Canal Boating Holidays - Bridgewater Canal Guide
Narrowboat Holiday Hire - Canal Barge Holidays
Norfolk Broads Cruiser Boat Hire
Bridgewater Canal Location and basic information
The Bridgewater Canal is also known by many boaters as 'The Duke's Cut' after
its original owner Francis Egerton, the third Duke of Bridgewater.
A wide lockless canal from Preston Brook to Manchester's Castle Quay officially
ending at Ducie Street Junction, with the Ashton Canal and the Rochdale Canal
at the top of a flight of locks known as 'The Rochdale Nine'.
The canal is connected to the Rochdale Canal in Manchester, the Trent and
Mersey Canal at Preston Brook, south-east of Runcorn, and to the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal (Leigh Branch) at Leigh. It connected with the River Mersey by locking
down at Runcorn but has since 1966 been cut off by a slip road to the Mersey
Silver Jubilee Bridge.
The beginning of the Bridgewater Canal is at Preston Brook - Categories contents
are listed from the beginning of the canal, canal branch or canal arm
Note - The Bridgewater Canal is not managed by British Waterways, it is managed
by the Manchester Ship Canal Company
Boaters Facilities on the Bridgewater Canal
Official Moorings
Water Points
Toilets
Showers
Refuse Disposal
Recycling Centres
Elsan / Sewage Point
Diesel
Laundry Facilities
Main Cities, Towns and Villages along the Bridgewater Canal
Preston Brook - MAP -
Preston Brook is a civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority
in Cheshire, England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and is adjacent
to the M56 motorway. It contains the villages of Preston Brook and Preston on
the Hill.
Narrowboat Holiday Hire on the Bridgewater Canal
Cruiser Holiday Hire on the Bridgewater Canal
Bridgewater Canal Day Boat Hire
 Thorn
Marine Chandlery & Boat Hire,
164a London Road,
Stockton Heath,
Warrington WA4 6LE.
MAP
Tel: 01925 265129
Email: Sales@thornmarine.co.uk
Web: www.ThornMarine.co.uk
Charter Boats That Cruise The Bridgewater Canal
Hotel Boats That Cruise The Bridgewater Canal
Bridgewater Canal Trip Boats
Bridgewater Canal Restaurant Boats
Bridgewater Canalside Pubs and Restaurants
Marinas on the Bridgewater Canal
Bridgewater Canalside (Riverside) Holiday Cottages
Places to visit and things to do or see on the Bridgewater Canal
Walton Hall Gardens - Near Stockton Heath, Warrington - The
Estate was bought by Warrington Borough Council in 1941 and has been enjoyed
as a park since 1945.
 Astley
Green Colliery Museum on the Bridgewater Canals - Leigh Branch - MAP
A short walk from bridge 58 on the Leigh Branch of the Bridgewater Canal.
We visited the Astley Green Colliery Museum for about an hour and a half in July
2007 and apart from the steam winding engine and headgear the small museum building
houses many interesting mining exhibits.
Chandlers on the Bridgewater Canal
Thorn Marine Chandlery & Boat Hire,
164a London Road,
Stockton Heath,
Warrington WA4 6LE.
MAP
Tel: 01925 265129
Email: Sales@thornmarine.co.uk
Web: www.ThornMarine.co.uk
Bridgewater Canal Boatyards
Thorn Marine Chandlery & Boat Hire,
164a London Road,
Stockton Heath,
Warrington WA4 6LE.
MAP
Tel: 01925 265129
Email: Sales@thornmarine.co.uk
Web: www.ThornMarine.co.uk
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