Mold
is a town in Flintshire North East Wales. It is located between the Clwydian
mountains to the 
West and the plains of Cheshire (with the ancient walled
town of Chester) to the East, the estuary of the River Dee to the North,
and the town of Wrexham to the South. Mold is a friendly market town where
family run businesses rub shoulders with High Street names. There are
bustling street markets every Wednesday and Saturday, the street trading
being a tradition in Mold since the 17th Century.
Being strategically located close to the English / Welsh border it has
aquired a wealth of history, and indeed the High Street was once home
to a motte and bailey Norman Castle. Mold is also the original home of
the Bronze Age Gold Cape, a unique and fantastic piece of prehistoric
metalwork, estimated around 2000 BC, found on a skeleton in fields nearby
and now proudly exhibited centre stage in the British Museum in London.
Mold Library / Museum displays a copy of the Gold Cape and many other
Bronze Age treasures.
The ancient church of St
Mary's in Mold overlooking the High Street
was financed by Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry Tudor, to mark
his victory over Richard 111 at the Battle of Bosworth and his enthronement
as King of England in the 15th Century.
In 2007 Mold hosted what is the highlight of the Welsh language cultural
year ..the Welsh National 
Eisteddfod. The
Eisteddfod will actually be situated just south of the town on the fields
of Pentrehobin estate on the old road from Wrexham to Mold, the B5444.
All the sites will be based on the Pentrehobin land including the Maes,
the car parks, the caravan site, the youth village and the MaesB.
Mold is the county town of Flintshire, and home to Theatre Clwyd, known
throughout the UK for its productions.
The beautiful Clwyd Hills to the West of the town are ever popular with
walkers/ramblers and are the location of the northern section of the Offa's
Dyke Path, the long distance walk that leads from Prestatyn in the North
to Chepstow in the South of Wales. Or vice versa as the residents of Prestatyn
prefer to think! The hills are also becoming ever more popular for the
Mountain
Bike trails which have been encouraged by the local authorities, particularly
Denbighshire County Council. They have a wide variety of Trails suitable
for both the beginners and the more experienced lunatics!
