Week-long breaks from Trevor
On a week long boating break on the Llangollen Canal from Trevor you can cruise across The Stream in the Sky to Whitchurch or Wrenbury
Week long breaks from Trevor
To Whitchurch and back (52 miles, 4 locks, 25 hours)
Setting off from Trevor Basin, the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, with its jaw-dropping panoramic views of the Dee Valley below, is just 10 minutes away. Next it’s a lift bridge and the canalside Aqueduct Inn at Froncysyllte. Then you’ll cruise on through Whitehouse Tunnel followed by Chirk Tunnel, before crossing Chirk Aqueduct. Opened in 1801, Chirk Aqueduct carries the canal 21.3 metres above the English/Welsh border.
Soon after the aqueduct, you’ll reach the Bridge Inn at Chirk, then the Poachers Pocket pub at Gledrid, and the Lion Quays waterside restaurant at Moreton – all good places to moor up for the night. Four miles later at Frankton Junction the Montgomery Canal meets the Llangollen Canal and after another three miles, the canal passes by the Canal & River Trust’s Ellesmere Canal Yard, dating back to the early 1800s.
At Ellesmere there are plenty of visitor moorings, giving you the chance to explore this pretty market town with a mix of Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings, as well as its famous Mere, with woodland walks. After Ellesmere, the route passes Whixall Moss nature reserve then the historic market town of Whitchurch, known for its clock makers. Look out for half-timbered buildings, fair trade independent shops and a choice of places to eat, including the award-winning Black Bear.
To Wrenbury and back (66 miles, 24 locks, 35 hours)
Follow the route to Whitchurch above and then travel on another six miles further east. You’ll pass through the Grindley Brook Staircase of Locks with lockside café and stores and then you’ll reach Wrenbury. The centre of the village is a conservation area with a range of historic houses and the 16th century St Margaret’s Church overlooking the village green. There is a Post Office with general stores and two pubs, the canalside Dusty Miller in a converted corn mill, and The Cotton Arms.
To Nantwich and back (83 miles, 42 locks, 45 hours)
Follow the route to Whitchurch and then Wrenbury above. Then cruise on east through the Shropshire countryside, then pass through four locks at Hurleston, before reaching Hurleston Junction. Here the Llangollen Canal meets the Shropshire Union Canal. Head south down the Shropshire Union Canal through a couple of bridges before reaching Nantwich Basin where you can turn. The historic market town of Nantwich was once the centre of the salt mining industry, which you can find out more about at the Nantwich Museum. Nantwich has a great choice of places to eat, including the Wickstead Arms and Loco Nantwich.
