No, don't get upset. Its not a fossilised bone or dismembered body part. The Crumlin Arm is the name of a section of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal which used to extend from Crumlin to Newport Docks.
Unfortunately now it no longer reaches Crumlin or Newport Docks, but extends 16 km from the outskirts of Newport.
The towpath skirts the contours of the mountain and takes you high above the valley town of Risca, once descending through a series of 21 locks to sea level.
The Fourteen Locks Heritage Centre is situated at Lock 21 with a trail down to Lock 8 approximately 1000 mtrs away, just before the underpass for the M4 motorway. The Centre is the hub of a regeneration scheme for the locks as well as a cafe and information centre selling books on local history. This time of year its even possible to see Santa in his Grotto and have your picture taken with him.
Unaware of the extent of this section of the waterway, we only covered a short distance the other day, but we plan to continue along its length in the New Year.
Harry Roberts' Bridge seemed a good place to end our walk. Who was Harry Roberts?
Unfortunately now it no longer reaches Crumlin or Newport Docks, but extends 16 km from the outskirts of Newport.
The towpath skirts the contours of the mountain and takes you high above the valley town of Risca, once descending through a series of 21 locks to sea level.
The Fourteen Locks Heritage Centre is situated at Lock 21 with a trail down to Lock 8 approximately 1000 mtrs away, just before the underpass for the M4 motorway. The Centre is the hub of a regeneration scheme for the locks as well as a cafe and information centre selling books on local history. This time of year its even possible to see Santa in his Grotto and have your picture taken with him.
Unaware of the extent of this section of the waterway, we only covered a short distance the other day, but we plan to continue along its length in the New Year.
Harry Roberts' Bridge seemed a good place to end our walk. Who was Harry Roberts?
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