HIGH-RISE THRILL RIDE

Scary activity at 126ft aqueduct is rated among world's best

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor [e-mail]

A NERVE-SHREDDING paddle across the world's highest canal aqueduct has been named among the world's best "experiences".

Based on its reviews, travel platform Tripadvisor placed the Froncysyllte canoe excursions above trips to Stonehenge and Edinburgh's Harry Potter tours.

The Llangollen Canal excursions are organised for paddlers who often have little experience of canoes. The highlight of the half-day trips is a journey across the 220-year-old Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which towers 126ft above the River Dee in on the Wrexham-Denbighshire border.

Part of the Llangollen Canal World Heritage site, the iconic "Stream in the Sky" has become a hugely popular destination for sightseers and walkers in recent years.

Crossing it in other ways - in canoes, kayaks and canalboats - is also booming. It's even been navigated by car.