WITH the summer months now upon us, many of us will be dreaming of sipping our favourite drink in the sun.

Some of us will venture abroad, while others will stay closer to home, perhaps enjoying a pint down the local.

But for those thinking of new beer gardens to try out over the next few weeks, Tripadvisor has them covered.

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So, Wrexham and Flintshire residents, get ready to sit, back relax as we bring you the best places you can go in both counties to enjoy that drink!

WREXHAM

The Leader:

Cross Foxes, Erbistock

Wrexham's best beer garden, according to Tripadvisor, lies on the border between Wales and England.

It has received 423 'excellent' reviews on the site.

The Cross Foxes' 'Riverside Beer Garden' offers a large semi-rounded seating area overlooking the River Dee - asbolutely perfect for a drink or even a meal on a summer evening.

One reviewer on Tripadvisor wrote: "The pub is beautiful and has a beer garden which overlooks the river with amazing views and scenery." 

Another wrote: "The tiered and beautifully maintained beer gardens that sit aside the river are alluring even from the roadside."

A third said it was their 'favourite lunching venue', adding: "Only ever eaten outside and now they have enormous vaulted canopy with heaters, so hopefully can continue to eat out and gaze at the river below. Lovely food."

You can read a Taste Test review we recently did for Cross Foxes here.

FLINTSHIRE

The Leader:

Tripadvisor recommends Gwaenysgor's The Eagle and Child Inn for top beer garden in the Flintshire area.

This one has more of a feeling of stepping into someone's actual garden rather than a beer garden.

That is due to its wonderful range of different coloured plants, stylishly cut bushes and vast amount of green space.

One visitor on Tripadvisor wrote: "This little beamed black and white Inn has the most amazing beer garden and flowers of all kinds that are well kept and pretty in pots and flower beds. Someone works hard to keep the garden and outside nice and they do a great job!"

Another said: "First time here. Lovely warm welcome from the young lady behind the bar. Fantastic beer garden (the weather was perfect) and the food was spot on. I would really recommend the hot pot. And the side portion of chips.......delicious."