News

I blame the wholesome TV show, Great Canal Journeys, and more recently, Wallace and Gromit’s animation Vengeance Most Fowl, ...
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham was first recognised by UNESCO in 2009 which granted it the same status as Stonehenge and the Pyramids. With half a million visitors last year, ...
People living near the Pontcysyllte aqueduct near Wrexham have been hearing about major plans to boost the local economy. It is one of three World Heritage Sites in Wales, which are recognised for ...
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site also goes far beyond the huge bridge which people paddle across that you might have seen pictures and videos of, and actually encompasses 11 ...
UNESCO has urged local councils to protect the area around the canal A 10-mile buffer zone to protect the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal from development is being considered by Wrexham ...
Popular photographs of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct show walkers blithely passing along its narrow towpath and canal boats inching along an 11ft-wide trough as their occupants airily gaze into the far ...
The aqueduct carries the Llangollen Canal in a 1,007ft-long cast iron trough suspended 126ft above the Dee Valley. As the structure has more than 11,000 bolts, checking them all is never a quick ...
Pontcysyllte aqueduct was added to the list of World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The structure, built by Thomas Telford and William ...
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a world class sight, and is easier to reach from England than you might think (Image: ...
Parking problems at a World Heritage Site where visitor numbers have quadrupled in a decade will be eased. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham was first recognised by UNESCO in 2009 which ...
Over a 10-week period, painstaking work is being carried out on one of the great architectural gems of North Wales. Now that water has been pumped from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, its fish safely ...