We heard the first boats start leaving the basin before 7 this morning, and more followed at regular intervals. As we had a non moving day planned, we fancied scrambled eggs for breakfast — but we had no eggs. So I popped into town while Adrian had his shower. Later in the morning we walked down to the heritage railway station, which we’d booked day ranger tickets for. It wasn’t a steam day, instead there was a little two coach diesel train on.
The journey up to Corwen takes about 40 minutes. Corwen Station opened only in June; it’s a brand new station, built by volunteers. It’s closer to town than the original, meaning it’s just a short walk to the Main Street with a selection of cafes. We had about 40 minutes before the return journey.
On the way back, we got off at the first stop, Carrog, and walked over the bridge to the village. It’s very pretty, especially on such a lovely sunny day.
We had an ok lunch at the Grouse Inn, and then as we had plenty of time we got the train back to Corwen.
This time we found the museum, which has a model railway upstairs. It’s not the biggest (in fact Nigel’s is probably more impressive). On our second return journey, we got off at the penultimate station, Berwyn. There’s a path under the railway line to the Chain Bridge. This was closed last time we were here because it was unsafe, but was restored and reopened in 2015.
We walked up to the Horseshoe Falls, which is the first step in diverting water from the River Dee into the canal.
We walked back from there to the basin. En route, not only did we see the train again, but the horse-drawn trip boat.
Back at the basin, we ran the hosepipe along the roof so we could fill with water, and then lent it to a 70ft Black Prince hire boat, whose own hose wouldn’t reach. There have been regular arrivals, so the basin is filling up again.
0 miles, 0 locks. (206 miles, 132 locks)
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