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Byways Breaks, Cycling and walking holidays, Beeston Castle Byways Breaks

Walk the Llangollen Canal 

5 nights - GENTLE/MODERATE

 The lake at Ellesmere   Pontcysyllte Aqueduct   Ellemere - deli   Canal at Wrenbury

Walk the beautiful Llangollen canal from Nantwich through the market towns of Whitchurch and Ellesmere. The canal crosses Chirk and Pontcysyllte Aqueducts and then follows the Dee valley through Llangollen, ending just outside this pretty town. On the 1st night stay near Nantwich and explore this Tudor market town.

Accommodation is in quiet B & B’s and farms close to the canal. One night is spent in Ellesmere and on this day and the last day through Llangollen the walking distance is shorter (8 miles) allowing time to explore. Total distance 53 miles

Accommodation: A mixture of farms and B & Bs 

COST: Per person
Number of nights Cost
5 nights 5 days walking £350
Single supplements £10 - £15 per night

 

This walking holiday includes

  • 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

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 throug 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 Ccafe. From here on to Whixhall, passing the Whixhall Meres and Mosses site of special scientific interest - can detour to explore. 12 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. 8.5 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. This holiday can also be combined with the Offas Dyke - Clwydian Hills Break..

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