Rhyl is a short distance from the A55, the main trunk road through North Wales. Driving time from Chester is about 30 minutes, from Manchester and Liverpool about 1 hour and from London about 4 hours.
Rhyl is served by the North Wales coastline. Services are regular and run towards Holyhead (or the Chester in the opposite direction). Travel time by train to London is a short three hours on a non-stop train (currently run by Virgin Trains). The train station is not considered safe at night.
Rhyl has a small harbour at it's Western side. There is a boatyard which allows boats to be docked.
The nearest major airport is Liverpool and Manchester. Small airfields for private charter planes are closer in Hawarden, Caernarfon and a private airfield in Rhuddlan.
Traditionally in the UK, tourists buy rock (a sugar cylinder) to eat, with the name of the town written into the middle. These are available along most of the sea front.
Traditional Welsh goods are available, but these are usually in heavily tourist shops, which are very cheap. Alternatively, there is a Welsh goods shop in the High Street, which is a little old in style, but offers a glimpse of pseudo-Welsh culture thriving in the middle of an English dominated environment.
Aside from the usual high street chains there are few places of note to eat in Rhyl. There are numerous kebab shops, cheap cafes, Indian and Chinese restaurants. Rhyl Tandoori Indian Takeaway at 24 vale road, just beside the morison. the foods prices are reasonable that has special offers on Sunday. Most pubs will do a lunch menu but nothing stands out. www.rhyltandoori.co.uk
Rhyl is known locally for its nightlife and entertainment. The town center acts as a magnet for locals living in the valley and the town itself.
There are a range of pubs and a few clubs which are mentioned here.
The J D Wetherspoons chain has a bar which is located in Sussex Street, just off the High Street. Nearby along Sussex Street, there is a bar called Rain, which tends not to be busy, it has a false rain effect along its back wall, however the bar itself often isn't clean and does not always seem a safe place to drink. Further along Sussex Street there is a bar called Shooters, which is famous for it's broad selection of shots, although the furniture in the bar is old. Next door to Shooters is a small place called 'The Barrel'. This is a tiny bar, watch out tall people, you'll need to duck. The bar has a permanent Karaoke dance floor. Opposite 'The Barrel' is Rhyl's longest standing nightclub, "Ellis", which two dancefloors, one of which has a multi colour changing dancefloor. This club has cheap drinks, but is not high brow.
The younger 18-25 crowd prefer the new club "Honey's" which offers semi-famous DJ's who play dance and some pop tunes. The nightclub has a large dance floor and wide spaces for standing and drinking. The feel isn't perfect as so much of it is carpeted in a bed and breakfast style. The drinks are pricey as well as the extortionate entry fee, which just doesn't compare to similar clubs in Liverpool, Manchester or London. The club formerly known as Scruples has reopened under the name "Zu Bar" and is a short walk along with promendade from the high street. As tends to be the case in Rhyl, this club will probably take the place of the Honey Club until the next new club opens up.
==Sleep== ( Rhyl has a broad selection of Bed and Breakfast accommodation. These are usually family run places to say, which are clean, cheap and centrally located. Occasionally there are low quality bed and breakfast establishments, so be careful to check for reviews before you book your stay. There are some hotels which are only a few stars and not high quality.
Higher quality hotels can be found in Rhyl's vicinity. Notably, these are the '''Talardy Hotel''' which is the best hotel in the vicinty although the food is better elsewhere (about 8 minutes by car), the '''Kinmel Arms Hotel''' (about 15 minutes by car)with lovely rooms although immature staff and the '''Oriel House Hotel (3* country hotel)''', which is very overpriced such as a pint of larger for __3.15 and a 250 ml glass of house wine priced at __4.75. It also has moslty poor staff with the exception of Sarah, Daniel, Kyra and Lowri.