Llangollen Wharf (Horse-drawn Boats)
Llangollen Wharf
The canal wharf in the town center, where you can take a traditional narrowboat pulled by horses along the canal, or a motorboat to the aqueduct.
Llangollen Wharf lies on the canal just north of the town center and is the easiest place to experience the canal. Horse-drawn boats move slowly along the canal toward the Horseshoe Falls for about 45 minutes, a calm, relaxed trip suited to families. A motorized narrowboat takes around 2 hours and sails straight across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. The wharf has a tearoom and narrowboat self-drive rentals. In peak season, book tickets ahead. It is about a five-minute uphill walk from the old bridge in the town center.
Opening hours
Easter–October, approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Llangollen Bridge
- Llangollen Railway
- Royal International Pavilion (Llangollen Eisteddfod)
- Plas Newydd, Llangollen
- Castell Dinas Brân
- Llangollen Motor Museum
- Valle Crucis Abbey
- Pillar of Eliseg