
A tourist map of the Llangollen & Montgomery Canals at 1:56, 000, with detailed town plans of Llangollen, Ellesmere, Whitchurch, Welshpool & Newtown, suitable for both waterways & leisure users. This map gives detailed coverage of the Llangollen & Montgomery Canals with emphasis on the waterways & information useful & relevant to users of the waterways without neglecting other leisure users. The map detail is complimented by information panels & photographs.
Includes: navigation & historical information, visitor moorings, marinas & boatyards, boat hire centres, facilities for the boat user, shops & distance markers. Information for the tourist
Includes:: tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, long distance paths, public toilets & caravan & camp sites. The Llangollen Canal is one of the most picturesque canals with its stunning scenery varying from green pastures to tree lined lakes. It meanders it way through the medieval town of Whitchurch, the lovely market town of Ellesmere & situated at the end of the canal is the pretty town of Llangollen, world renowned for its annual International Musical Eisteddfod. Then there is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, surely one of, if not the most inspiring architectural & engineering sights anywhere in the country. A World Hertitage Site, it spans the River Dee for 1000 ft at a height of 126 ft. The canal is also popular with canoeists with some sections accessible only to canoes. To see the list of other titles in this series, please click on the series link.