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can be easily missed, unlike the spectacular views to the left over Wales, the border of which
is close to the left bank of the canal for the last time.
Castell Dinas Bran looks down over the autumn colours along the canal
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While this section has been lock-free, the same cannot be said of access drawbridges that
lower almost to water level. Three come in a kilometre on the approach to Whitchurch.
The partially restored Whitchurch Branch leaves at Chemistry. Houses have been built on
the old line of the canal but it is hoped to extend the branch. Much of the town remains hidden
from the main line. Whitchurch was the site of a Roman fort, Roman artefacts being shown
