Some information about Flint Mountain.
INFORMATION
Social Media Accounts
- Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/flintmountain
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Flint_Mountain
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlintMountain/
Founded
2009
Home Town / Village
Flint Mountain / Mynydd y Fflint
Current Home Location
Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Home colours
White shirts with black trim, white shorts, and white socks
Nicknames
Mountain
Ground
Bastion Gardens
GROUND ACCESS
Flint Mountain FC are not based in the Flintshire village of the same name, but for the 2025-26 season, they are groundsharing Bastion Gardens with the ground’s owners, Prestatyn Town, in the Denbighshire seaside town of Prestatyn, meaning they will be playing their home games outside of Flintshire. The football ground is only a ten-minute walk from Prestatyn’s train station and its high street. Bastion Gardens is at the end of the residential street of the same name, which connects to Bastion Road, which can be found at the town’s main crossroads junction on the A548 Coast Road.
The ground has a small car park at its entrance; however, this is mainly used by the club’s players and officials. Therefore, parking must be made away from the ground, and certainly NOT down the Bastion Gardens road. If you wish to park, on-street parking could be possible down Bastion Road, and requires just a short walk to the ground. Alternatively, there are car parks at the end of Bastion Road, opposite and next to the Nova Centre and the seafront, although they are pay-and-display car parks. Parking is also available within the town itself, with a couple of pay-and-display car parks near the train station, or at the Prestatyn Shopping Park located behind the high street. It is a 15-minute walk away from the ground and free parking, but parking is time-restricted, especially during peak hours.
Hot food, snacks, and drinks are served in the snack hatch near the entrance turnstile, whilst alcoholic drinks can be bought from the club’s social club, which is also near the ground’s entrance. This is usually open pre- and post-game, as well as being open at half-time. In addition, Prestatyn has many excellent pubs, restaurants, and cafes within the town and high street, which are just a short walk away from the ground and train station.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
By Train
Prestatyn has its own train station, located on the North Wales Coast railway line. There are regular trains to Prestatyn from Chester station, which will either stop at Llandudno or Holyhead. The ground is then just a ten-minute walk away from the train station.
By Bus
Prestatyn has great bus infrastructure links due to its train station, linking it with nearby Rhyl and Chester (via Holywell and Flint). The nearest main stop to Bastion Gardens is the Royal Victoria Hotel bus stop, which is served by the Arriva-run Route 11 bus route, which will stop near the main crossroads. It is then just a short walk from the bus stop, over the crossroads towards the seafront, up Bastion Road, before turning down Bastion Gardens. The entrance to the football ground will be at the end of the road on the left-hand side.
BRIEF HISTORY
Flint Mountain are one of the newer names in Flintshire football, having been founded in 2009 by school friends who were looking to play competitive football together. They played nearly all of their history within the North East Wales League, whilst also experiencing a nomadic existence. The club played at a number of pitches in and around Flint and the local area before settling at the Northop Hall Pavilion, the original home of Northop Hall Ladies team and home to CPD Yr Wyddgrug for the 2023-24 season onwards. The 2018-19 season was one of Flint Mountain’s most successful in its short history, claiming the North East Wales League title and the North East Wales FA Horace Wynne Cup, as part of a quadruple-winning season. It also saw them achieve their first promotion, moving into the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) football system.
Prior to the 2019-20 season commencing, Flint Mountain announced they would be moving once more, from the Northop Hall Pavilion to Halkyn United’s old pitch, Pant Newydd. This was because the ground was Welsh National League Division One league standard, and had no one playing thereafter, both Halkyn United and the proposed side of Halkyn Mountain had failed to appear. As a result of the relocation, the team changed its name to Halkyn & Flint Mountain to acknowledge its move to Pentre Halkyn and played there for three seasons, firstly competing in the WNL Division One before switching to the North East Wales Football League (NEWFL) Premier Division following the reorganisation of the Welsh football pyramid in the summer of 2020. However, at the end of the 2021-22 season, the side moved grounds once again, with Mountain returning to their spiritual home of Flint to groundshare with Flint Town United at their Cae-y-Castell ground. This was in order to obtain a third-tier licence and be able to earn promotion from the North East Wales League Premier Division and into the Ardal Leagues. As a result of their move back to Flint, the club reverted to its original name and amended its badge for the start of the 2022-23 season.
They earned promotion to the Ardal North West league in 2022 after finishing as runners-up in the NEWFL Premier Division, eight points behind league champions Greenfield. In their first season competing in the third tier, they surprisingly challenged for promotion to the Cymru North for the majority of the season but subsequently finished in fourth position. Nonetheless, the 2023-24 campaign proved to be the club’s best-ever season as they lifted the Ardal NW league title, finishing two points ahead of Llay Welfare, and earned promotion to the Cymru North for the first time in their history. Flint Mountain also made it a double-winning season as they clinched the NEWFA Cup by defeating Mold Alex 3-2, reached the final of the Ardal Leagues North League Cup, and progressed to the quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup.
In their debut season in the Cymru North, Flint Mountain achieved an impressive seventh-place finish in the league, just five points adrift of fourth position, and were the joint third-highest top scorers in the league with 68 goals from their 30-game campaign. Prior to the start of the 2025-26 season, and following the announcement of new investment in the club, Flint Mountain announced their groundsharing agreement with Flint Town United had been terminated after three years. They would be moving their home games outside of Flintshire to groundshare with Prestatyn Town at their Bastion Gardens ground to fulfil their Tier 2 licence requirements.
FIVE-YEAR LEAGUE HISTORY
| Season | League | Position | Info |
| 2021-22 | North East Wales League Premier Division | 2nd | PROMOTED As Halkyn & Flint Mountain |
| 2022-23 | Ardal North West | 4th | |
| 2023-24 | Ardal North West | 1st | PROMOTED NEWFA Cup Winners |
| 2024-25 | Cymru North | 7th | |
| 2025-26 | Cymru North | — |
HONOURS
Ardal North West League
1 [2023-24]
North East Wales FA Challenge Cup
1 [2023-24]
North East Wales League
1 [2018-19]
North East Wales FA Horace Wynne Cup
1 [2018-19]
North East Wales FA Mike Beech Memorial Trophy
1 [2018-19]
North East Wales League President’s Cup
1 [2018-19]
94th MINUTE BLOGLIST
OTHER BLOGS
- The Groundhog – 3rd July 2021: Halkyn & Flint Mountain vs. Castell Alun Colts
The 94th Minute 