Mold
Mold is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996. According to the 2011 UK Census, it has a permanent resident population of around 10058 people. With no railway service, Mold is difficult to get to by public transportation. The nearest station is at Buckley, which has connections to Wrexham and Liverpool. Flint train station, to which Mold is connected by routine bus services, is not much further, and has direct trains to Cardiff, London and Manchester. Throughout the day there are frequent buses from Mold Bus Station to Chester and Wrexham together with other surrounding towns and villages. Mold has a 15th-century parish church, a modest museum and the local arts centre, Theatre Clwyd. Sharing a structure with Mold Library and Museum is Visit Flintshire, which is the primary Tourist Information Office for the town and its surroundings, and supplies an outlet for local artists and craftspeople to sell their work. Mold is a cittaslow (slow food town), and it was the first town in Wales to acquire this distinction. Mold has a varied street market every Wednesday and Saturday for fresh fruit and vegetables and numerous other goods. For speciality and fresh local food, the Celyn Farmers' Market is run on the first and 3rd Saturdays of each month in Mold. The Mold Food and Drink Festival is held each September. The food festival has a main event area on the edge of the town centre, and lots of central and surrounding businesses contribute to the event. For all your home enhancements, make sure to find trusted specialists in Mold to make certain of quality.
