Nantwich to Llangollen
Shrophire Union & Llangollen Canal
Pontycysyllte Aqueduct
£1250pp
6th - 13th June (7 nights)
 

This trip will start from Nantwich – hopefully somewhere near the aqueduct on the Shropshire Union Canal.  It’s quite a  walk from the train station so it might be an idea for guests travelling by rail to pre-book a taxi.

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Total distance is 46 miles and 21 locks . There are 10 moveable bridges of which 1 is usually left open; 4 small aqueducts or underbridges and 3 tunnels (Ellesmere Tunnel (87 yards long), Chirk Tunnel (459 yards long) and Whitehouses Tunnel (191 yards long)) – a total of 3¼ furlongs underground and 2 major aqueducts (Chirk Aqueduct (237 yards long) and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (336 yards long

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Guests will arrive approximately 1.30pm on day one and after an introductory blah blah (and most probably glass of something fizzy) we’ll chug off to begin our adventure.

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The aim will be to make it up as we go along  and should be able to have a nice leisurely trip but there might be a day or two when we need an early start/late finish so as to avoid queues at peak times on Grindley Brook Staircase or Hurleston Locks.

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Pubs on route include;   Dusty Miller, Willeymoor Lock Tavern, The Greyhound, The Red Lyon, The Black Lion, The Ellesemere Hotel, The Narrowboat Inn, Lion Quays Hotel, The Poachers Pocket and the Sun Trevor.

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NB – pub visits are NOT compulsory … just encouraged by Capt. Ellis.

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At the end of the trip, we’ll have arrived in Llangollen   - hopefully moored in the basin if the wind isn’t too bad … if not, we’ll be on the main line not far from the horesdrawn boat place, where   guests will depart following breakfast on the final morning.