Llangollen to Nantwich 
Shrophire Union & Llangollen Canal
Pontycysyllte Aqueduct
£1456pp (£2912 per charter)
Cruise 14 - 20th to 27th July 2026 (7 nights)
 

This trip will start from Llangollen Basin.  The easiest station to travel from is Chirk and it's advistable to pre-book a taxi before travelling as they are difficult in the area.  Alternatively, for an additional  charge, Ellis can return to Chirk and be as close to the station as possible on the day of arrival - (3 passages over the Ponty).

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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))  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) Guests can have a wander into Llangollen before dinner... perhaps a walk up to Horseshoe falls or even the castle (if they are feeling energetic).  Next morning after a DIY breakfast, we'll  chug off to begin our adventure.

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The section between Llangollen and Trevor is stunning - chaotic at time due to the narrows and quite often hirers having their first go on a boat hurtling towards us at full speed but stunning non the less.

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Assuming we've made it down to Trevor in one piece, we'll go across the Pontcycsyllte Aqueduct ... possibly stopping around the corner out of the way for lunch to facilitate a photo opportunity (on foot down to the river) and then head on wards to moor around Chirk Marina for an early finish today.

 

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... it usually works out ok but meal times may be sporadic!

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Pubs on route include;   Dusty Miller, Willeymoor Lock Tavern, The Greyhound, The Red Lyon, The Black Lion, The Elsemere 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 Nantwich – hopefully somewhere near the aqueduct on the Shropshire Union Canal.  We expect  guests to depart following breakfast around 9.30 on the final morning.

 

t’s quite a  walk to the train station so it might be an idea for guests travelling by rail to pre-book a taxi.