THE MON. & BREC. CANAL

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The hire base (above)
Our base at Gilwern is ideally situated near to the centre of the canal, enabling our customers to travel in either direction and to have access to their cars mid-week if they wish to travel further afield. We live on site and our private wharf allows for easy loading/unloading and car parking.
Gift Shop
The gift shop at our site sells guide books, maps, postcards, ice-creams, films, batteries and, of course, Welsh gifts and canalware. Normally open 7 days a week throughout the season 9am-6pm. Visitors will always receive a warm welcome.

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The Monmouthshire and Brecon canal covers 33 navigable miles from Brecon to Pontypool. With an average cruising speed of 2-3 miles per hour you will need at least a week to appreciate everything this beautiful canal has to offer.

Brecon - Theatre, Brecknock & Regimental Museums, leisure centre with indoor swimming pool, shopping centre, numerous public houses and eating places.
Talybont - offers convenient canalside store/post office and public houses. Superb walking area including reservoir
Llangynidr - award winning flight of locks, general store and public houses.
Crickhowell - is a delightful country town with much to offer the visitor Well worth the walk from Liangattock.
Gilwern - our hire base location, a small village offering a variety of shops and several public houses.
Abergavenny - 'The Gateway to Wales' 1 mile from the canal. The town has a good selection of shops, castle and museum of childhood. Market day is on a Tuesday.
Goytre Wharf- has a heritage and activity centre with historic limekilns, visitors' centre and children's play area.
Pontypool - The town offers a shopping centre, museum and leisure centre with swimming pool and water slides.
 
We have just got home from holiday on Y-Fenni Castle and we would all like to thank you for supplying such a brilliant boat. It was very well equipped with all we needed and such a luxury to have a nice hot shower. It was our first encounter with a canal boat holiday but I'm sure it won't be the last.
Penny & David Waight /
Barrie & Ros Barnes

CASTLE NARROWBOATS
Church Road Wharf
Gilwern
Monmouthshire NP7 OEP
Tel: 01873 830001
Fax: 01873 832341
Email: info@castlenarrowboats.co.uk