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“Look, don’t touch.” Some heritage sites are just too fragile to handle. That’s not the
case here. Telford’s structures – like the man himself – were made from tough stuff.
So you don’t have to just stand back and admire our World Heritage Site from a
distance (inspiring though that is). You can experience it. In lots of different ways.
Try our top five for starters.
1. cross the aqueducts
Dare you cross the stream in the sky? And
can you do it without looking down? You can
walk across Pontcysyllte, or save your legs and
take a leisurely boat ride.
But there’s one thing you have to take with
you. A camera. The views are something else.
Chirk Aqueduct is just a few miles downstream.
And you could argue the views are even
lovelier.
A canter across will take you over the Welsh
border and into England.
And if you work up an appetite, just keep
walking past the pretty canal-bank cottages
to the Poachers Pocket pub. Or The Bridge
Inn. Good food and real ale are waiting.
2. explore the tunnels
If walking across the aqueducts gets your
pulse racing, wait until you tackle ‘the Darkie’.
A few yards into the tunnel and you realise
where it gets its name from. It’s seriously
dark, seriously long and once you’re halfway,
there’s no going back.
You can walk through it without a torch. It’s
quite an adventure. But maybe a torch is a
good idea?
3. walk the towpaths
It’s not all aqueducts and tunnels along the
11 miles of World Heritage Site. Walking
along the rest of the towpaths is a nice way
to spend a few hours.
Countryside rich in wildlife, sparse in people.
In other words, peace and quiet. Nice thinking
time if you’re by yourself. Catching up time if
you’re with someone special.