Pontymoile Basin

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Pontymoile Basin is a mooring point and canal junction on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. The basin lies on the Pontypool stretch of the canal in the suburb of Pontymoile.

Originally a toll point, the canal narrows significantly as it approaches the basin. There is an old tollhouse on the bank that is now a holiday cottage. The basin itself is a large expanse of water adjacent to the canal. It is used for mooring, turning narrowboats and fishing. Today the basin is something of a visitor attraction. There is a small café there that was itself formerly a canal boat. There is a picnic area and several amenities (toilets, car park, etc.) that one would expect for such a place.

The basin is located just five minutes' walk away from Pontypool Park and is a handy stopping point for boats en route to Goytre Wharf.