Walk the Llangollen Canal 

5 or 6 nights - GENTLE/MODERATE

Walk the beautiful Llangollen canal from Nantwich through the market towns of Whitchurch and Ellesmere to Llangollen. The canal is a major feat of engineering, starting on the rolling Cheshire Plain, crossing the Chirk and Pontcysyllte Aqueducts and as you reach the welsh hills, following the Dee valley through Llangollen to its source at the Horseshoe Falls. There's plenty of boat traffic to watch and lots of wildlife. 

Accommodation is in quiet B & B’s and farms close to the canal. There is a short day to Ellesmere allowing time to explore this market town on the canal with its pretty Mere (small lake). There are two options for the last stages of the walk, one spending the last night in Llangollen and the other leaving that day, but with a shorter route so still allowing time to explore the town. See itineraries below.  Total distance 53 miles

Accommodation: A mixture of farms and B & Bs 

COST: Per person

Number of nights	Cost
5 nights (5 days walking)	£355
6 nights (6 or 7 days walking)	£395
Single supplements	£10 - £15 per night

ITINERARY

First Day - Arrive at accommodation on the outskirts of Nantwich from lunchtime/early afternoon. Walk into Nantwich along the canal. Explore the lovely Tudor market town. Accommodation farmhouse close to the canal. 3 - 4 miles 

Day 2 - We meet you to collect your luggage and run through the arrangements. Walk past the busy Hurleston junction and then through quiet countryside to the pretty village of Wrenbury. From here onto Marbury where you leave the canal.  Accommodation at Hampton House farm. 11 miles

Day 3 - From Marbury the canal continues to the edge of Whitchurch, past Grindley Brook locks. Stop at the Lock Gate Cafe. From here on to Whixhall, passing the Whixhall Meres and Mosses site of special scientific interest - can detour to explore. 13 miles

Day 4 - A short walk today passing Colemere Country Park, with its pretty lake and then on to the small market town of Ellesmere. Time to explore Ellesmere, walk or boat around the lake and visit the heron watch. 6.5 miles.

Day 5 - First part of the day the canal passes through quiet countryside and then on to Chirk and past Chirk Castle. If making good time it is worth a visit. From here a short walk to Plas OPffa Farm for the night. 13 miles

Day 6 - Walk over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, through the busy canal basin at Trevor and the up the Dee valley to Llangollen. Explore this pretty market town and visit the canal wharf, Plas Newydd - the home of the ladies of Llangollen. Plenty of shops to browse. Continue on to the Horsehoe Falls - the start of the canal, where we meet you and take you to the station or back to your car in Nantwich

Day 7 - Option to spend an extra night in Llangollen and return the next day. 

Alternative Day 5, 6 and 7

Day 5 - First part of the day the canal passes through quiet countryside and then on to Chirk with time to visit the Castle. 11 miles

Day 6 - Walk over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, through the busy canal basin at Trevor and the up the Dee valley to Llangollen. Explore this pretty market town and visit the canal wharf, Plas Newydd - the home of the ladies of Llangollen. Plenty of shops to browse. 9 miles. Can add the 4 miles to the Horseshoe Falls and back today, if you prefer not to do it tomorrow morning.

Day 7 - Continue on to the Horseshoe Falls - the start of the canal and walk back to the B &B, where we meet you and take you to the station or back to your car in Nantwich. 4 miles

This holiday can also be combined with the Offas Dyke - Clwydian Hills Break..

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