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Bridgemere Garden Centre, LOCATION FOR Combermere Abbey, Cheerbrook Farmshop as well as many LEISURE. thriving market towns and The marina offers the perfect picturesque villages, Stately combination of tranquillity and homes, waterside pubs, Chester accessibility. Surrounded by beautiful Zoo, Wychwood Park Golf Club Cheshire countryside and villages, the and much more! market town of Nantwich is 5 miles away with the historic city of Chester a NANTWICH TOWN short drive away. 10 minutes Located on the Middlewich branch of CREWE RAILWAY STATION the Shropshire Union Canal, Aqueduct 15 minutes Marina provides and ideal cruising base to explore the North West Canal M6 MOTORWAY J16 network. 20 minutes MANCHESTER AIRPORT 40 minutes LONDON VIA TRAIN 90 minutes SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL MANCHESTER Making it’s 66-mile journey from the River STOCKPORT Mersey at Ellesmere Port, the Shropshire Union Canal offers breathtaking scenery with a fantastic line up of attractions. 66 MILES, 14 HOURS, 47 LOCKS THE CHESHIRE RING MACCLESFIELD Passing through five counties and along six CHESTER canals in total this popular cruising route offers dramatic scenery stretching from the high peaks of the Pennies to the urban city of Manchester. 97 MILES, 55 HOURS, 97 LOCKS LLANGOLLEN CANAL LLANGOLLEN STOKE Built nearly 200 years ago, the 47-mile stretch of canal has become known as one of the most popular UK waterways for its stunning scenery including the Chirk and Pontcysyllte Aqueducts. 46 MILES, 40 HOURS, 21 LOCKS WE ARE HERE THE FOUR COUNTIES RING STAFFORD Taking in huge swathes of rural scenery the four Counties ring provides the perfect opportunity to explore the Cheshire, Shropshire Union, Staffordshire and West Midland canals. 100 MILES, 55 HOURS, 94 LOCKS WOLVERHAMPTON.

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Gailey Wharf 2021 Holiday Information ABC BOAT HIRE
gailey wharf 2021 Holiday Information ABC BOAT HIRE DIRECTIONS BY ROAD • If you are approaching by the M6 motorway or from the Train M6 east, exit the M6 at junc�on 12. 13 • Take the A5 westbound, heading towards Telford. A�er 1/2 mile you will pass a lay-by on the le� followed by a speed A5 camera. A449 • The boatyard entrance is on the le� immediately a�er the speed camera road markings. If you miss it, con�nue 1/2 mile Gailey 12 to the roundabout and back track. If you are approaching from the West take the A5 heading eastbound towards the A449 M6 from the Gailey roundabout (the A449/A5 junction). • A�er 1/2 mile you’ll pass a petrol sta�on on your le�, look M6 right for a round tower house. The boatyard entrance is on the right immediately a�er the canal bridge. A5 12 FROM AIRPORTS A5 From Birmingham Interna�onal and East Midlands take a Na�onal Express coach or train to either Stafford or Town Centre The nearest town is M6 Wolverhampton then taxi the last 7 miles to the Marina. Taxis Penkridge which is a 5 should be wai�ng outside sta�ons / coach depot. Please see minute drive. 11A www.nationalexpress.com for details on national coach ! A449 travel. Or Cannock which is 15 minutes by car. 11 BY RAIL 2 The nearest main line rail stations are Wolverhampton M54 1 (from the South) or Stafford (from the North). Both have 10A taxi ranks and the boatyard is about 8 miles distance.
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A Walk from Church Minshull
A Walk to Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina photo courtesy of Bernie Stafford Aqueduct Marina, the starting point for this walk, was opened in February 2009. The marina has 147 berths, a shop and a café set in beautiful Cheshire countryside. With comprehensive facilities for moorers, visiting boaters and anyone needing to do, or have done, any work on their boat, the marina is an excellent starting point for exploring the Cheshire canal system. Starting and finishing at Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina, this walk takes in some of the prettiest local countryside as well as the picturesque village of Church Minshull and the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. Some alternative routes are also included at the end to add variation to the walk which is about five or six miles, depending on the exact route taken. Built to join the Trent and Mersey Canal with the Chester Canal, the Middlewich Branch carried mainly coal, salt and goods to and from the potteries. Built quite late in the canal building era, like so many other canals, this canal wasn’t as successful as predicted. Today, however, it is a very busy canal providing an essential link between the Trent and Mersey Canal at Middlewich and the Llangollen Canal as well as being part of the Four Counties Ring and linking to the popular Cheshire Ring boating route. The Route Leaving the marina, walk to the end of the drive and turn north (right) onto the B5074 Church Minshull road and walk to the canal bridge. Cross the canal and turn down the steps on the right onto the towpath, then walk back under the bridge, with the canal on your left.
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Cruising Routes
MaPs CaN Be BoUgHt At ThE MaRiNa, Cruising Routes Or OnLiNe FrOm AbCwEbChAnDlEr.CoM LlAnGoLlEn & ReTuRn ElLeSmErE PoRt & ReTuRn 7 Nights • Cruising Time Per day: 5.5 Hrs • Locks: 24 7 Nights • Cruising Time Per day: 6.5 Hrs • Locks: 48 • If you would like to travel to Llangollen, but were looking to • From Wrenbury you will travel up the Llangollen Canal to join the complete more locks, then start from Wrenbury Marina rather Shropshire Union Canal and travel up to the industrial town of than Whitchurch or Blackwater Meadow. Ellesmere Port. • The last locks before Llangollen are at New Marton, half way • Why not visit the Na�onal Waterways Museum which brings between Ellesmere and Chirk. together a unique fleet of historic boats and archives to tell the • From there on the canal clings to the hillside contours. An story of Britains canals and waterways? enchan�ng blend of aqueducts and tunnels will take you lock free through to Llangollen. ThE ChEsHiRe RiNg ThE FoUr CoUnTiEs RiNg 11-14 Nights • Cruising Time Per day: 6 Hrs • Locks: 137 • It is recommended to travel this ring clockwise, so heading up to 14 Nights • Cruising Time Per day: 6 Hrs • Locks: 132 Manchester. • Takes you along the wonderfully rural Staffordshire & • The ring takes in the whole of the Macclesfield Canal, parts of the Worcestershire Canal to Great Haywood Junc�on. Trent & Mersey, Bridgewater, Rochdale, Ashton and Peak Forest • Passing under a dis�nc�ve roving bridge, you join the Trent & Canals, providing a range of scenery. Mersey Canal heading north towards the Po�eries and Peak • Enjoy glorious scenery as the Macclesfield Canal skirts the edge District.
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NCN Route 75 Route 75 Takes in the Cheshire Route from Audlem to Winsford
NCN Route 75 Route 75 takes in the Cheshire route from Audlem to Winsford. Grade National Cycle Network Distance 38km/24mile Time 2-3 hours Start County boundary Nr Audlem Map OS Landranger 118 Terrain Country lanes, public roads, off road tracks Barriers N/A Toilets Public toilets in most towns you pass through Contact www.sustrans.org.uk Route Details Route 75 is unusual as it starts deep in the heart of Shropshire at Market Drayton and links into national Route 5 at Winsford. We will also share part of the route with 70 and 74. Unless you have followed the route from Market Drayton, Audlem may be a suitable starting point. If you want to start at the county boundary though, the road is very narrow with some steep climbs. Before reaching Audlem you may want to check out the famous canal locks between Swanbach and Audlem village. If you do, just divert left at Kinsey Heath and follow this road until you reach the canal. Please push your bikes down past the locks, there are lots of pedestrians and canal users and the path is not that wide. It's also quite steep! Take some time in Audlem it's a beautiful village with a lovely tea shop or two! From Audlem follow the A525 for a short distance. This is an A road though not as busy as some, it still carries some heavy traffic at times. This section is common with the Cheshire Cycleway, Route 70. The landscape is undulating and open and you will head north towards Ravensmoor and Nantwich.
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Canal Restrictions by Boat Size
Aire & Calder Navigation The main line is 34.0 miles (54.4 km) long and has 11 locks. The Wakefield Branch is 7.5 miles (12 km) long and has 4 locks. The navigable river Aire to Haddlesey is 6.5 miles (10.4 km) long and has 2 locks. The maximum boat size that can navigate the full main line is length: 200' 2" (61.0 metres) - Castleford Lock beam: 18' 1" (5.5 metres) - Leeds Lock height: 11' 10" (3.6 metres) - Heck Road Bridge draught: 8' 9" (2.68 metres) - cill of Leeds Lock The maximum boat size that can navigate the Wakefield Branch is length: 141' 0" (42.9 metres) beam: 18' 3" (5.55 metres) - Broadreach Lock height: 11' 10" (3.6 metres) draught: 8' 10" (2.7 metres) - cill of Broadreach Lock Ashby Canal The maximum size of boat that can navigate the Ashby Canal is length: There are no locks to limit length beam: 8' 2" (2.49 metres) - Safety Gate near Marston Junction height: 8' 8" (2.64 metres) - Bridge 15a draught: 4' 7" (1.39 metres) Ashton Canal The maximum boat length that can navigate the Ashton Canal is length: 74' 0" (22.5 metres) - Lock 2 beam: 7' 3" (2.2 metres) - Lock 4 height: 6' 5" (1.95 metres) - Bridge 21 (Lumb Lane) draught: 3' 7" (1.1 metres) - cill of Lock 9 Avon Navigation The maximum size of boat that navigate throughout the Avon Navigation is length: 70' (21.3 metres) beam: 12' 6" (3.8 metres) height: 10' (3.0 metres) draught: 4' 0" (1.2 metres) - reduces to 3' 0" or less towards Alveston Weir Basingstoke Canal The maximum size of boat that can navigate the Basingstoke Canal is length: 72' (21.9 metres) beam: 13'
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Blackwater Meadow Marina
blackwater meadow 2021 Holiday Information ABC BOAT HIRE DIRECTIONS A528 Blackwater Meadow Marina is situated in Ellesmere, BY ROAD Shropshire approximately 16 miles North West of Shrewsbury • North and South take the M54/A5 towards Shrewsbury and then A495 follow A528 to Ellesmere. • On arrival in Ellesmere, follow signs for town centre. • Turn le� just a�er the garage and enter one-way system. The A5 A495 Marina is sign-posted le�. • You are now on Birch Road and the marina is situated approximately half a mile on the le� A528 A495 BY RAIL A5 A528 From London, Euston sta�on to Shrewsbury. Then change and take train to Chester which passes through Gobowen. Leave train at Gobowen and take Taxi to Blackwater Meadow Marina (5 miles). You can buy rail �ckets online at thetrainline.com or gwr.com A595 A528 BLACKWATER APARTMENT A 3 bedroom apartment set in the TRAVEL & PLANNING beautiful Shropshire countryside. LOCAL ACCOMMODATION It is within Blackwater Meadow Marina and adjacent to Please check the Llangollen canal. It is within walking distance of four www.airbnb.co.uk www.laterooms.com or beau�ful and tranquil meres and a number of other for local availability. a�rac�ons. Ideal if you need somewhere to stay before LOCAL TAXI COMPANIES you embark on your canal boat holiday. Berwyn Cars: 01691 652000 Oswestry Cabs: 01691 661663 The apartment consists of a lounge/dinner, fully NEAREST GROCERY STORES equipped kitchen, 3 double bedrooms that can have either a double bed or two singles, bathroom with bath Co-op Mini Super Market and shower and 2nd w/c.
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Llangollen & Return Chester Or Ellesmere Port & Return
Chester or Ellesmere Port & Llangollen & return return The Cheshire Ring Four Counties Ring Llangollen & return Guides: P3, N4, L8, G20 · From Whitchurch 7 nights, 4 hours per day, 4 locks The Llangollen Canal is arguably the most beautiful canal on the whole system and combines the gentle countryside of Shropshire and the more dramatic landscape of the Welsh border. It boasts one of the most striking features on the UK canals - the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct which can be reached from both Whitchurch and Wrenbury in a week or 4 night mid week break (you will not be able to cross over the aqueduct in a 3 night weekend break). Unusually, this canal has a flow of 2mph as it feeds other canals, so the outbound journey will always be slower than on the way back. The last locks are at New Marton, half way between Ellesmere and Chirk. From there on, as it clings to the hillside contours, an enchanting blend of aqueducts and tunnels takes the canal, lock free, to Llangollen. New visitor moorings in Llangollen are now available, but charges do apply (£5.00 per night per boat, need to arrive by 4.30pm). Take a steam train ride www.llangollen-railway.co.uk from Llangollen up the Dee Valley or visit the ruins of Castell Dinas Bran. Chester or Ellesmere Port & return Guides: P3, N4, L8 Chester, 7 nights, 5 hours per day, 66 locks For Ellesmere Port add 1.5 hours per day and 8 locks On this popular countryside route the locks are well spaced for easy cruising.
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Routes from Kings Bromley
‘Take a break in the slow lane and enjoy a more relaxed pace of life.’ www.marinecruises.co.uk Tel: 01244 373911 Step back into a period when speed was classed as hours per mile – rather than the other way round –cruising along a waterway that permits you to breathe the fresh, clean air that’s freely available outside our towns and cities. You’ll share the peaceful world with moorhens, coots, grebes, herons as well as the amazing kingfisher, all of whom have made the canal their home. You’ll travel when you want and stop and tie-up when the mood takes you, giving you an unparalleled level of freedom to explore gardens, parks and country houses as and when you feel inclined. Castles too, plus museums and other sites of interest are dotted along the canal’s winding miles, ensuring an ever-changing panorama –making every day different from the last. Working the locks, steering your boat and other crew activities creates a uniquely fun-working atmosphere that brings all the team on board together. The Llangollen Canal is probably the most beautiful canal in Britain, its scenery changing from isolated sheep pastures to ancient peat mosses, from tree lined lakes to the foothills of Snowdonia. There are locks, tunnels, castles, villages, pubs and the magnificent aqueducts at Chirk and Pontcysyllte which have been awarded World Heritage status. From our new Llangollen and Shropshire Union Canal base at Swanley Bridge Marina you can cruise the full length of the Llangollen canal. You can also start to circumnavigate the Four Counties Ring within a few hours, and reach Chester or be on the Cheshire Ring, Macclesfield canal or Caldon Canal in a few days.
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Canal and Salt Town Middlewich, Cheshire Heritage Research
Canal and Salt Town Middlewich, Cheshire Heritage Research Report Middlewich Town Counci April 2009 SLR Ref: 406.1788.00002 406.1788.00002 Middlewich: Canal and Salt Town MIDDLEWICH CANAL AND SALT TOWN Introduction This report is one of the products of an exciting project started by Middlewich Town Council under their Middlewich Vision programme. The idea was to celebrate the salt and canal tradition of this historic town, and a successful bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2007 allowed the Canal and Salt Town project to begin. The project included a canal boat festival and design of a trail along the canal, with interpretation boards to explain the history of the area. Research into the salt industry and canals, as well as gypsies and canal families at Middlewich resulted in information which was used for interpretation boards, an exhibition and a trail leaflet. It has also led to this report and archive that is available for educational purposes and for study by anyone who wishes to explore further, as well as a popular booklet which is a summary of the two aspects that has made Middlewich the place it is today. The sources used in this report are fully referenced at the end of each chapter. The report is presented in seven sections separated by blue dividers: 1 Salt 2 Canals 3 Gypsies 4 Geology 5 Flint Mill 6 Historic maps 7 Figures including photographs, reconstruction drawings and diagrams The report describes how the main focus for past communities at Middlewich was dominated by salt production. Salt was always important as a means to preserve food, and, as well as having a large number of other economic benefits, the uses that salt was put to by the people of Middlewich developed over the centuries into a highly sophisticated chemical industry.
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Walking the Trackways a Walk Showing the Strong Links Crewe and Nantwich Have with the Development of the Transport Age
Walking the Trackways A walk showing the strong links Crewe and Nantwich have with the development of the transport age. Grade Long Distance Distance 17km/10.5miles Time 5-7 hours Acton Church on the number 84 bus route, Crewe to Start Chester Map OS Explorer 257 & 267 Fairly level terrain, mainly public rights of way across Terrain fields, canal towpath and some country lanes. Barriers Numerous stiles on each section. Toilets Nantwich & Crewe Town Centres Contact Tel: 01270 686029 Route Details Ancient paths, Roman roads, canals and railways criss-cross the landscape, showing the strong links Crewe and Nantwich have with the development of the transport age. The route starts in the ancient village of Acton. The Chester Road (A534) leading to Welsh Row has always been an important route into Nantwich. Welsh farmers drove their cattle along it to the market to trade for salt in medieval times. Royalist troops marched along it during the Civil War, in an unsuccessful attempt to besiege Nantwich. The remains of a Roman road running from Middlewich to Whitchurch were excavated in the parish of Henhull in 1987. Hen Heol is Welsh for 'old street' and street is old English for Roman road. The salt industry in Cheshire was already thriving in Roman times and good roads were needed for easy transportation. Reaseheath College was opened in 1921. From 1926, the partly black and white timbered hostel housed women from the former Worleston Dairy Institute, at nearby Aston Hall. The Dairy Institute's aim was to 'improve farmhouse cheese production' and was said to be the oldest dairy school in the country.
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Waterways World Pressure Group Who Are Also Actively Should Allay Fears of an Impetuous Rush Restoring the Canal
(PENNINE LINK) No.64 July/August 1985 Portland Basin 12th-14th July 1985 FREE to Members 25p (PENNINE LINK) Council Members Chairman David Sumner 54 High Lea Road, New Mills, Stockport, Cheshire SK12 3DP. Tel: Whaley Bridge 4611. Vice-Chairman Trevor Ellis 20 Batley Avenue, Marsh, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 4NA. Tel: Hudds 34666. General Secretary Robert Dewey 38 Paris Road, Scholes, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire HD7 1 UA. Holmfirth 685022. Treasurer Mrs Susan Shaw Clough, Pinfold Lane, Scammonden Bradbury Huddersfield. Tel: Hudds 842823. Sales Officer Jean Buckley 37 Edward Street, Oldham, Lanes OL9 7QT. Tel: 061-624 4881. Publicity Officer David Wakefield 60 Stile Common Rd, Newsome, Hudd- ersfield, W.Yorks. Tel: Hudds 510781. Editor Sue Gibson 14 Simmondley New Road, Glossop, Derbys SK13 9LP. Glossop 64031. Tunnel End Officer John Maynard 29 Thick Hollins Drive, Meltham, Hudd- ersfield, W.Yorks HD7 3DL. Tel: Hudds 850575. Projects Officer Keith Gibson Tel: Homfirth 684486. ., Boat Officer John Morley 82 Britannia Road, Golcar, Huddersfield. Tel: Hudds 655951. Plant Manager Dave lrving 416 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, W.Yorks HD4 5NP. West Side Chairman Jack Carr 19 Sycamore Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, Lancs. Tel: Chorley 65786. Non-Council Posts Company Secretary John Fryer 2 Popley Drive, Meltham, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD7 3LU. Membership Mrs Val Dewey 38 Paris Road, Scholes, Huddersfield, Secretary W.Yorks HD7 1 UA. Holmfirth 685022. East Side Secretary MrsAnne 44 Marina Terrace, Golcar, Huddersfield, Crosland W.Yorks HD7 4RA. Tel: Hudds 659748. Sheffield Branch Joyce & Phil 25 Wulfric Road, Eckington, Sheffield, " Calverley S.Yorks S31 9GE. Chesterfield 432140. Press Cuttings Neil Frazer 84 Broomfield Road, Marsh, Huddersfield, Officer W.Yorks HD1 4QD.
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