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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 |
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This walking
holiday includes
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- Overnight
B & B accommodation
- Detailed routes, maps,
background
information
- Packed
lunch
- Luggage transfer
& emergency back-up
- Car
parking or transfer to and from
nearest station
Nearest stations -
Crewe and Gobowen
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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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