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Whilst you stay

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Staying at Boutique33 places you right in the heart of Wrexham - a town full of character, culture, and a growing reputation as one of North Wales’ most exciting destinations.

Whether you’re here for a relaxing break, a football weekend, or a base to explore the wider region, there’s plenty to see and do just moments from your door.

Visit Wrexham

Wrexham is having a moment. Once known quietly as the largest city in North Wales, it has become one of the most talked-about places in British football, and the energy that brings has touched the whole city. Heritage buildings are finding new life. Independent businesses are thriving. Visitors are arriving from Australia, Canada, the United States, and across Europe, drawn by the story unfolding at the Racecourse Ground and staying to discover what was here all along: a city with genuine character, deep roots, and more than a few surprises on its doorstep.

Staying at Boutique33 puts you right in the middle of it. From the High Street, the Racecourse Ground is a short walk away. The countryside beyond the city holds a National Trust treasure and one of the great engineering wonders of the world. Here is what we think is worth your time.

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Wrexham AFC - The club the
world is watching

It started with a documentary and a takeover. In 2021, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham AFC, a National League club that had spent years outside the Football League. What followed was extraordinary: three successive promotions in three seasons, each one seemingly impossible until it happened. The now sit for their second season in the EFL Championship, the second division of English football after returning there for the first time in 43 years.  The atmosphere inside the ground on a match day has to be experienced. The crowd is loud, passionate, and genuinely mixed. Long-standing local supporters who remember the lean years sit alongside visitors who have flown in from the other side of the world.

Boutique33 is on the High Street, a short walk from the ground. On match days, the whole area comes alive.

Interested in attending a match? We occasionally have tickets available for guests. Drop us a note when you book and we will let you know what we can do. Availability varies and cannot be guaranteed, but it is always worth asking.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct  -
A UNESCO World Heritage Site

9 Miles Away

In 1805, engineer Thomas Telford and his team completed something that most of their contemporaries believed was impossible: an iron trough carrying a navigable canal across the River Dee valley, 126 feet above the river, on 19 slender stone piers. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is 307 metres long. It still carries boats today. Standing on it, looking down at the river far below, is one of those moments that makes you genuinely glad you came. 

The best way to experience it is on the water. Anglo Welsh operate the Little Star (Seren Fach) from Trevor Basin, with 45-minute return trips across the aqueduct running daily from April through to the end of October.
 
If you would rather walk, the towpath crossing is free and open year-round outside of maintenance periods. The view from the aqueduct is the same whether you are on the boat or on foot: extraordinary either way.

Getting there: Trevor Basin, where the visitor centre and boat trips are based, is about 9 miles from Boutique33. Allow 15 to 20 minutes by car via the A483 and A539. SatNav postcode: LL14 3SG. Parking is pay and display, with the car park open 8am to 8pm. The visitor centre is free to enter.

For trip times and advance booking: anglowelsh.co.uk for the Little Star, or pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk for wider visitor information.

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Erddig Hall
A National Trust treasure on the edge of the City

2 Miles Away

Two miles south of Wrexham city centre, tucked behind its own walled garden and set within a sweeping country estate, is Erddig Hall. One of the best-preserved country houses in Wales, it is also one of the National Trust's most quietly extraordinary properties anywhere in Britain.

 
Outside, the formal garden has been restored to its late-seventeenth-century design, with clipped yews, pleached limes, and a cascade that were all described in an inventory of 1718. The wider parkland stretches beyond, and the whole estate is open to walk freely.

Getting there: Erddig is about 2 miles from Boutique33. That is roughly a 15-minute drive or a pleasant 30-minute walk from Wrexham city centre along Erddig Road. Parking at the estate is free.

Opening times (typical season):

  • Gardens and estate: daily, 10am to 5pm

  • Historic house: 12:30pm to 3:30pm (March to October); 11:30am to 2:30pm (November to March)

  • Café and shop: 10am to 4pm or 5pm
     

National Trust members enter free. For non-members, tickets are purchased on arrival or in advance at nationaltrust.org.uk/erddig.

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