Canal Boating Holidays - Llangollen Canal Guide
Narrowboat Holiday Hire - Canal Barge Holidays
Norfolk Broads Cruiser Boat Hire
Llangollen Canal Location and basic information including Preece Branch
The beginning of the Llangollen Canal is at Hurleston Junction - Categories
contents are listed from the beginning of the canal, canal branch or canal arm
at Hurleston Junction.
Boaters Facilities on the Llangollen Canal
Official Moorings
Burland - Between Bridge 3 and Bridge 6
Baddiley Hall - Between Bridges 12 and 13
Wrenbury Heath - Between Baddily Lock No.1 and Bridge 15
Wrenbury Church (Stop and Shop) - Between Bridges 18 and 19
Wrenbury Frith - Between Bridges 21 and 22
Grindley Brook
Locks, Above the locks
Whitchurch, Shropshire - On the Whitchurch Arm
Ellesmere, Shropshire - On the Ellesmere Arm
Llangollen Linear (Chargeable)
Llangollen Mooring Basin
Water Points
Hurleston Locks (2), before the pipe bridge
Grindley Brook Locks, Above the locks
New Marton Bridge 12
Between Bridge 28 and Ponty Aqueduct
Llangollen Linear (Bridge 45)
Toilets
Grindley Brook Locks, Above the locks
Showers
Refuse Disposal
Recycling Centres
Elsan / Sewage Point
Hurleston Locks, before the pipe bridge
Grindley Brook Locks, Above the locks
Llangollen
Diesel
Laundry Facilities
Shops
"Stop and Shop" - Between Bridges 18 and 19 (Moorings)
Lockside Stores, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch SY13 4QH - 01948 663385
Whitchurch, Shropshire - On the Whitchurch Arm - Catch a bus from the end
of Chemistry Bridge lane end
Garden Shop, between bridges 43 and 44 on towpath. home made fresh bread
/ cakes and pies
Ellesmere town - Shops, Pubs and Laundrette
Internet Cafes
Grindley Brook Locks, @29 Cafe, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch SY13 4QH
Main Cities, Towns and Villages along the Llangollen Canal
Whitchurch, Shropshire - On the Whitchurch Arm
Ellesmere, Shropshire - On the Ellesmere Arm
Llangollen,
Narrowboat Holiday Hire on the Llangollen Canal
Canal Boat Hire near Hurleston Junction - Chirk Boat Hire
Wrenbury, Alvechurch Boat Centre, Wrenbury CW5 8HG - 01270 780544
Wrenbury, UK
Boat Hire - If it is peace and quiet you are looking for, start
from Wrenbury and meander along the ever popular Llangollen Canal which is one
of the most spectacular waterway wonders. and if you have time the Shropshire
Union Canal. Enjoy the wide open spaces and hillsides of Wales and The Marches.
UK Boat Hire in Wrenbury offers a choice of different styles of narrowboats from
two berths for couples to ten berths for larger groups all beautifully presented.
Whitchurch, UK
Boat Hire - If it is peace and quiet you are looking for, start
from Whitchurch and meander along the Llangollen Canal and if you have time the
Shropshire Union Canal. Enjoy the wide open spaces and hillsides of Wales and
The Marches. UK Boat Hire in Whitchurch offers a choice of different styles of
narrowboats from four berths for couples or small families to eight berths for
larger groups all beautifully presented.
Whitchurch, Viking Afloat, Wrexham Road, Whitchurch SY13 3AA - 01948 662012
Whittington, Shropshire - Maestermyn Marine, Maestermyn Cruisers, Ellesmere Road Whittington
SY11 4NJ - 01691 662424
 Whittington, Shropshire - Welsh
Lady Cruisers, Ellesmere Road Whittington SY11
4NJ - 01691 662424 - Perfectly situated on the beautiful Llangollen Canal
to cruise the newly appointed Unesco World Heritage Site "The Pontcysyllte
Aqueduct". Welsh Lady Cruisers offers a fine range of well designed narrowboats,
from 2 berth (See Rhonwen)
to 7 berth, all comfortably furnished. This is a friendly family run boatyard
which offers a superb tuition particularly for first timers.
Chirk Marina, Whitehurst, Chirk LL14 5AD - 01691 774558
Trevor Basin Boat Hire - Anglo
Welsh - Waterways Holidays, Canal Wharf, Trevor LL20 7TX - Our
page about Anglo Welsh - Waterways Holidays
- 01978 821749
Cruiser Holiday Hire on the Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Canal Day Boat Hire
Chirk Marina, Whitehurst, Chirk LL14 5AD - 01691 774558
Charter Boats That Cruise The Llangollen Canal
Hotel Boats That Cruise The Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Canal Trip Boats
Lyneal Wharf, Canal based day trips and holidays for the disabled - 01588
638234
Trevor - Jones The Boat Aqueduct Cruises - Short Llangollen
Canal Trips -  'Jones the Boats' runs return public trips between Easter
and October from Trevor over the Pontcysyllte
Aqueduct aboard Narrowboat 'Eirlys'
from Trevor Wharf, normally operating hourly at 14.00, 15.00 and 16.00 at weekends
and daily during the school holidays. On board you can hear live commentary,
take tea or use the bar facilities.
Decorated in a traditional canal narrowboat style, Eirlys can seat over 50
passengers in comfort - ideal for large coach parties or clubs.
Tel: 01691 690322 for 'Jones the Boats' enquiries and
reservations
Llangollen - Thomas Telford Trips, Llangollen Wharf LL20 8TA - 01978 860702
Llangollen - The
Horse Drawn Boat Centre Llangollen - Horse drawn canal trip from The Wharf, Llangollen LL20 8TA - 01978 860702
Llangollen Canal Restaurant Boats
Llangollen Canalside Pubs and Restaurants
Wrenbury - Cotton Arms, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury CW5 8HG 01270 780377
Wrenbury - Dusty Miller, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury CW5 8HG - 01270 780537
Willeymoor Lock Tavern, Tarporley Road, Tushingham SY13 4HF - 01948 663274
Grindley - Horse and Jockey, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch sy13 4QJ - 01948 662723
Maestermyn - Narrowboat Inn, Ellesmere Road, Whittington SY11 4DJ - 01691
661051
Hindford (Bridge 11) - The
Jack Mytton Inn and Restaurant, Hindford SY11 4NL -
01691 679861
Moreton Nr Weston Rhyn / Bridge 17 Lion Quays Hotel, Moreton, Nr Weston Rhyn
SY11 3EN - 01691 684300
Canalside Cafe at Shell Garage, Bridge 17 - Opposite side of A5(T) from Lion
Quays
Gledrid - Bridge 19 - Poachers Pocket, Gledrid, Chirk LL14 5DG - 01691 773250
Chirk Aqueduct - The Bridge Inn (The last pub in England), Chirk Bank, Chirk
- 01691 773213
Chirk Marina - The Hand Hotel, Church Street, Chirk LL14 5EY - 01691 773472
Bridge 28 - The Aqueduct Inn, Holyhead Road, Froncysyllte LL20 7PY - 01691
772481
Trevor Basin - The Telford Inn, Station Road, Trevor LL20 7TT - 01978 820469
Bridge 38 - Bryn Howel Hotel and Restaurant, Trevor LL20 7UW - 01978 860331
Bridge 41 - Sun Trevor, Sun Bank, Llangollen LL20 8EG - 01978 860651
Llangollen - Public houses within walking distance
Llangollen - Gift Shop and Cafe, The Wharf, Llangollen LL20 8TA - 01978 860702
Marinas on the Llangollen Canal
Swanley Bridge Marina, Spring Lane, Swanley CW5 8NR - 01270 524571
Whixall Marina, Preece
Branch - Alders Lane, Whixall SY13 2QS - 01948 880420
Blackwater Meadow Marina, Birch Road, Ellesmere Road, Ellesmere SY12 9DD -
01691 624391
Chirk Marina, Whitehurst, Chirk LL14 5AD - 01691 774558
Llangollen Canal Canalside (Riverside) Holiday Cottages
Places to visit and things to do or see on the Llangollen Canal
Whixall
Moss National Nature Reserve / Site of Special Scientific Interest
Ellesmere - Cole Mere
Ellesmere - Blake Mere
Ellesmere - The Mere Country Park
Lower Frankton - Frankton (Staircase) Locks, between bridges 69 and 70 at
Frankton Junction with the Montgomery Canal (Link to
CanalCuttings.co.uk page)
Chirk - Chirk Aqueduct / Viaduct
Chirk - Chirk Castle
Chirk - Chirk Tunnel (459 yds)
Trevor - Pontcysyllte
Aqueduct - BW Information Centre
Llangollen - Llangollen Museum,
Parade Street, off Castle Street,
Llangollen, Denbighshire -
A short walk from the wharf - Discover a little of the fascinating history of
the borderlands of Wales. The heritage of the region, from the Stone Age, through
the Romans and the Normans. Find out about the people and places, stories, myths
and legends and many other areas of the history. Open daily 1000 - 1800 - Admission
is free - Tel: 01978 862862
Llangollen - Llangollen Railway
Llangollen - Llangollen Motor Museum
and Canal Exhibition, Pentrefelin, Llangollen LL20 8EE - 01978 860324
Llangollen - Horseshoe
Falls
Chandlers on the Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Canal Boatyards
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