{"id":300896,"date":"2025-07-29T09:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/300896\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:58:19","slug":"i-canoed-along-the-longest-and-highest-aqueduct-in-wales-the-views-were-stunning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/300896\/","title":{"rendered":"I canoed along the longest and highest aqueduct in Wales &#8211; the views were stunning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wrexham, Wales, is a World Heritage Site and the longest and highest aqueduct in the UK &#8211; and it&#8217;s a stunning spot to go canoeing.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_a27ee5\">Chanelle Georgina<\/strong> Senior Audience Writer<\/p>\n<p>10:28, 29 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Pontcysyllte-Aqueduct-in-Wales.jpg\" alt=\"Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the highest and longest in the UK(Image: Chanelle Georgina)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The weather in the UK can be a bit hit and miss, but luckily for us, the sun decided to make an appearance on our canoeing day out in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/wrexham\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"WrexhamLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham<\/a>, Wales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">With assistance from a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/tnroutdoors.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TNR OutdoorsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">TNR Outdoors<\/a> staff member, we steadied ourselves into the boat on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/nerve-shredding-activity-126ft-aqueduct-32112489\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Llangollen CanalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Llangollen Canal<\/a>, ready to follow the simple route along the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/worlds-highest-aqueduct-you-can-29397688\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Pontcysyllte Aqueduct \u2013 a World Heritage Site.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Pontcysyllte Aqueduct \u2013 a World Heritage Site.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In pairs, we paddled across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, spanning 1,007ft and towering 126ft above the stunning <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/overlooked-welsh-town-world-beating-32064390\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"River DeeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">River Dee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This popular viewpoint allowed us to marvel at the lush greenery encircling the flowing river.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Thankfully, this peaceful moment arrived within 15 minutes of setting off, providing a welcome break from the minor squabbles some couples were having over rowing techniques.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Pontcysyllte-Aqueduct-from-Above.jpg\" alt=\"The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct towers 126ft above the River Dee (Image: Lee Harvey \/ 500px via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As we navigated the narrow waterway, we spotted a shop and unanimously agreed to stop for some bottled water and a breather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was during this pause that we decided to switch our canoe partners, which made the remainder of the journey significantly smoother.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Happy-people-canoeing.jpg\" alt=\"Happy people canoeing \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The rest of the journey was a fun one(Image: Chanelle Georgina)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Geared up for the second half, we had just over two hours left to navigate the canal that straddles the England-Wales border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We had rented the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/travel\/you-can-paddle-canoe-126ft-31378705\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"canoesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">canoes<\/a> for a three-hour slot (\u00a360 per canoe), from 1.30pm to 4.30pm; there was another available slot from 9.30am to 12.30pm, but we opted not to take it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This should have provided ample time to canoe five miles of waterway, but as a group, we spent most of the time laughing while trying to master the art of canoeing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">My boat seemingly had a knack for colliding with other boats and the canal banks, much to our amusement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Emerging from the Chirk tunnel, we encountered a splendid herd of cows. Before long, it was time to hurry back to our starting point.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Cows-on-grassland.jpg\" alt=\"Cows on grassland\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>We came across some mighty cows while canoeing down Llangollen Canal(Image: Chanelle Georgina)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The only snag was the queue of boats at the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on our return journey, which caused a bit of a delay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Nevertheless, we managed to make it back just in the nick of time, with a mere minute to spare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wrexham, Wales, is a World Heritage Site and the longest and highest aqueduct in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300897,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764,18833],"class_list":{"0":"post-300896","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wales","13":"tag-wrexham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114935936926972900","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}