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Aqueduct Inn, Llangollen
Froncysyllte
Postal town: Llangollen
LL20 7PY
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Alan Hurdle left this review about Aqueduct Inn
07/11/21
Now happily open again after renovations
01/05/21
Still under renovation. They have put a new pub sign outside so definitely reopening.
Excellent beer and Sunday Lunch on my last pre-covid pub visit March 2020 for my 70th!
09/10/16
The Aqueduct Inn has lost its iconic bright yellow exterior. The new management were not so keen on the bright colour so have reverted to a more standard pastel cream/beige. After the initial shock, the bright colour really got the pub noticed and must have attracted custom. Now it looks very ordinary again. The inside is still the same and the beer was excellent, so I hope it doesn't lose custom because it doesn't stand out anymore!
On 7th November 2021
- rating: 8
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Al Bundy left this review about Aqueduct Inn
Depending on which way you started it's a good pub to congratulate yourself in after you've walked over the aquaduct. Especially if don't have a particular head for heights. Excellent view from the pub too.
On 23rd May 2015
- rating: 8
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Thuck Phat left this review about Aqueduct Inn
The Aquaduct, resplendent in vibrant yellow, really does stand out. Should you take the train between Ruabon and Gobowen, when crossing the viaduct you can look down the picturesque Dee Valley and there, clinging to the hillside like a pustule on a supermodel, is The Aquaduct.
This is useful as it's a place worth visiting on a number of counts.
Entry is into a small and cosy bar where we were greeted by the friendly landlord. To the left is the lounge, which does feel like a comfortable front room complete with log burner and large windows giving out to a small terrace from which the views of the valley and canal are spectacular. To the right is the games room.
Food is home coooked pub grub and very good value with my scampi, chips and peas coming in at a smidge under a fiver.
Three handpumps had all Stonehouse beers on: Station Bitter, which went down well, Cambrian Gold and Sunlander. The landlord told us that he's very keen to keep his beers well and would like to maintain the 3 handpumps and feels that sticking with the one, local, brewery is probably the best way for him to achieve that throughout the year. He's probably right given the seasonal nature of the trade here and on our experience he's succeeding so good luck to him.
Well worth a visit if you're in this lovely part of the world.
On 8th October 2013
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Aqueduct Inn
The bright yellow exterior can be seen from miles away given the pubs location high above the Dee Valley with great views over the canal and beyond,it backs onto the A5 and has a decent car park.Entering through the front door leads to the bar lobby with three handpumps ,all serving different ales from Stonehouse on my trip.The Station House Bitter (£2.90) was in fine form.To the left ,the lounge has large golden velour covered banquettes and a log burner,the food specials board , picture windows looking over the valley and there is access here to the terrace,a fine spot for outside drinking in good weather.The games room to the right has darker leather furniture and a darts board,but has the feel of a lounge as well.
There was a friendly ,chatty welcome behind the bar which settled any concerns after seeing all the notices on the front door about "Dont get banned",it all seemed very calm on a midweek lunchtime.The pub grub food was well cooked and very keenly priced with several options below £4.
Well done to the new team here,I would be very happy to pop back again whenever in the area.
On 3rd October 2013
- rating: 7
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Alan Hurdle left this review about Aqueduct Inn
Reopened on 25th May with new owners. The bright eye-catching yellow exterior will make sure you don't miss the pub! The central bar area has bar stools and a tall bar stool table. On the bar, the Real Ales are Greene King IPA and Hancocks HB. There is a small room to the right (served by a small hatch) which may continue as a games room. As before , the lounge is on the left (also served by a small hatch bar) which leads out to the balcony with a panoramic view of the valley. There are also tables on a patio area at the side of the pub with a path and steps leading down to the Llangollen canal and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
On 7th June 2013
- rating: 7
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John Bonser left this review about Aqueduct Inn
Visited in September 2009
The Aqueduct Inn is a smallish roadside pub on the main A5 road in the village of Froncysyllte, approx 4 miles south from Llangollen and close to the famous "canal in the sky".
When I first visited this pub a few years ago, it was a slightly run down but characterful Marstons pub, retaining evidence of even earlier days as a Border Breweries pub. The hanging pub sign now indicates that Admiral Taverns have acquired this pub. The interior has been sanitised somewhat and much of the original character has disappeared.
There's a carpeted games room on the right ( snooker table, dartboard ) and a comfortable lounge on the left designed for dining. The small central bar is bare boarded and, on my recent visit, was dominated by a smallish but loud flat screen TV. There's a new small outside decking area at the back of the pub which affords views of the canal, but not the aqueduct itself which is round a corner in the canal and largely hidden by trees.
Prince Charles popped in to this pub in March 2009, but there's no evidence of this apart from a framed letter of thanks from Clarence House.
2 real ales were on when I visited - Brains SA and Morlands Speckled Hen. The Brains was in good nick.
Despite the pub being on the main A5 road to Holyhead and close to this tourist site, I was virtually the only customer in the pub during the lunchtime period of 10 September, although the friendly young Welsh landlady told me it had been much busier the day before.
It's not a particularly inspiring pub, but it's open all day and currently serves food from 12-4 and 6-9 if you fancy popping in.
On 14th July 2011
- rating: 6
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