The 11 mile Llangollen Canal World Heritage Site features some of the most spectacular waterway scenery in the country. It includes two stunning aqueducts at Pontcysyllte and Chirk, and two tunnels at Chirk and Whitehouse. We want everyone to stay safe when they visit.
Each year we welcome nearly half a million visitors who come to admire ‘the stream in the sky' either as walkers, boaters, anglers, cyclists, canoeists or stand-up paddle boarders.
We ask all visitors to share the space and be considerate of other people
For navigators, the Aqueduct is a one-way system. We know that it can be frustrating if you have to wait but we ask users to be mindful of their fellow travellers and not spoil their experience or cause them harm.
When crossing over or through this special 200-year-old heritage structure please follow this guidance for your own safety and that of others:
- Neither narrowboats or canoes/kayaks have right of way.
- Please be aware of boats already waiting to cross at the other end of the aqueduct and be courteous by giving way to those who were there first.
- All craft should give way to others who are already on the aqueduct – do not try to force people to go backwards, turn around or get out.
- Do not enter the channel if there are already other users coming towards you – look out for canoes/kayaks who may be hard to see.
- Please use the mooring areas at either end of the aqueduct to wait to transit.
- Don’t stop for photographs in the middle for a selfie when it’s busy.
- Don’t lean off or over the edge of your craft.
- Cooperate with our volunteers and colleagues if they make a request of you – they will only do that if its needed.
Canoeists
Canoeists are allowed to paddle along both Pontcysyllte and Chirk aqueducts and, when wearing a head light, through both tunnels on the Llangollen Canal. Please be aware that boats travelling downstream will be carried along the water faster than travelling upstream.
