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IWA Branch
- Llangollen Canal and Whitchurch Arm
Navigation Authority
British Waterways
Navigation Road
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 1BH
T: 01606 723800
F: 01606 871471
enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk
www.britishwaterways.co.uk
The canal runs from Hurleston Junction, where it connects with the Shropshire Union Canal, to Llantysilio Bridge just beyond Llangollen. It also links to the Montgomery Canal at Frankton Junction.
Hurleston to Llangollen covers 46 miles (74km) and 21 locks, whereas, the Prees Branch runs for just 1.5 miles (2.4km) with no locks.
Hurleston to Llangollen
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
72ft | 6ft 10in | 7ft | 3ft |
21.94m | 2.07m | 2.13m | 0.91m |
Prees Branch
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
72ft | 6ft 10in | 7ft | 3ft |
21.94m | 2.07m | 2.13m | 0.91m |
Boaters’ Services
Hire Boat Companies
Alvechurch Waterway Holidays of Wrenbury Mill
Wrenbury
Cheshire
CW5 8HG
Tel: 08708 352525
Maestermyn Hire Cruisers
Maestermyn Marine, Ellesmere Road, Whittington, OSWESTRY, SY11 4NU
Tel/Fax: 01691 662424
Marina Cruises
Chirk Marina, Chirk, WREXHAM, LL14 5AD
Tel: 01691 774558
Fax: 01691 773930
Viking Afloat
Lowesmoor Wharf, Worcs, WR1 2RS
Tel: 01905 610660
Fax: 01905 616715
Welsh Lady Cruisers
Maestermyn Marine, Ellesmere Road, Whittington, OSWESTRY, SY11 4NU
Tel/Fax: 01691 662424
Boatyards
Blackwater Meadow Marina
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, slipway, chandlery
Birch Road, ELLESMERE, SY12 9DD
Tel: 01691 624391
Chirk Marine
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, chandlery
Chirk Marina, Chirk, WREXHAM, LL14 5AD
Tel: 01691 774558
Fax: 01691 773930
Maestermyn Marine Boatyard
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, cranage, slipway, chandlery
Maestermyn Marine, Ellesmere Road, Whittington, OSWESTRY, SY11 4NU
Tel/Fax: 01691 662424
Scott Marine Services
Repairs, emergency call out
The Workshop, Mill House, Grindley Brook Wharf, WHITCHURCH, SY13 4QH
Tel: 07968 845622
Viking Afloat
Pump out, diesel, gas
Wrexham Road, WHITCHURCH, SY13 3AA
Tel: 01948 662012
BWML - Whixall Marina
Alders Lane
Whixall
Shropshire
SY13 2QS
Tel: 01948 880420
Historical Information
This canal was completed in 1805 as part of a plan to link Liverpool and Bristol but the full project was never completed. This is probably the most popular canal in Britain and it features the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – the highest and biggest in the British Isles. The work of Thomas Telford and William Jessop, the aqueduct is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, a candidate for World Heritage Status and a Grade 1 listed structure, a waterways wonder and one of the wonders of Wales. The aqueduct linked Llangollen with the rest of the Shropshire Union canal system. It originally carried coal from local mines and supplied water from Horseshoe Falls into the rest of the Shropshire Union Canal. The aqueduct still carries over 50 million litres of water each day to supply water to southern Cheshire and the canal therefore escaped the canal closures in the area.
Further Information
For books, maps, guides, videos, DVDs and gifts on this canal, click here
Local government links
Llangollen & Montgomery Canals
