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Chirk Base information 1 (pdf file 577 Kb)
Chirk Base information 2 (pdf file 490 Kb)
Chirk Routes information 1 (pdf file 681 Kb)
Chirk Routes information 2 (pdf file 669 Kb)
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Chirk is based on the breathtaking Llangollen Canal in North Wales, Chirk’s lovely marina is situated on the site of the Chirk Golf & Country Club. With much to offer, the Llangollen Canal meanders gracefully through the beautiful countryside where the World Heritage Site – the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - spans across the Dee Valley. Such a feat of engineering is sure to take your breath away. Cruise the Montgomery Canal, recently reopened to boats for the first time in over fifty years, where a four mile length of the canal has been restored giving you the chance to cruise this once dormant, sleepy waterway.
Click here for Suggested Routes
Click here for Boats Availability
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National Rail Enquiries: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Tel: 08457 484950
www.thetrainline.com Tel: 0871 244 1545
Nearest Airport: Manchester International Tel. 0161 489 3000
www.manchesterairport.co.uk
Nearest Railway Station: Chirk |
Taxi
/ Minicabs:
Swan Taxis Tel: 01691 773535
A1 Taxis Tel: 01691 770043 / 01691 770117
Premier Cars Tel: 01691 777755
Approximate prices: (Prices courtesy of Swan Taxis subject to change)
Manchester International Airport to Chirk: £65 |
Moreton
Park Lodge - Gledrid, Chirk, Wrexham,
LL14 5DG Tel: 01691
776666
Double / Single rooms - £59.
Breakfast £5 www.moretonpark.com
The Wild Pheasant Hotel - Berwyn
Road, Llangollen, LL20 8AD Tel: 0844
411
9030
Double rooms - £100, single
rooms - £70. Rate includes
breakfast. www.legacy-hotels.co.uk
Wynstay Arms Hotel - High Street,
Ruabon, Wrexham, LL14 6BL Tel: 01978
822187
Double Room £55, single rooms
- £37.50. Rate includes breakfast.
www.a1tourism.com/uk/wynnstay-hotel.html
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There are a number of shops in Chirk,
including a Co-op supermarket.
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From
Heathrow airport, get the London underground
tube to Euston station.
From Gatwick airport, get the Gatwick
Express to London Victoria station, then
get a London underground
tube to London Euston.
From Stansted airport, get the London
underground tube to London Euston.
From Euston, get a train to Shrewsbury,
then change for Chirk.
Get a train to Manchester Piccadilly
or Wilmslow station, then change to Shrewsbury.
At Shrewsbury,
change to Chirk.
M6: Exit at Junction 10A and take the
M54 towards Telford. Join the A5 for
Llangollen and continue until
you reach the South side of Chirk. Stay
on the A5 for 400 yards, until you have
passed three roundabouts.
You will then see a left turning with
a brown tourist sign to Marina and Golf
Course . The Marina entrance
is 500 yards on the left.
From the North: Take the A483 towards
Chirk and until you reach the signposts
for the A5 Llangollen. At
the roundabout, turn right towards Llangollen
and after a short distance you will see
a turning to the left with
a brown tourist sign to Marina and Golf
Course . The Marina entrance is 500 yards
on the left.
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| Suggested
Routes from Chirk | Short
Routes (see below) |
| (ROUTE A)
A more challenging route, and you should
not be disappointed if you do not reach
Chester. Travelling down the canal, you
pass through the towns of Ellesmere and
Whitchurch to Grindley Brook with its
staircase of three locks.
From here the locks become more frequent,
taking you down through lovely countryside
to the Shropshire Union Canal at Hurleston.
The rural atmosphere continues through
to Chester. You should remember that
the Llangollen Canal flows so it will
take longer to return. A visit to Llangollen
itself is also well worthwhile |
(ROUTE
B)
A very pleasant and easy route. Travelling
first to Llangollen, you cross the
famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct 120 feet
above the River Dee. After this the
canal perches on the side of the lovely
Dee Valley up to Llangollen itself.
Retracing your steps you encounter
Chirk Aqueduct and through to the lovely
small town of Ellesmere after passing
through the only two locks on your
trip. After Ellesmere you travel through
the Shropshire Lake District with its
meres to the market town of Whitchurch. |
(ROUTE
C)
A trip along the full length of this
lovely canal. Travelling towards Hurleston
you cross the Chirk Aqueduct and down
the first two locks. After passing
Ellesmere and its meres, you come to
the less hilly Whixall Moss to Whitchurch.
Undulating countryside sprinkled with
locks takes you down to Hurleston with
its reservoir, which provides the water
for Chester. Retracing your steps cross
the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and up the
Dee Valley to Llangollen. A delightful
week. |
(ROUTE
D)
For
the more experienced crew. Travel
down the Llangollen to Hurleston
where
you join the Shropshire Union Canal
then travelling southwards through
small towns and villages to join
the Staffordshire & Worcestershire
Canal. This canal meanders through
pretty countryside up to Great Haywood.
Here you join the Trent & Mersey
Canal and travel towards the more
built-up area of Stoke on Trent.
Continuing
up to Middlewich through a series
of locks, you take the Middlewich
arm
to Barbridge, and back via the
Llangollen Canal. |
Why
not try a short break from Chirk?
You can enjoy 3 or 4 days from either
Saturday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon,
Wednesday morning to Saturday morning,
Friday afternoon to Monday morning
or from Monday afternoon to Friday
morning.
Prices start from as little as £75
per person.
Locks: Cruising
Time: Around 16hrs return.
See the best part of the Llangollen
Canal. To Llangollen crossing the
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and travelling
along the Dee Valley to the marina.
Then back past Chirk to Ellesmere
through 2 locks, and over the Chirk
Aqueduct.
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