The Welsh National Carriage Driving Championships will be held in the picturesque grounds of the Erddig estate, in North Wales from 25 to 27 July 2008.

Erddig Hall

The 514 hectare National Trust property is situated just south of Wrexham, in close proximity to Chester, where it can be easily located off the M54 / M56 through to the A483.

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Woodland drive at Erddig

The event will make full use of the attractive location. For section A of the marathon, competitors will experience the woodland drives and parkland fields. Section C encompasses a loop around a lake and section E is a mixed route around the 18th century parkland estate and woodland tracks.

New obstacle under construction

The venue has 2 dressage arenas, at least 1 warm up arena and 8 newly constructed obstacles for drivers to test their skills.

Testing the new obstacles

One of the dressage arenas

A website for the venue is currently under construction, but more information about Erddig, can be found on the National Trust website or by using the following Link
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-erddig/