Top 7 rankings from Wrexham

From the pub beside the Racecourse Ground that became part of Wrexham AFC folklore to a Tudor-era countryside inn and a town-centre brewery tap, these seven pubs show different sides of Wrexham drinking culture. Expect football history, historic buildings, locally brewed beer, traditional pub character and a destination worth lingering over. Which deserves the top spot?

From the ironworks that helped power the Industrial Revolution to Olympic gold, Premier League football and the controversial judge known as the “Hanging Judge”, Wrexham’s story reaches much further than you might expect. Meet seven people whose lives and achievements connect them to this corner of North Wales — and whose legacies could hardly be more different. Who deserves the top spot?

Wrexham’s industrial past is written across its landscape: pioneering ironworks, lead mines that reshaped entire communities, a steelmaking site with a remarkable story of renewal, and bridges that pushed engineering to new heights. These seven landmarks reveal how coal, iron, canals and railways transformed North Wales — and left behind some extraordinary places to explore. Open the Maps links and discover the industrial story on the ground.