Our Vision
Key Aims
Find ways to manage, protect and interpret
an important archeological, geological,
industrial heritage and ecology site.
Create a vibrant and sustainable visitor
attraction with visitors who will stay longer
and spend more time in the county
Make Brymbo Heritage Area a key tourist
destination in NE Wales.
A single storey centre blending in with the
Ironworks to welcome visitors, provide
facilities for the management of the site and
visitor parking in front.
Visitor and
Management Centre
Build an iconic steel and timber structure
with a suspended roof that straddles the
fossil site, creating a visual spectacle of a
350 million year old fossil forest with
dramatic audio and cinematic effects.
Visitor and
Management Centre
Fossil Forest
Renovate and refurbish the ‘Machine Shop’
and its immediate area to create a flexible
facility for major exhibitions, concerts etc.
Visitor and
Management Centre
Machine Shop
Fossil Forest
Visitor and
Management Centre
Machine Shop
Agents House
Renovate and refurbish the ‘Agents House’
and its immediate area to create a flexible
‘Education Centre’ to support lifelong
learning using the latest technology.
Fossil Forest
Iron Works
Visitor and
Management Centre
Machine Shop
Interpret the evolution of the siteAgents
with House
atmospheric and dramatic audio visual
Fossil Forest
presentations to capture the essence of iron
making. Re-create a working foundry to
demonstrate traditional skills.
Renovate and refurbish the Colliery
Buildings, pit shaft, heapstead, retaining
wall and immediate areas. Within the
Colliery Building, tell the story of ‘Brymbo
Coal Mining’ through the ages with aritifacts
accompanied by audio visual presentations.
Iron Works
Visitor and
Management Centre
Machine Shop
Agents House
Blast Colliery
Fossil Forest
Establish a route through the area for
visitors to appreciate the varieties of flora,
fauna and wildlife, by way of a high level
walkway system.
Iron Works
Visitor and
Management Centre
Machine Shop
Ecology Area
Agents House
Blast Colliery
Fossil Forest
Iron Works
Visitor and
Management Centre
Machine Shop
Ecology Area
Agents House
Blast Colliery
Fossil Forest
Main Challenges
Make key people aware of the potential
to create a Heritage Area and the issues
involved.
Protect the area against vandalism and
theft.
Attract funding partners.