Ellesmere Canal from Hurleston to Llangollen was retained as a water feeder for the Shropshire Union Canal main line and for drinking water. In 1955 an agreement with the Mid & South East Cheshire Water Board secured the canal's future. Despite the formal closure, increasing popularity of the canal with pleasure boats led to its acceptance as an important amenity, and the rebranding as the Llangollen Canal. As the canal was never intended to go to Llangollen, this renaming is an ironic twist symbolic of the canal's convoluted development. The Ellesmere Canal south of Frankton Junction (the Llanymynech Branch) nowadays forms part
Llangollen now annual fixture raises in excess of £12,000 for local good causes . Llangollen was an important coaching stop for the mail coach on the old mail route, now the A5 road from London to Holyhead. Arriva buses Wales run a service to Wrexham every 30 minutes (5). There is also a service to Barmouth from Wrexham via Llangollen run by Lloyd's coaches (T3). Easybus run a service to Glyn ceiriog that connects Llangollen to villages such as Fron and Chirk (64). Coastline taxis also run a service to corwen numbered x5. National Express Coaches operate through the town on