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Chirk Aqueduct

Chirk, Wrexham LL14 - Wales, UK

Built between 1796 and 1801, the 70 feet high Chirk Aqueduct was designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop to carry the Ellesmere Canal (now known as the Llangollen Canal) across the Ceiriog valley. Although not as high as Pontcysyllte...

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Attractions near Chirk Aqueduct

A selection of attractions close to Chirk Aqueduct:

Bersham Heritage Centre (3.1 Miles)

The Bersham Heritage Centre is in the Clywedog Valley, an area now known for its peace and natural beauty, which was once a hive of...

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Erddig Country Hall and Gardens (3.5 Miles)

For a real ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ experience visit Erddig Hall. From the Butlers Pantry and Servants Hall to the Chinese Room and State Bedroom, there is...

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Ty Mawr Country Park (3.8 Miles)

Ty Mawr Country Park is set in a beautiful location above the River Dee. Farm animals such as donkeys, goats and Jacob sheep graze in...

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Minera Lead Mines (4.2 Miles)

The Minera Lead Mines are an old lead processing works that was excavated and restored in the last decade of the 20th Century. The...

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Wrexham County Borough Museum (5.4 Miles)

Wrexham County Borough Museum is housed it what was originally built as a barracks for the Royal Denbighshire Militia in 1857. By 1879, the building...

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Chirk Castle (7.2 Miles)

Chirk Castle is a good looking piece of architectural history that has been well looked after and restored to a certain extent by the National...

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Llangollen Motor Museum (7.9 Miles)

Llangollen Motor Museum is housed in an old slate dressing works a short distance out of Llangollen. The museum contains about 60 vehicles ranging from...

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Llangollen Wharf (8.2 Miles)

At Llangollen Wharf you can sit and watch the canal boats drift by to and from the marina, then take a leisurely 45 minute horse-drawn...

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Royal International Pavilion (8.2 Miles)

Every year, in the first week of July, Llangollen hosts its famous International Musical Eisteddfod in the Royal Pavilion. Over 2000 competitors from more than...

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Llangollen Railway (8.2 Miles)

The Llangollen Railway operates on part of a line that originally ran from Ruabon to Barmouth. It was closed in the 1960s, but now part...

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Llangollen Museum (8.3 Miles)

In Llangollen Museum you can discover the history and legends of this fascinating, small Welsh borderlands town. There are hundreds of artefacts found in the...

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Plas Newydd (8.5 Miles)

In the late 18th Century, two ladies eloped from Ireland and settled in Llangollen at the house now called Plas Newydd. Their names were Sarah...

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Caergwrle Castle (11.1 Miles)

First built in 1277 by Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Caergwrle Castle was taken by Edward I after Dafydd, previously an ally, changed sides to fight against...

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Dinas Bran Castle (11.7 Miles)

Dinas Bran Castle is a romantic ruin occupying the summit of a steep hill above Llangollen and the Dee Valley. Built about 1260 by Gruffudd...

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Eglwyseg Rocks (11.7 Miles)

The limestone cliffs and crags of Eglwyseg Rocks are probably the most impressive feature of the spectacular landscape around Llangollen. This striking escarpment of carboniferous...

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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)