Navigating Through Time

27/03/2026

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉

Did you join us at the Chirk Canal Celebration? We’d love to hear what you thought!

Take just 2 minutes to complete our survey and you’ll be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a £20 Caffi Wylfa voucher ☕✨ you have until Monday 30th to enter and fill out the survey 🗓️

We’d love to put on more events like this and your feedback helps us make future events even better 💙

👉 Take the survey here or at the link in our bio
https://survey.djsresearch.com/wix/9/p717549702809.aspx

Thank you for being part of the celebration!

24/03/2026

🎉 Prize Draw Winners Announced! 🎉

WOW — what a day! A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the Chirk Canal Celebration. It was an amazing turnout and such a brilliant atmosphere. It was fantastic to see so many people out along the canal celebrating Chirk’s heritage.

Now for the exciting bit… our prize draw winners are:

🏆 £50 Cafe Bistro voucher - Sarah Wilkinson
🏆 £50 Hand Hotel Voucher - Thomas Bates
🏆 Anglo Welsh boat trip for 4 people across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Terry Crewe

Congratulations! 🎉 We’ll be in touch to sort your prizes.

Fancy a chance of winning another prize?

We’d absolutely love to put on more events like this, and you can help us make that happen. If you have a couple of minutes, please fill out our short survey and tell us what you thought 👇
👉 https://survey.djsresearch.com/wix/p717549702809.aspx

Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a new prize draw 👀

20/03/2026

We can’t wait to welcome you at the Chirk Canal Celebration on Sunday (22nd of March) – The 225th anniversary of Chirk Aqueduct

We’re really looking forward to welcoming you to the Chirk Canal Celebration and wanted to share some important information ahead of the day to help everything run smoothly and safely so that everybody enjoys the event. It’s going to be lovely weather so please walk or use public transport where possible.

You can now download the programme of events and map from the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W4z0VrEHMzC8CgWhbXO__l4COZw8RsWL/view?pli=1

Travel to the event:

We kindly ask all visitors to park at the FREE Mondelez car park which is approximately ten minutes walk from the aqueduct. Using this car park will help us manage traffic and make the day more enjoyable for residents and visitors alike. Thank you for helping us make the event a success! And thank you Mondelez.
Address: Mondelez Chirk, Station Ave, Chirk, Wrexham LL14 5LT
There is also a public car park in Chirk Town behind the Hand Hotel.

***Please do not park on Castle Road, Station Road, B4500 or residential streets adjacent to these streets as this will cause significant issues for the community***

🔵 Blue Badge Holders
We have a designated drop-off car park with limited capacity for Blue Badge Holders at Chirk Bank:
Address: Chirk Bank, Weston Rhyn, Wrexham LL14 5BY

🚌 Shuttle Bus:
There will be a FREE hop-on and hop-off bus running between Chirk Town Centre bus stop, Station Road bus stop and the Mondelez car park. It will run in a continuous loop throughout the day. Why not hop on and take a trip to town to experience the wonderful independent shops and local heritage sites.

🚂 Train/Walk/Cycle:
If you’re coming from further afield, Chirk aqueduct is approximately a ten minute walk from Chirk train station. If you are walking from the town centre it will take approximately 15 minutes from The Hand Hotel. Cycling to the Aqueduct is one of the most eco-friendly ways of getting here. It takes approximately six minutes from Chirk train station.
Water Taxis:

Our free water taxis are available on the day on a first come, first served basis and have limited capacity
Toilets:

There will be accessible toilets available at Chirk Bank and at Caffi Wylfa (In the Carpark). There are also public toilets open in the centre of town.
Please have fun!

We hope you have a fantastic time at the event! We’d love for you to take pictures and share on social media. Please make sure to use the litter bins provided to keep this incredible site clean and beautiful.

16/03/2026

📢❗️Accessibility Update – Chirk Canal Celebration
We wanted to share an important accessibility update for the upcoming Chirk Canal Celebration.

Sadly, on this occasion we are unable to operate the accessible disability boat that we had hoped to provide for the free water taxis. The boat requires its annual maintenance and inspection during the same week as the event. We are genuinely very sorry about this and know it will be disappointing. Providing an accessible boating experience was something we had really hoped to offer, and we did look into other options, but unfortunately there are no other accessible boats able to reach this section of the canal in time for the event.

We also recognise that parts of the site can be difficult to access, particularly the steep incline down to the canal from Chirk town. To help with this, we have arranged a Blue Badge drop-off and parking area at Chirk Bank, which provides level access to the aqueduct and canal towpath.

📍 Blue Badge Car Park Drop-off
Carpark Address: 1 Canal View, Chirk Bank, Weston Rhyn, Wrexham LL14 5BY. Capacity is very limited.

🚾There will also be accessible toilets available at Chirk Bank and at Caffi Wylfa (In the Carpark).

This is only our second community event, and we are constantly learning and looking for ways to improve how we make these events accessible and welcoming for everyone.

We really care about making events accessible for people of all abilities, and we would genuinely welcome any feedback or suggestions that could help us do better in the future.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

16/03/2026

🚗 Parking for Chirk Canal Celebration 🚗

We kindly ask all visitors to park at the FREE Mondelez car park. Using this car park will really help us manage traffic and make the day more enjoyable for residents and visitors alike. Thank you for helping us make the event a success! Thank you Mondelez!

Address: Mondelez Chirk, Station Ave, Chirk, Wrexham LL14 5LT
There is plenty of free parking available, and is approximately 10 minutes walk to Chirk Aqueduct and the main event area.

There is also a public car park in Chirk Town behind the Hand Hotel.

**Please do not park on Castle Road, Station Road, B4500 or residential streets adjacent to these streets as this will cause significant issues for the community**

🔵 Blue Badge Holders
We have a designated drop-off car park for Blue Badge Holders at Chirk Bank:

Address: 1 Canal Vw, Chirk Bank, Weston Rhyn, Wrexham LL14 5BY

🚌 Shuttle Bus:
There will be a FREE hop-on and hop-off bus running between Chirk and Chirk Aqueduct, details to be updated before the event.

🚂 Train:
If you’re coming from further afield, Chirk aqueduct is approximately a ten minute walk from Chirk Train Station.

🚶🏾Walk:
Chirk aqueduct is approximately a ten minute walk from Chirk Train Station. If you are walking from the town centre it will take approximately 15 minutes from The Hand Hotel.

🚲 Cycle:
Cycling to the Aqueduct is one of the most eco-friendly ways of getting here. It takes approximately six minutes from Chirk train station.

02/03/2026

🎉 Join us for the Chirk Canal Celebration! 🎉

Celebrate 225 years of the iconic Chirk Aqueduct with a FREE family-friendly day out along the canal! ✨

Register your attendance by following the Eventbrite link in our bio now for your chance to win one of three amazing local prizes including:
• £50 Castle Bistro voucher 🍽️
• £50 Hand Hotel voucher 🍺
• Anglo Welsh Boat trip 🚣‍♂️🎟️ 

📅 Sunday 22nd March
⏰ 11am–4pm
📍 Starts at Chirk Aqueduct

Register for FREE & come enjoy history, crafts, boat trips, entertainment + more!

👉 Link in bio/event page! 💙

20/02/2026

✨ SAVE THE DATE! ✨

Join us as we celebrate 225 years of Chirk Aqueduct (1801–2026) with a special Chirk Canal Celebration 🎉

🗓 Sunday 22nd March
⏰ 11am – 4pm
📍Chirk Aqueduct

Expect a day filled with:
🚶‍♂️ History trails
📖 Storytelling
🎪 Family entertainment
🚤 Trade boats
🌊 FREE boat trips (limited capacity!)

Come along, bring the family, and discover the stories, heritage and community spirit that make our canal so special 💙

For more information and a chance to win one of three prizes register your attendance at the following link:
👉 http://bit.ly/3MV2Nfn 👈

03/12/2025