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West Midlands West Midlands | Warwickshire | Staffordshire | Shropshire Discover Little Adventures on Your Doorstep WestWest MidlandsMidlands | Warwickshire | Staffordshire | Shropshire Discover little adventures on your doorstep Take a boat trip and discover more about the canals in Birmingham Take binoculars and look out for wildlife. You might even spot otters, kingfishers Watch anglers fishing for carp, roach and bream Go pond-dipping in Fradley Pool Nature Reserve Watch the boats go through the locks Go for a family bike ride or take wellies and splash in puddles along the towpath Get out on the water! Try rowing, canoeing, sailing Look out for the famous colony of Stratford swans Relax in a waterside café and watch the boats Explore the Dudley No 2 arts trail Ellesmere, Whitchurch, Westport Lake, Rudyard Lake, Consall Forge, Great Haywood, Fradley Junction, The Bratch, Windmill End, Dudley, Birmingham City Centre, Earlswood Lakes, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Hatton Locks, Coventry, Sutton Cheney Are you looking for inspiring places to visit with the family? Then look no further than your local canal or river. This guide features a selection of our best waterside places to visit in the West Midlands – whatever the weather! Each location includes a map, suggestions of fun-packed activities you can do and useful information on where to park, places to eat, toilets and boat trips. Have a look on our map and find a little adventure on your doorstep! 1. Ellesmere 9. Windmill End 2. Whitchurch 10. Dudley 3. Westport Lake 11. Birmingham City Centre 4. Rudyard Lake 12. Earlswood Lakes 5. Consall Forge 13. Stratford-Upon-Avon 6. Great Haywood 14. Hatton Locks 7. Fradley Junction 15. Coventry 8. The Bratch 16. Sutton Cheney *AINA Waterways * This map shows waterways managed by members of the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities (AINA). We have not featured places to visit on waterways managed by these organisations. There are other inland waterways that have not been shown, the information on this map is for guidance only, for accurate information please visit our website. Visit Ellesmere Discover the pretty market town of Ellesmere on the Llangollen Canal. Plenty Little adventures of wildlife, independent shops and historic on your doorstep canal buildings ensure a great day out. Wrexham & Chester Wrexham & Chester The Red St Mary’s Paddock Lion Church Wood Ellesmere The Mere Town Centre C hu rc h The Boathouse St re Visitor Centre e t Oswestry Sa n d y L a n Supermarket e Canal Whitchurch Basin A 4 95 Ellesmere Lla e ng Yard n o a Blackwater lle L n h Canal rc Marina holiday Bi hire boats A 5 2 8 Shrewsbury STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km the Edge A little bit of history The Llangollen Canal, completed in 1835, was the last major engineering project of Thomas Telford, the great canal engineer. Originally called the Ellesmere Canal, this section is especially pretty running through the distinctive Shropshire landscape of hills, hollows and shallow lakes, called meres. Best of all it’s FREE!* Five things to do at Elles Visit the sculpture trail. Leafletsm earere available from Information the Boathouse Visitor Centre. Cross Street Ellesmere for old canal buildings on the canal wharf, Look SY12 0AW one of the best preserved on the canal system. Walk along to the marina and spot brightly painted Parking narrowboats. The canal is very popular with Toilets boaters so there are always plenty of boats to see on the canal. Café Explore the pretty market town of Ellesmere with Pub independent shops and cafés. Look out for local Visitor Centre festivals too. Picnic Pack a picnic and look out for kingfishers, herons, bats and dragonflies near the mere. It’s a great Boat hire location for photography too. Path Allow 2-3 hours for this visit * Don’t forget: Can you name the different parts Although the site is always of a narrowboat? open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some 1 2 3 may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses before setting out. Sign up for our newsletter and get regular 4 5 updates and offers from Answers: 1 bow; 2 cabin; 3 tiller; 4 hull; 5 stern 5 hull; 4 tiller; 3 cabin; 2 bow; 1 Answers: the Canal & River Trust. Simply go online and search for ’. Go to canalriverexplorers.org.uk ‘canal newsletter to discover lots of fun things to do with the family. © Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Explore Whitchurch Nantwich & Grindley Brook Whitchurch and Grindley Book, Horse & located on the Llangollen Jockey Canal, are surrounded by great walking country. When you Canalside want a break, there are plenty touring park of places to stop and watch Grindley Brook Garage boats and wildlife Perfect! Lockside Stores and Café Grindley Brook Wharf & caravan site Grindley Brook Locks Grindley Brook Mobile Home Park Little adventures on your doorstep Llangollen Canal New Mills Whitchurch Arm lift bridge (managed by Whitchurch Canal Trust) To w n Centre Ellesmere Heritage Centre Whitchurch Marina (holiday boat hire & caravan & camping STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km the Edge A little bit of history Grindley Brook developed around the junction of the Llangollen Canal, the railway (now disused) and the old turnpike road (A41). This part of the Llangollen Canal often reminds people of the Low Country, especially since Vincent van Gogh painted a lift bridge very like the New Mills lift bridge at Whitchurch. Best of all it’s FREE!* ve thi Fi ngs to d Wh o at itchur ch an Information d Gr Check out the Sandstone Trail, ionendl eofy the Br bestook Whitchurch Waterways walking routes in Cheshire. www.sandstonetrail.com Country Park Chemistry Cycle down the towpath and look for the lift bridge Whitchurch SY13 IDD that opens to let boats through. The weight of the bridge is balanced by heavy beams to make it easy Parking to lift. Toilets Relax in the Lockside Café and watch boats go through the lock flight. Café Go to the Heritage Centre and find out more about Pub historic Whitchurch Visitor Centre Buy some nice things to eat in the independent food shops in Whitchurch. Enjoy them on the banks Play area of the canal. Path Allow 2-3 hours for this visit * Don’t forget: Did you know?... Although the site is always open the facilities and boat Our lock gates are handbuilt trips may not be and some by skilled carpenters in may be chargeable. Please our workshops in the West check with local businesses before setting out. Midlands and Yorkshire, from FSC Green Oak. Each one is unique and can take up to a month to make. Once built they last for about 25 years. Sign up for our newsletter and get regular updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust. Simply go online and search for ’. Go to canalriverexplorers.org.uk ‘canal newsletter to discover lots of fun things to do with the family. © Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Harecastle Tunstall Tunnel Little adventures 1.2km on your doorstep Westport Lake local Nature Staffordshire Reserve Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre Westport Lake Road t e e r t S t r o p n e v a Canal D Street Middleport et re St Longport Marina Visit e Longport l t s Westport Lake a Steelite c Pottery w Westport Lake, created e N alongside the Trent A500 & Mersey Canal, is Stoke-on-Trent’s largest expanse of water. It’s one of the best places on the canal system to Middleport watch birds. Pottery STAY SAFE: Stay Away From the Edge Festival Park & Etruria Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history Westport Lake attracts lots of plants, fish, and insects and large numbers of breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds. Close by is the Trent & Mersey Canal, one of England’s greatest canals. It brought raw materials to the potteries of Stoke on Trent and made the return journey with finished goods. Best of all it’s FREE!* ve thi Fi ngs to d o at W estpo In winter see how many migratingr tbirds Lak youe can spot and name in five minutes. Information In summer watch swifts and common terns Westport Lake Road swooping over the water. In the evening, spot Stoke on Trent pipistrelle bats hunting for insects. ST6 4RZ Explore the lake using the circular walk. Find out more about the history of the area and the Parking wildlife in the Visitor Centre. There’s a great Toilets eco-friendly café there too, with a balcony overlooking the lake. Café Watch brightly painted narrowboats chugging Visitor Centre along the canal. Play area Path What to Spot Allow 1-2 hours for this visit Explore the waterside together. How many of these can you spot? * Don’t forget: Although the site is always A duck quacking open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses The number of a before setting out. A fascinating insect bridge or lock The names of A face two boats or animal in the Sign up for our An interesting clouds newsletter and get regular stone or brick updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust. Simply go online and search for ’. Go to canalriverexplorers.org.uk ‘canal newsletter to discover lots of fun things to do with the family.
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