Llangollen Canal

The two things I wanted to do in North Wales were Snowdon and the Llangollen Canal/Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
I could only get a booking for the canal for today. As I was due to leave my accommodation in Anglesey I made this a mid point stop.
It was a bit of a drive to get there but still pretty.
It took us about two hours to go 7km down the canal.
It was quite narrow in parts with the canal boat only just fitting through. It was also very shallow in places. At one point we met a boat coming in the other direction and it was definitely a tight squeeze to get past. The boat we were on was quite long, a lot longer than the boats we passed that were either permanent homes or for hire.
We also met kayakers along the way.
The Pontcysyllte aqueduct was very high and very narrow. There’s a footpath on one side and the other it just drops off. You aren’t allowed to use a paddle board on the aqueduct due to the risk of falling off the side.
We got off the boat the other side of the aqueduct and then got a bus back to Llangollen.
I had some lunch and a look around the shops before going to take a look at the aqueduct. I got a good view when crossing the Gate rd bridge but there was nowhere to stop.

I then drove onto Hereford where I’m staying tonight. I’m spending the rest of my time in the UK near Bath but wanted to spend some time in Hay-on-Wye to visit the bookshops so breaking the journey.Read more