Best Secrets of Prestatyn

There is more to Prestatyn than caravan sites and shops!
Here, we discover 10 best kept secrets of Prestatyn.
Prestatyn is a seaside resort town on the North Wales coast, in the county of Denbighshire.
Barkby Beach marks the start of the Gronant Sand Dunes which is an SSSI.
Prestatyn Castle Yep, the site of a motte and bailey castle. With a mysterious history, little remains today of what would likely have been a wooden castle.
Nova is a modern sports centre, but did you know it was once a Lido and music venue which hosted The Beatles
Stink pipes, or stench pipes - what are they?
Prestatyn Railway Station was responsible for much of the rapid holiday trade growth the town experienced in the 1800s.
The Roman Bath House remains are perhaps the last thing you'd expect to find in the middle of a modern housing estate!
Prestatyn has a modern cinema - the Scala Cinema. An independent cinema with 2 screens, it first opened in 1913!
The Pochin Fountain This curious fountain, tucked away in a flowerbed commemorates the British Industrial chemist, Henry Davis Pochin who was a prolific landowner and invested heavily in Prestatyn.
The Parish Church In the early 1800s, Prestatyn was little more than a hamlet or village. By 1860, Prestatyn had grown to a size such that it warranted a sperate parish for the town. Thus, Prestatyn's Parish Church, Christ Church, was consecrated in May 1863
Hillside Gardens the concrete shelter is a Grade II listed building with breathtaking views across Prestatyn and the North Wales coast.
Join me as we discover some of the best secrets in Prestatyn!
If you'd like to follow in our footsteps by visiting Prestatyn, some useful information is on our website at www.haveagrand...

[@ellsw]

Thank you for this very infotmative video. I grew up in Prestatyn in the 1970s and now living in New Zealand. Very nostalgic to hear some of the history.

[@GTvisits]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@NatSatFat]

You have done it again, John, another FAB vid very interesting, you seem to have covered it all, thanks, more please.

[@GTvisits]

More to come! It's been a slow summer for several reasons. I'm all set up for a busy autumn now though!

[@gailbradley7638]

We enjoyed this. Very interesting video.

[@GTvisits]

Thank you!

[@satsumamoon]

That was nice. I love the crenelated stone walls everywhere, Old colwyn has those too.

[@dufushead]

Fine film, takes me back, I ain't been to Prestatyn since 1961. Cheers GT.

[@GTvisits]

Thankyou!

[@mikeford665]

That was smashing. Thx! Take care x

[@GTvisits]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@user-jv2pu4kb7f]

I lived in Gronant and Prestatyn until I was 7/8 yrs old ☀️. The Gronant sand dunes were an amazing place for free-spirited 4 yr olds... 😊

[@KPP365]

Very informative. Thank you

[@GTvisits]

Thanks for watching!

[@DanielSallery]

Great video

[@GTvisits]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@user-ot1cy5oe6v]

They filmed OnThe Buses at Pontins in Prestatyn, great place.😊

[@GTvisits]

Pontins was used as the base. Several other places locally featured such as the scene where the luggage ends up in a river, that was filmed at Rhuddlan.

[@metalworker007]

Try researching - prestatyn gas works and be amazed at the art deco building that dwarfs the parish church - surely this was prestatyns best kept secret.

[@garyskellon2059]

😊 0:10

[@griswald7156]

I notice the shelter opposite the green dome doesn’t possess any seating…..i wonder why ?

[@GTvisits]

There's a picnic bench hidden in the undergrowth much higher up.
Hope That Helps.

[@uttaradit2]

scousers

[@Bazza-tn5ck]

Youths, congregating seems to be the reason, I remember when I was a kid there were benches there but sadly they have been removed.

[@CraigDavies.]

Press what in ?

[@GTvisits]

I see what you did there!