Create new visitor parking (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal)

Since Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal became a World Heritage site in 2009 the visitor numbers have incrementally increased by as much as 70% in some locations. Trevor Basin, adjacent to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, is a major hub for people visiting the World Heritage site and is now attracting over 250k visitors a year. The general facilities and infrastructure on site are inadequate particularly in the busy season. With the limited parking for both cars and coaches the site at peak times can’t cope which causes regular traffic congestion with cars regularly parked on grass verges and neighbouring streets.

To address the issue CRT will lease an adjacent land to create a new visitor pay and display car park to accommodate c158 cars and a coach drop off point. A key element of the project is to create a strong sense of place and arrival to welcome visitors to the WHS. At the new car park there will be welcome signage, way marking signs, landscaping of pathways, and artworks to reflect the WHS. All signage will be bi-lingual and branded with WHS livery. CRT plans to work alongside a number of small businesses who operate on site at Trevor Basin to install new bilingual signage with WHS livery. A new map will be installed to showcase the site and wider WHS corridor.