Llangollen pubs

We're now counting down the days and very much looking forward to our week on the Llangollen Canal. The plan (although subject to variation) is that we'll eat on board some evenings and search out a suitable pub for others.

As it's been a while since I last boated the Llangollen, the canalside pubs I recall as being good for food, beer and also child friendly, may not be so any longer. Any comments - in particular on recent visits - would be very welcome on the following or, indeed, any further recommendations in between Wrenbury and Llangollen itself.

Cotton Arms (Wrenbury) Dusty Miller (Wrenbury) Narrowboat Inn (near Maestermyn boatyard) Poacher's Pocket (Chirk Bank) The Telford (Trevor Wharf) Sun Trevor (Llangollen-ish)

Also, last time I passed on the A5, the former Black Lion (at Rhoswiel?) appeared to have undergone a remarkable transformation (now called Lion Quays?). Again, comments appreciated.

-- Regards, KEVIN MASLIN Waterway Photography Great Bridge, West Midlands, England. snipped-for-privacy@kevinmaslin.co.uk

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The current GBG lists 3 pubs in Llagollen - Sun, Wynnstay and Cornmill. Don't forget the Willymoor Lock as well!

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Brett...

Ah ! Is that the one where the lock tail bridge is just for car park pub customers- not boat users ? Pete

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Peter Stockdale

Lion Quays is good.Mooring thrown in as well.

Neville

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Zipadeedoodaa

Cotton and Dusty both good pubs for meals, Dusty the more expensive, but right at canalside and very smart building with stacks of character. Narrowboat is attached to Maestermyn Marina, good wholesome food in family run pub. Poachers is member of 'eatery' chain, fast service, good food, but lacks the personal touch. Telford is a small, busy pub that's a blend of being a local, mixed with being a canal side pub for visitors. Good food and reasonable prices. Sun Trevor is out in the country, between Llangollen and Trevor. Large pub just a minute's walk off the cut. Good food and good prices. Lion Quays is very stylish. It's about 45 minutes above New Marton top lock. Their own quay right outside, good gardens and bags of character in the restaurant. Great food, but a little pricier than the other local pubs/restaurants; which is fair enough, given the style of the place.

You've not mentioned the Wagonners, but it's well worth a visit. It's at Platt Lane. Can't remember the bridge number, but it's about a mile or two east of the junction with the Prees Branch (Whixall marina), at the eastern end of the long straight stretch. Moorings alongside the banks either side of the bridge. The pub is just a couple of minutes walk from the cut and the meals are very good and reasonably priced.

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Les Symonds Buggalugs II

Cotton and Dusty both good pubs for meals, Dusty the more expensive, but right at canalside and very smart building with stacks of character. Narrowboat is attached to Maestermyn Marina, good wholesome food in family run pub. Poachers is member of 'eatery' chain, fast service, good food, but lacks the personal touch. Telford is a small, busy pub that's a blend of being a local, mixed with being a canal side pub for visitors. Good food and reasonable prices. Sun Trevor is out in the country, between Llangollen and Trevor. Large pub just a minute's walk off the cut. Good food and good prices. Lion Quays is very stylish. It's about 45 minutes above New Marton top lock. Their own quay right outside, good gardens and bags of character in the restaurant. Great food, but a little pricier than the other local pubs/restaurants; which is fair enough, given the style of the place.

You've not mentioned the Wagonners, but it's well worth a visit. It's at Platt Lane. Can't remember the bridge number, but it's about a mile or two east of the junction with the Prees Branch (Whixall marina), at the eastern end of the long straight stretch. Moorings alongside the banks either side of the bridge. The pub is just a couple of minutes walk from the cut and the meals are very good and reasonably priced.

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Les Symonds Buggalugs II

From our 1999 log.........

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Neil Arlidge

We stopped there for a night on our way to Llangollen this summer.

The mooring is quite handy except that we are trying to maintain our dogs' impression that it is Strictly Forbidden to jump off the bows of the boat - and as the jetties are shorter than the boat we had to be stern-in. The trouble is they face downstream and the next morning it was VERY difficult to turn upstream again.

We expected the food to be something special, and were rather disappointed that it was very ordinary (and they got the order wrong).

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Allan Jones

Indeedy, again from our 1999 log

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Neil Arlidge

And there is the Queens Head at Queens Head down the mont. Last time we went there the portion sizes were huge

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brianH

Short day then?!?

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Bob Wood

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Eddie Green

But you must pre book. Completely full and we were turned away at 7pm on a Wed evening. Annoying when we had got specialy smartened up to go somewhere which appeared very nice. Llangollen on a Saturday evening completely full. The only place which could fit us in was the Chinese - which actualy turned out very good. Good tasty food, very efficient and very pleasent service. Pity our style of boating does not make pre booking easy. eg.

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Eddie Green

Ignore this remark - memory going. It is the "Navigation" further on at the present end of the canal, which is closed on Mondays. Sorry! A very nice quiet mooring though just a few hundred yards past the pub and a nice walk on along the still to be restored towpath. eg.

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Phil Speight

Used to be a good pub. Pop in there for a couple of pints of your favourite tipple now and you will get some funny looks.

Pete

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Peter Stockdale

What do you mean Peter

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brianH

Same when we went but we walked down the road to the pub on the other side of the road and had a nice evening

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brianH

As locals we're fairly familiar with most pubs from Ellesmere to Llangollen.

In Ellesmere try the Black Lion for food (but not the beer), or if it's a nice local pub with real ale you're after then it has to be the White Hart on Birch Road (just down from Blackwater Meadow Marina), you're bound to meet some local boaters in there (also they do an excellent Sunday lunch - the only time thay have food available, booking advisable).

Next up the Narrowboat, more of a resturant than a pub, mooring can be a pain, we give it a wide birth.

Jack Mytton Inn, if you can put up with the rather quirky landlord, then you do get good food and good real ale. A favourite of ours.

Lion Quays, good to sit outside on a summer's afternoon, otherwise pricey and gloomy inside.

Poachers Pocket, OK if you've got kids, play area outside.

Bridge Inn, recently changed hands, not tried it since.

Chirk Marina and golf club, if you can get in past the BP boats the food's reasonable here.

Aqueduct Inn Froncysyllte, just up the hill past the lift bridge. Our local, good food (excellent Sunday roast) and a couple of real ales. Tell them we sent you and perhaps we'll get a free pint off the landlord !!

Telford Inn Trevor, eaten here once. It was OK, but sadly the ale wasn't.

Sun Trevor. Usually good food and beer, smashing views down the valley.

Llangollen. The Corn Mill is popular and pricey, but it's just the same as other pubs owned by this chain. Go to the Wynnstay (over the river bridge, turn left by Royal, and it's a few hundred yards on your right). Run by three generations of the same family. Excellent food, real ale and a cracking log fire. Our favourite Llan pub.

Sun Inn, carry on past the Wynnstay to the junction with the A5. Here you'll find the Sun, excellent ales and live music (from folk to rock) on several nights. Good atmosphere.

Mike and Hazel nb Tess of Wootton

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Mike and Hazel

[] we stayed until nearly closing time.

Wow! that's a day in the pub!

750Pm maybe?
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Mike Jones

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