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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. space |
Chirk Base Information 1 (pdf file 557 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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PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
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 |
HOTELS / GUEST HOUSES
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 |
GROCERIES
There are a number of shops in Chirk, including a Co-op
supermarket. |
FLYING INTO LONDON
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. FLYING INTO MANCHESTER
Get a train to Manchester Piccadilly or Wilmslow
station, then change to Shrewsbury. At Shrewsbury,
change to Chirk.
HOW TO FIND US (by car)
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. |
| Suggested
Routes from Chirk | Short Routes ( see
below ) |
Chester & Return
112 Miles, 70 Locks, 1 Week Cruise, 9 hours per day
(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 |
Llnagollen
and Whitchurch
60 Miles, 4 Locks, 1 Week Cruise, 4 hours per day (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. |
Llangollen
Canal
88 Miles, 42 Locks, 1 Week Cruise, 6 hours per day (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. |
Four
Countries Ring
187 Miles, 136 Locks, 2 Week Cruise, 7 hours per day
(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. |
| Short Route |
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.
Chirk
Short Route...
Locks: 4 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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