Seeing Wales on a Barge
January 14th, 2008 Posted in WalesThere are many different things to do and see when you’re visiting Wales. But there is one unique thing that you can do that creates a very different experience than the kind most people will have while in Wales.
Try out riding through the Wales’ canal, Llangollen, on a barge. Barges are typically used to carry large bulk items from one place to another over water. Barges usually are not self-propelling. They have a tugboat that carries them.
Yet, in Wales there are Llangollen canal barge tours. Visitors can hop on a barge and see much of rural Wales this way.
Llangollen flows through northeast Wales and takes you into two tunnels and under two aqueducts – the Chirk Aqueduct and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
You can also stop off at one of the many old Celtic pubs alongside the canal and take in some of the rustic culture and beer.
Also along this canal is Castle Dinas Bran, which legend has says was the hiding place of the Holy Grail during the middle ages. Despite this, many locals still believe that the Holy Grail is still hidden there beneath the castle itself.
The wildlife in Wales is also very beautiful and is worth taking the barge canal. Of the 62 butterfly species in the United Kingdom, Wales has 32 of them.
So when thinking about seeing Wales, think about seeing it on a canal barge.
