauty.
In 1923, Parliament was asked to grant statutory powers to impound the upper waters of the River Ceiriog and to evict the local population living within an area of 13,600 acres. Thankfully, commonsense prevailed and the proposal was defeated.