Glan Clwyd Hospital
Rhuddlan Road, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, LL18 5UJ
From Motorway Network (M56) to the A55
The M56 terminates at a roundabout which joins with the A5117. Follow the signposts for Queensferry & North Wales. The road numbers change over the next 5 - 6 miles through A550 & A494 until at the top of a hill outside Queensferry the A55 merges in on the left. Signposts towards Conwy should now be followed.
From Oswestry A5/A483 Roundabout to the A55
Close to Oswestry, the A5, leading from the M54 and the A483 from Newtown, meet at a roundabout and continue as the A5 to a further roundabout near Chirk. From here take the A483 Chirk by-pass and head Northwards towards Chester to a major roundabout junction before joining the A55, signposted for Conwy.
From joining the A55 to the Hospital
Remain on what has become the A55 for approximately 30-35 miles. The Hospital is signposted with official Red logos - denoting an A&E equipped hospital - from the Marble Church exit at Junction 25. A brown Tourist Board sign for Bodelwyddan Castle, to be seen on the left, forms an additional landmark whilst the spire of the Marble Church itself is prominent on the right.
By Public Transport
Rhyl station is served via Chester by Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin’s West Coast Trains services on the London Euston/Crewe-Holyhead and Manchester-Holyhead routes contained in the All-Line Timetable. Crewe is approximately 1 hour’s journey, with Manchester being 1½ hours, Birmingham New Street 2 hours, London Euston 3 hours and Cardiff just under 4 hours. Timetable information appears on the Public Transport page.
Arriva Cymru bus routes serve the hospital and depart from outside the railway station with a journey time of 17 minutes. A reduced, approximately hourly, service operates in the evening whilst on Sundays and public holidays, the service, is also hourly. Timetable information appears on the Public Transport page.
Alternatively, the station taxi rank normally has a number of licensed taxis waiting. Return taxis are frequently available from the hospital, telephone numbers being available in directories such as Yellow Pages.
NB: Some sessions of the North Wales DCT1 scheme may be held in the Wrexham Medical Institute adjacent to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, or the postgraduate education centre at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. Changes from our usual venue will be clearly shown on your advanced timetable and directions will be supplied as required.