Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pontcysyllte Aqueduct — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.97032, -3.08783. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

• Chirk Castle · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wat's Dyke · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~5 km · Must-see
• Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape · sanctuary · Cheshire West and Chester · ~6 km · Must-see
• Castell Dinas Brân · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~6 km · Must-see
• Esclusham Mountain · viewpoint · Cheshire West and Chester · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Falls · waterfall · Cheshire West and Chester · ~10 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Pass · viewpoint · Cheshire West and Chester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wrexham Cathedral · church · Cheshire West and Chester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Oswestry Iron Age Hill Fort · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~14 km · Must-see
• Whittington Castle · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Dunawd's Church · church · Cheshire West and Chester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Halston Hall · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~16 km · Must-see
• St Mary · church · Cheshire West and Chester · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hope Mountain · viewpoint · Cheshire West and Chester · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gyrn Moelfre · viewpoint · Cheshire West and Chester · ~19 km · Must-see
• Caergwrle Castle · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~20 km · Must-see
• Moel y Gelli · viewpoint · Cheshire West and Chester · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sycharth Castle · fort · Cheshire West and Chester · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Other other attractions near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

• Ellesmere Port Lighthouse · attraction · Cheshire West and Chester · ~47 km · Must-see
• Brimstage Hall · attraction · Cheshire West and Chester · ~51 km · Must-see
• Leasowe Lighthouse · attraction · Cheshire West and Chester · ~62 km · Must-see
• Benthall Hall · attraction · Staffordshire · ~69 km · Must-see
• Little Moreton Hall · attraction · Cheshire East · ~73 km · Must-see
• Flounders' Folly · attraction · Cheshire West and Chester · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old Market Hall · attraction · Powys · ~82 km · Must-see
• Boscobel House · attraction · Staffordshire · ~82 km · Must-see
• Daniels Mill · attraction · Staffordshire · ~84 km · Must-see
• Moseley Old Hall · attraction · Staffordshire · ~95 km · Must-see

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