Four Counties & Cheshire Rings (Pearson Canal Companion)
£14.95
This Canal Companion covers the Four Counties Ring and the Cheshire Ring – two of the most popular and long established circular canal routes.
The Four Counties Ring and the Cheshire Ring – two of the most popular and long established circular canal routes – are included in one guide book for the first time, forty two years after they first appeared in print as separate titles.
Along with the Caldon Canal and Weaver Navigation, this amounts to some 260 miles of inland waterway presented in the inimitable Pearson style with highly detailed, easy to follow maps, an informative and entertaining route commentary, and comprehensive listings of boating facilities, towpath conditions, places to eat and drink, shops, visitor attractions and public transport. All the information the canal explorer needs in one beautifully presented and illustrated volume.
Pearson’s Canal Companions have been guiding people to a greater understanding of the inland waterways network for thirty-five years. They are the equivalent of a programme at a concert, theatre production or sporting event: a source of inspiration, interpretation and souvenir all wrapped up within one traditionally sign-written cover.
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- 🛶 Covers Two Iconic Canal Rings – Navigate the popular Four Counties Ring and Cheshire Ring with confidence. Includes the Trent & Mersey, Shropshire Union, Macclesfield, Peak Forest, Bridgewater, and Rochdale canals.
- 🗺️ Detailed, Hand-Drawn Maps – Features full-colour towpath maps by Michael Pearson with clear markings for locks, moorings, winding holes, pubs, water points, tunnels, and other key navigation features.
- 📘 Ideal for Narrowboaters & Cruisers – Perfect for holidaymakers and continuous cruisers alike, with practical notes on lock flights, junctions, distances, turning points, and waterway facilities.
- 🏞️ Explore Scenic Countryside & Industrial Heritage – Discover a unique mix of rural landscapes, historic towns, and the canal heritage of Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Middlewich, and beyond.
Canals, reputedly, have never been so popular. The best part of a billion visitors annually, if statistics can be believed. The Canal Companions have been championing the network for two generations. They are as informative an reliable as their name implies. So whether you are a boater, canoeist, paddle-boarder, walker, cyclist or simply someone who wants to delve deeper into canals, pop this guidebook in your rucksack, or place it on your cabin top, and go exploring. Pearson’s the friendly guides.
Waterways covered:
- Ashton Canal
- Bridgewater Canal – Castlefield to Runcorn
- Caldon Canal
- Macclesfield Canal
- Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal
- Rochdale Canal – Castlefield to Piccadilly Basin only
- Shropshire Union Canal – Autherley Junction to Beeston
- Staffs and Worcestershire Canal – Great Haywood to Autherley Junction
- Trent & Mersey Canal – Fradley Junction to Preston Brook
- Weaver Navigation
Author: Michael Pearson
Binding: Softback
Published: July 2024
Pages: 160
Size: 148 x 209 mm
ISBN: 1399988697
