Guidebook for Canalside Cottage Area
Sightseeing
Llangollen is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site along eleven miles of canal from Gledrid to the Horseshoe Falls via the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn mountain range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the easternmost point of the Dee Valley Way being within the town.
Llangollen is the home of the International Musical Eisteddfod (festival), held there since 1947 to promote international goodwill. The town also has a thriving tourist trade, located as it is on a main route into the mountains of North Wales (38 miles to Snowdonia).
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Llangollen
Llangollen is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site along eleven miles of canal from Gledrid to the Horseshoe Falls via the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn mountain range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the easternmost point of the Dee Valley Way being within the town.
Llangollen is the home of the International Musical Eisteddfod (festival), held there since 1947 to promote international goodwill. The town also has a thriving tourist trade, located as it is on a main route into the mountains of North Wales (38 miles to Snowdonia).
Chirk aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, is part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen Canal World Heritage Site. It has a figure of eight walk that starts at 'Glyn Wylfa' in Chirk and passes through fields, along the Llangollen Canal and across the Chirk Aqueduct. This walk can be halved by omitting the loop from Chirk Bank via Rhoswiel, or by getting the bus to Rhoswiel.
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Cầu Thủy Chirk
Chirk aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, is part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen Canal World Heritage Site. It has a figure of eight walk that starts at 'Glyn Wylfa' in Chirk and passes through fields, along the Llangollen Canal and across the Chirk Aqueduct. This walk can be halved by omitting the loop from Chirk Bank via Rhoswiel, or by getting the bus to Rhoswiel.
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a 30 minute walk along the canal path. It is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was completed in 1805 having taken ten years to design and build.
UNESCO has described this world heritage site as ‘a masterpiece of creative genius’. The first 11 miles of the Llangollen Canal is an outstanding piece of industrial and engineering heritage comprising of embankments, tunnels, viaducts and aqueducts, including the stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct itself and 31 other listed structures.
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Cầu Thủy lợi Pontcysyllte
Station RoadThe Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a 30 minute walk along the canal path. It is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was completed in 1805 having taken ten years to design and build.
UNESCO has described this world heritage site as ‘a masterpiece of creative genius’. The first 11 miles of the Llangollen Canal is an outstanding piece of industrial and engineering heritage comprising of embankments, tunnels, viaducts and aqueducts, including the stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct itself and 31 other listed structures.
Chirk Castle is a National Trust property from the late 13th century. It was one of several medieval Marcher fortresses sited on the Welsh-English border to keep the Welsh under English rule. Visitors to the castle can enjoy refreshments at the courtyard cafe, pick up a gift from the shop and enjoy a day exploring the castle interiors and grounds.
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National Trust - Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle is a National Trust property from the late 13th century. It was one of several medieval Marcher fortresses sited on the Welsh-English border to keep the Welsh under English rule. Visitors to the castle can enjoy refreshments at the courtyard cafe, pick up a gift from the shop and enjoy a day exploring the castle interiors and grounds.
Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. It occupies a formidable position on the summit of a steep hill in the Vale of Llangollen.
There is a 4.2 kilometer loop trail to Castell Dinas Bran that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels.
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Lâu đài Dinas Bran
Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. It occupies a formidable position on the summit of a steep hill in the Vale of Llangollen.
There is a 4.2 kilometer loop trail to Castell Dinas Bran that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels.
Food Scene
In the heart of Llangollen, a traditional waterside pub with decking area, serving fresh food, cask ales and wine. Our personal favourite! Ask for a table with a river view!!
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The Corn Mill
Dee LaneIn the heart of Llangollen, a traditional waterside pub with decking area, serving fresh food, cask ales and wine. Our personal favourite! Ask for a table with a river view!!
A small pub/restaurant and only a short canal walk (around 15 minutes) from the cottage. This is a traditional pub serving good pub grub with a terrace overlooking the canal - perfect on a warm, summer's day.
The Aqueduct inn
Holyhead roadA small pub/restaurant and only a short canal walk (around 15 minutes) from the cottage. This is a traditional pub serving good pub grub with a terrace overlooking the canal - perfect on a warm, summer's day.
From the cottage, take a walk over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and you will find the Telford Inn awaiting you (around a 30-minute walk). A great pub with a varied menu and plenty of outside canal-side seating.
The Telford Inn
New RoadFrom the cottage, take a walk over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and you will find the Telford Inn awaiting you (around a 30-minute walk). A great pub with a varied menu and plenty of outside canal-side seating.
The Three Eagles is a relaxed, stylish bar and grill in Llangollen. Awarded Best Pub in Denbighshire at the 2021 National Pub & Bar Awards, 2021 Travellers’ Choice Award and rated #1 restaurant in Llangollen on Trip Advisor.
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Three Eagles
Bridge StreetThe Three Eagles is a relaxed, stylish bar and grill in Llangollen. Awarded Best Pub in Denbighshire at the 2021 National Pub & Bar Awards, 2021 Travellers’ Choice Award and rated #1 restaurant in Llangollen on Trip Advisor.
This fab little diner is just a stone's throw away from the cottage (2 minute walk). Good value for money and perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch on the go.
Aqueduct Diner
This fab little diner is just a stone's throw away from the cottage (2 minute walk). Good value for money and perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch on the go.
Annual Music Festival
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. It is one of several large annual Eisteddfodau in Wales. Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 competitions followed each evening by concerts on the main stage. Over five thousand singers, dancers and instrumentalists from around 50 countries perform to audiences of more than 50,000 over the 6 days of the event.
Famous performers at Llangollen have included Luciano Pavarotti (who first competed in Llangollen in 1955 with his father and a choir from their home town Modena, and for whom the Eisteddfod's principal trophy – the Choir of the World Pavarotti Trophy – is named).
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Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Abbey RoadThe Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. It is one of several large annual Eisteddfodau in Wales. Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 competitions followed each evening by concerts on the main stage. Over five thousand singers, dancers and instrumentalists from around 50 countries perform to audiences of more than 50,000 over the 6 days of the event.
Famous performers at Llangollen have included Luciano Pavarotti (who first competed in Llangollen in 1955 with his father and a choir from their home town Modena, and for whom the Eisteddfod's principal trophy – the Choir of the World Pavarotti Trophy – is named).