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WALK DESCRIPTION START POINT POINTS OF INTEREST OTHER ROUTES This pleasant walk takes in the The walk can start at car parks close 1 The Bridgewater Canal, or ‘Dukes Cut’ to the canal at Marsland Green or as it was known, was opened in 1761 agricultural landscape, with views Astley Green. If accessing the walk at to transport coal from the Duke of 1 to where the mosslands begin. Astley Green car , cross the canal Bridgewater’s mines at to 1 along the road to access the towpath. . It is claimed to be the first canal in Britain because it was the 1 Off road parking at Marsland Green ACCESSIBILITY first waterway to be built that didn’t layby off A572 junction with Marsland follow an existing river or stream. Visit 3 With the exception of the towpath and Green Lane, Astley M29 7LH road, the route is along paths and tracks. www.bridgewatercanal.co.uk 2 Off road parking at Colliery Green, off 4 2 2 Bedford Moss contains a 92 hectare There is limited access for wheelchairs, Higher Green Lane, Astley M29 7JB 5 2 prams & cycles along the towpath only. Site of Special Scientific Interest. The moss forms part of an E.U. Special Area of Conservation (Manchester BUS STOPS Mosses.) Bedford Moss is separated TOILETS Ordnance data Survey Contains © copyright and Crown database right 2013. Outside Astley Green Pit from by the railway. There are no public toilets. Opposite the Golf Centre at 3 The fields here contain Astley Walk Locations Marsland Green. Raceway, run by Leigh Moto Cross. 1 Borsdane, Standish and Haigh  Museum has a 4 2 Gin Pit, and Astley 3300hp winding engine and contains the last surviving headgear and engine 3 Amberswood, Bickershaw and Abram house in . Set in fifteen acres of land bordering the Moss, the museum 4 Ashton, Viridor and Bryn contains many steam locomotives. Visit 5 Pennington Flash and Lightshaw www.agcm.org.uk for more information.

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