Well, in this post we return to Wales, but there's a bit of Shropshire (England) to do first. Don't forget, you can follow the route here. Now, we're back on the Shropshire Union Canal at Grindley Brook.
Further west and still on the Shropshire Union - Ellesmere Wharf.
Welsh Frankton next. Here, the Montgomery Canal joins the Shropshire Union.
At Gobowen we come across the Wrexham to Shrewsbury railway line, where a traditional signal box looks after the crossing.
Thank goodness that the Last Inn in Upper Hengoed has plenty of great beers.
Another fine pub nearby is the Cross Keys at Selattyn.
There are some great views to be had around Selattyn.
So, as promised, we enter Wales, first finding the castle (of sorts) in the small town of Chirk.
GWR 6392 seen arriving at Chirk in 1932 (HC Casserley).
Chirk was where there was interchange with the long lost Glyn Valley Tramway.
Here's Chirk station and some of its traffic in 2010.
At Chirk the Llangollen Canal crosses an impressive aqueduct and then there's a short tunnel.
Further north on the Llangollen Canal is Pontcysyllte Acqueduct, over the Dee Valley, built by Thomas Telforda and his mates.
Just beyond Pontcysyllte Acqueduct is Trevor Basin, junction with the branch to Llangollen.
A short walk away is Cefn Mawr, the home of DC Jones Coaches.
Also in Cefn Mawr, the yard of Vale of Llangollen Coaches.
Back to the railway now and preserved GWR 6000 King George V is seen passing through Ruabon station.
There's a brilliant pub near Ruabon station, the Bridge End Inn.
The Wynnstay Arms is a Robinson's hotel and has beer and accomodation, therefore a good place to conclude this post.
Next time...... we dig deeper in Wales.
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