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Rhyl (/ r ɪ l /; Welsh: Y Rhyl, pronounced [ə ˈr̥ɨl]) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn , to the east Prestatyn , and to the south-east Rhuddlan and St Asaph .
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The pier was closed by the council later in 1965 due to decline which was partly attributed by the loss of the golden sands, caused by a polluted foreshore from Liverpool Docks' expansion. [17] In December 1966, a town meeting to decide its future voted 168 to 87 to remove the pier, with the council claiming that could save £47,000 (equivalent ...
Rhyl Pier, officially known as the Victoria Pier, was a pleasure pier in the seaside town of Rhyl, Flintshire, [nb 1] and the first to be built in North Wales.Designed by James Brunlees and opened in August 1867 at a length of 2,355 feet (718 m), it was the town's central attraction for the ensuing years.
A temporary British settlement called Flagstaff was established in 1826, and was settled in 1856. Boatbuilding was one of the early industries at Rhyll. Historically the towns location offered natural shelter from south-westerly storms, as it still does today for fishing boats, yachts and ferries. The post office opened on 19 September 1889. [2]
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The Vale of Clwyd Railway (VoCR) was a standard-gauge line, which connected the settlements of Rhyl, St Asaph and Denbigh in North Wales. It opened in 1858, at first without a connection to the main line at Rhyl, but this was provided in 1862. At Denbigh, a connection could be made on to the Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway. Although the area ...
Pontins is a British company operating holiday parks in the UK, founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin.It was acquired by Britannia Hotels in 2011. [1]Pontins specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays featuring entertainment at resorts, or "holiday parks", as they have branded them.