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Ticket to Ride … the Montgomery Canal

Volunteers at Llanymynech Canal Wharf who offer boat trips on the Montgomery Canal between England and Wales have launched a new Season Ticket for 2025.

The ticket gives the ticket holder and up to three guests unlimited travel on the short section of canal from Llanymynech Heritage Area and is an ideal way for local people and visitors to support the community trip boat operated each summer.

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Crickheath Tramway Wharf in water after 90 years

Wintery canal side photo

The water has finally levelled up at Crickheath Tramway Wharf on the Montgomery Canal after a break of over 90 years, making Crickheath a canalside hamlet once more.

The Shropshire Union Canal Society has worked tirelessly with the restoration of the canal and recently lifted the top few stop planks that have held back the waters of the mighty Monty while work continued, to let the last few inches flow in to bring it to a level not seen since around 1934.

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