App Detail » Dee Valley Tourist Guide

What's New

- Various bug fixes and performance improvements
- Updated: Place and facility information
- Updated: Map pins stand out more in dark mode
- Updated: Additional images shown for some locations
- Updated: The get directions button on facility screens now uses facility location
- New: Photos have been added to the area list / home screen
- New: Interesting locations have been added to place listings
- New: Facilities are now listed for every place
- New: History heading added to some places
- New: Map screen now shows facility locations as purple pins
- New: Text added to all map pins when tapped

App Description

A tour guide in your pocket. The Dee Valley Tourist Guide app provides tourist information and maps for the Dee Valley covering Llangollen, Chirk, Corwen, Bala and local area including the World Heritage Site centred around Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. First launched in 2012 the Dee Valley app has been fully updated for 2023 to use the most up to date software development technologies.

The Dee Valley is situated in picturesque North Wales, Great Britain. 60 miles from Liverpool, 70 miles from Manchester and 200 miles from London.

The app is informative, easy to use and will enhance your visit to the Dee Valley. There are many places of interest and things to do displayed in the app. We hope you will visit them and get to know the local people, customs, and hear some of the Welsh language spoken.


5 Star - "Just what you need in a guide!"
I'm about to spend 3 days cycling this area. This guide is well thought through, easy to navigate and comprehensive. Well done to all those involved!

5 Star - "Perfect App for Visitors to the Dee Valley in North Wales"
This is perfect for any visitor coming to the Dee Valley in beautiful North East Wales. A useful guide which details many places of interest including the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chirk Castle, Castell Dinas Bran, Caer Drewyn Iron Age hillfort within the Clywdian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Plas Newydd former home of 'The Ladies of Llangollen'. This app is perfect inspiration when deciding what to see and do, it is well researched and is full of maps, photo's and useful information such as where to find banks, railway stations, car parks, toilets, chemists. There are so many great places of interest to visit detailed, the biggest difficulty will be fitting them all into you stay in North Wales!


Key app features:
• Fully featured offline mode for low signal areas
• High resolution retina display graphics included
• 179 photographs including 19 superb aerial shots by Kim Price
• 85 facilities such as car parks, leisure and activity centres, petrol stations, libraries, tourist information centres and public conveniences
• 32 featured places including towns, villages and places of interest
• 30 interesting locations including tourist attractions, things to do and points of interest
• 6 annotated online interactive maps (internet connection required)
• Favourites – add places to your favourites list to access and arrange them easily on a separate tab ready for your visit

All text and photographs are available offline. Interactive map features require an internet connection.

The app was written, designed and developed by people who live and work in the Dee Valley. App development by A5 Multimedia Ltd. www.a5multimedia.com

App Changes

• March 27, 2012 Initial release
• April 06, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
• April 09, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $2.99
• April 10, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
• April 20, 2012 New version 1.1
• June 21, 2012 New version 1.2
• July 10, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
• July 13, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
• July 24, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
• August 01, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $4.99
• August 15, 2012 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $1.99
• August 16, 2012 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
• October 09, 2012 New version 1.3
• October 18, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
• November 01, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $2.99
• April 10, 2013 Price increase: $2.99 -> $4.99
• May 04, 2013 New version 1.4
• June 23, 2013 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $3.99
• June 30, 2013 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
• July 01, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
• July 12, 2013 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
• July 15, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
• September 08, 2013 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
• October 07, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
• October 21, 2013 New version 1.5
• October 21, 2013 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
• November 04, 2013 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
• November 06, 2013 New version 1.5.1
• February 18, 2014 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
• March 03, 2014 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
• July 11, 2014 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $1.99
• July 15, 2014 Price increase: $1.99 -> $3.99
• July 09, 2016 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $1.99
• July 11, 2016 New version 1.5.2
• August 28, 2019 New version 1.6
• September 16, 2023 New version 2.1