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.
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
