Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides – North West and the Pennines For Everyone with an Interest in Britain’s Canals and Rivers [New Edition]
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Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides – North West and the Pennines For Everyone with an Interest in Britain’s Canals and Rivers is authored by Nicholson Waterways Guides and published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited in 2023. This edition spans 227 pages and is presented in English. The guide offers a comprehensive overview of the canals and waterways in the north west of England, specifically around Merseyside and Manchester, providing essential information for activities such as walking, cycling, canoeing, and paddleboarding.
Readers will find detailed Ordnance Survey® maps that highlight key features like locks, towpaths, and boating facilities, along with local amenities such as pubs, shops, and restaurants. The guide includes navigational notes and descriptive text on the history of each canal, making it a valuable resource for both seasoned boaters and newcomers. With its focus on practical information and points of interest, this guide serves as a useful reference for anyone interested in exploring Britain’s inland waterways.
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The bestselling guides to Britain’s canals and rivers for over 50 years.
This established, popular and practical guide covers the canals and waterways in the north west of England around Merseyside and Manchester. Contains essential information for walking, cycling, canoeing and paddleboarding.
Covered in this guide are: Aire & Calder Navigation, Bridgewater Canal, Calder & Hebble Navigation, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Huddersfield Broad Canal, Lancaster Canal, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Macclesfield Canal, Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, Peak Forest and Ashton Canals, Rochdale Canal, Sankey Canal and Trent & Mersey Canal.
The detailed Ordnance Survey® maps clearly show the location of essential features such as locks, towpaths and boating facilities, as well as pubs, shops and restaurants in the area. There are comprehensive navigational notes and descriptive text on the history of each canal, and on local services and places of interest, for which postcodes are included – ideal for use with sat-navs. Useful information for canoeing and paddleboarding.
In print for 50 years, the Collins/Nicholson guides to the waterways have always been a vital part of journeys along Britain’s canals and rivers. These bestselling guides are designed for anyone and everyone with an interest in Britain’s inland waterways – from experienced boaters to those planning their first boat trip, as well as walkers, cyclists and visitors.
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