PREFERRED ROUTE FROM NANTWICH BASIN ENTRANCE TO CHESTER RING ROAD BRIDGE NO 123D This itinerary was produced on Thursday the 8th of September, 2016 by CanalPlanAC: the on-line waterways route planner. Totals Total distance is 18 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 11 locks. There are at least 2 small aqueducts or underbridges. This is made up of 18 miles, 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 11 broad locks. This will take 8 hours, 24 minutes which is 1 day, 1 hour and 24 minutes at 7 hours per day. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 8 hours and 24 minutes. MAP OF ENTIRE TRIP FIRST FULL DAY OF TRIP You will be travelling from Nantwich Basin Entrance (Junction of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line and the Chester Canal. Also known as Basin End, Nantwich Marina) on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) to Chester Ring Road Bridge No 123D (St. Oswalds Way (A5268)) on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester), which is 18 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 11 locks Daily running total the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Nantwich to Bunbury) Nantwich Leisure Area Visitor Moorings ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 24 hour moorings minute) minute) ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 Nantwich Basin Narrows minute) minute) Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks (2 NBCYC minute) minutes) 1¾ furlongs, 0 locks (4 3 furlongs, 0 locks (7 Acton Bridge No 93 minutes) minutes) Henhull Bridge No 95 4¾ furlongs, 0 locks (10 7¾ furlongs, 0 locks A51(T) minutes) (17 minutes) 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks (3 1 mile, 1 furlong, 0 Henhull Bridge Winding Hole minutes) locks (20 minutes) Henhull Offside Moorings ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 1 mile, 1½ furlongs, 0 C&RT long-term moorings minute) locks (22 minutes) ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 1 mile, 2½ furlongs, 0 Poole Hill Pipe Bridge minute) locks (23 minutes) ½ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs, 0 Poole Hill Winding Hole minute) locks (24 minutes) 1¾ furlongs, 0 locks (4 1 mile, 4½ furlongs, 0 Cornes Bridge No 96 minutes) locks (29 minutes) Hurleston Junction Visitor Moorings (South) 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks (4 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs, 0 48 hour moorings minutes) locks (33 minutes) ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 0 Hurleston Roving Bridge No 97 minute) locks (34 minutes) Hurleston Junction ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs, 0 Junction of Llangollen Canal and Shropshire Union Main Line minute) locks (35 minutes) Hurleston Junction Visitor Moorings (North) ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs, 0 48 hour moorings minute) locks (36 minutes) 2 furlongs, 0 locks (4 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs, 0 Hurleston Reservoir Pipe Bridge minutes) locks (40 minutes) 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks (2 2 miles, 2¾ furlongs, 0 Vickers Bridge No 98 minutes) locks (43 minutes) 2½ furlongs, 0 locks (5 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 0 Stoke Hall Bridge No 99 minutes) locks (49 minutes) 1¾ furlongs, 0 locks (4 2 miles, 7 furlongs, 0 Bremilows Bridge No 100 minutes) locks (53 minutes) Stoke Hall Lane Barbridge Visitor Moorings (Southeast End) ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 2 miles, 7¼ furlongs, 0 48 hour moorings minute) locks (53 minutes) The Olde Barbridge Inn ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 2 miles, 7¾ furlongs, 0 24 hour offside moorings (by agreement with the Inn) minute) locks (54 minutes) Barbridge Visitor Moorings (Northwest End) ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 3 miles, ½ furlongs, 0 48 hour moorings minute) locks (56 minutes) ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 3 miles, ¾ furlongs, 0 Barbridge Aqueduct minute) locks (56 minutes) Barbridge 24-hour Visitor Moorings ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 3 miles, ¾ furlongs, 0 24 hour moorings minute) locks (57 minutes) Barbridge Junction Stop Narrows ½ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 3 miles, 1¼ furlongs, 0 Facilities: rubbish disposal minute) locks (58 minutes) Barbridge Services ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 3 miles, 1½ furlongs, 0 Also known as Barbridge Sanitary Station minute) locks (58 minutes) Facilities: chemical toilet disposal and water point ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 3 miles, 1½ furlongs, 0 The Jolly Tar PH (closed) minute) locks (58 minutes) Barbridge Junction a few yards, 0 locks (< 1 3 miles, 1¾ furlongs, 0 Junction with Shropshire Union - Middlewich Branch minute) locks (59 minutes) Barbridge Junction Visitor Moorings ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 3 miles, 2 furlongs, 0 48 hour moorings minute) locks (1 hour) 3 miles, 2¾ furlongs, 0 ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 Goodwin Bridge No 101 locks (1 hour, 1 minute) minute) 3 miles, 5½ furlongs, 0 Wardle Farm Bridge No 102 3 furlongs, 0 locks (6 locks (1 hour, 8 Nantwich Road (A51) minutes) minutes) 4 miles, ½ furlongs, 0 3 furlongs, 0 locks (6 Wardle Hall Bridge No 103 locks (1 hour, 14 minutes) minutes) 4 miles, 3½ furlongs, 0 3 furlongs, 0 locks (6 Tweedale Bridge No 103A locks (1 hour, 21 minutes) minutes) Wardle Service Station & Country Store [see navigational note 4 miles, 4 furlongs, 0 ½ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 1 below] locks (1 hour, 22 Accessed up a bank, over an Armco barrier, through a hedge and across a minute) minutes) very busy derestricted trunk road. EXTREME CARE ADVISED 4 miles, 6¼ furlongs, 0 Calveley Mill Shop & Café 2½ furlongs, 0 locks (5 locks (1 hour, 28 Calveley Cheese Factory minutes) minutes) Calveley Service Station 4 miles, 7½ furlongs, 0 C&RT Services - Pump Out, Showers etc. 30 minutes mooring. Also known as 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks (2 Calverley Services, Calverley Sanitary Station locks (1 hour, 31 minutes) Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, boater-operated pump-out, rubbish minutes) disposal, showers, toilets and water point 5 miles, ¾ furlongs, 0 1 furlong, 0 locks (2 Calveley Bridge No 104 locks (1 hour, 33 minutes) minutes) 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs, 0 Calveley Visitor Moorings ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 locks (1 hour, 35 48 hour visitor moorings with rings minute) minutes) 4 furlongs, 0 locks (9 5 miles, 5½ furlongs, 0 Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks locks (1 hour, 44 minutes) minutes) Continue onto the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs, 0 Bunbury Locks Nos 30 and 31 2 furlongs, 0 locks (4 Staircase locks locks (1 hour, 49 minutes) Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, rubbish disposal and water point minutes) 5 miles, 7½ furlongs, 2 Bunbury Lock 31 Tail Bridge ¼ furlongs, 2 locks (30 locks (2 hours, 19 There is a similar one for Lock 30. minutes) minutes) 5 miles, 7½ furlongs, 2 Bunbury Bridge No 105 a few yards, 0 locks (< 1 Anglo Welsh Bunbury. Bowe's Gate Road locks (2 hours, 19 minute) Facilities: diesel for sale, gas for sale and boatyard pump-out minutes) 6 miles, ½ furlongs, 2 ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 Bunbury Railway Bridge No 105A locks (2 hours, 21 minute) minutes) 6 miles, 4¾ furlongs, 2 4¼ furlongs, 0 locks (9 Tilstone Visitor Moorings locks (2 hours, 31 minutes) minutes) 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 2 Tilstone Lock No 32 ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 locks (2 hours, 32 Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106. Also known as Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106 minute) minutes) 6 miles, 5½ furlongs, 3 ¼ furlongs, 1 lock (15 Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106 locks (2 hours, 48 minutes) minutes) 7 miles, 3¼ furlongs, 3 5¾ furlongs, 0 locks (13 Beeston Stone Lock No 33 locks (3 hours, 1 minutes) minute) 7 miles, 3¼ furlongs, 4 a few yards, 1 lock (15 Beeston Stone Lock Footbridge locks (3 hours, 16 minutes) minutes) 7 miles, 3¼ furlongs, 4 a few yards, 0 locks (< 1 Beeston Stone Lock Winding Hole locks (3 hours, 16 minute) minutes) 7 miles, 4¼ furlongs, 4 Beeston Visitor Moorings 1 furlong, 0 locks (2 locks (3 hours, 19 48 hour moorings minutes) minutes) 7 miles, 5 furlongs, 4 Beeston Iron Lock No 34 [see navigational note 2 below] ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 locks (3 hours, 20 Also known as Beeston Brook Bridge No 107 minute) minutes) 7 miles, 5 furlongs, 5 a few yards, 1 lock (15 Beeston Iron Lock Footbridge locks (3 hours, 35 minutes) minutes) 7 miles, 5¾ furlongs, 5 Beeston Brook Bridge No 107 ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 locks (3 hours, 37 A49 minute) minutes) 7 miles, 5¾ furlongs, 5 Beeston Castle Wharf ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 Home of Chas. Hardern Boats / 48 hour moorings (towpath side) locks (3 hours, 37 minute) Facilities: diesel for sale, gas for sale and boatyard pump-out minutes) 8 miles, 1¼ furlongs, 5 3½ furlongs, 0 locks (7 Hand Green Winding Hole locks (3 hours, 45 minutes) minutes) 8 miles, 4¾ furlongs, 5 Wharton Visitor Moorings 3½ furlongs, 0 locks (7 locks (3 hours, 53 48 hour moorings minutes) minutes) 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 5 Wharton Lock No 35 ½ furlongs, 0 locks (1 locks (3 hours, 54 Wharton's Bridge No 108. Also known as Wharton's Bridge No 108 minute) minutes) 8 miles, 5½ furlongs, 6 a few yards, 1 lock (15 Wharton Lock Footbridge locks (4 hours, 9 minutes) minutes) 8 miles, 5½ furlongs, 6 a few yards, 0 locks (< 1 Wharton's Bridge No 108 locks (4 hours, 10 minute) minutes) 8 miles, 6½ furlongs, 6 1 furlong, 0 locks (2 Beeston Castle Winding Hole locks (4 hours, 12 minutes) minutes) 8 miles, 7½ furlongs, 6 Shady Oak Visitor Moorings 1 furlong, 0 locks (2 locks (4 hours, 14 48 hour moorings. Also known as Tiverton Visitor Moorings minutes) minutes) 9 miles, ¼ furlongs, 6 The Shady Oak PH ¾ furlongs, 0 locks (1 locks (4 hours, 16 48 hour moorings minute) minutes) 9 miles, ¼ furlongs, 6 Bate's Mill Bridge No 109 ¼ furlongs, 0 locks (< 1 locks (4 hours, 16 Bate's Mill Lane minute) minutes) 9 miles, 3¾ furlongs, 6 3½ furlongs, 0 locks (8 Dales Bridge No 110 locks (4 hours, 24 minutes) minutes) 10 miles, 1¾ furlongs, 5¾ furlongs, 0 locks (13 Williamson's Bridge No 111 6 locks (4 hours, 38 minutes) minutes) 10 miles, 3¾ furlongs, Mill Farm Aqueduct 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks (4 6 locks (4 hours, 43 Also known as Aqueduct Bridge minutes) minutes) 10 miles, 6½ furlongs, Duttons Bridge No 112 2¾ furlongs, 0 locks (6 6 locks (4 hours, 49 Having passed over River Gowy Aqueduct.