The Britannia Inn sits on Pentre Road in Halkyn, a sturdy two‑storey stone building whose roots stretch back to when it served as a coaching inn on the mail‑coach route between Holyhead and Chester. Its mid‑19th‑century rebuild left the inn in the form you see today, rubble‑stone walls, slate roof and a distinctive castellated porch with a Tudor‑style doorway, giving the pub the kind of gravitas that tells you it’s watched generations come and go.

Over the decades the Britannia Inn has remained a cornerstone of village life in Halkyn. Through mining‑town booms and quieter times, the pub has kept its place as one of only two surviving pubs in the area. Folks from nearby villages, walkers from the hills, and generations of locals have found comfort under its roof, by the fireside, with a pint in hand, or enjoying a meal with a view over the surrounding landscape. As part of this community‑spirit tradition, the Britannia Inn is more than just bricks and mortar: it’s a living piece of Halkyn’s heritage, a meeting point for stories old and new.