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Guided Walk - Old Lancaster Canal - Whittle-le-Woods
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Length of walk 4 miles, 3 hours approx. Led by Nigel Hardacre.

This is an easy route, but good walking shoes or boots are recommended as we go mainly on footpaths and tracks that cover both canals.  There is the old Lancaster Canal (built 1796-1803), and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal that connected to it in 1816, plus other local history (wharves, coal yards, lime kilns, tunnels, quarries) from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Meet at Top Lock pub car park off Copthurst Lane (PR6 8LS).  9.45am for a 10.00 a.m. start.

(People arriving by car can also use Kenyon Lane for street parking, alongside the canal, between the top lock and the boatyard)

The walk ends back at the Top Lock pub. Nigel will carry a spare BW/CRT key so that a WC is accessible at the start and end.

This walk is organised in conjunction with Lancaster Canal Trust.

Limited spaces
Branch
IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch
Event Dates

Saturday 2nd March

Sign up Deadline

01/03/2024 9:00 pm

Location

Wheelton, Chorley

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Exploring the old Lancaster Canal in Whittle-le-Woods

Length of walk 4 miles, 3 hours approx. Led by Nigel Hardacre.

This is an easy route, but good walking shoes or boots are recommended as we go mainly on footpaths and tracks that cover both canals.  There is the old Lancaster Canal (built 1796-1803), and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal that connected to it in 1816, plus other local history (wharves, coal yards, lime kilns, tunnels, quarries) from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Meet at Top Lock pub car park off Copthurst Lane (PR6 8LS).  9.45am for a 10.00 a.m. start.

(People arriving by car can also use Kenyon Lane for street parking, alongside the canal, between the top lock and the boatyard)

The walk ends back at the Top Lock pub. Nigel will carry a spare BW/CRT key so that a WC is accessible at the start and end.

This walk is organised in conjunction with Lancaster Canal Trust.

Details

Time

10.00 am

Please arrive for 9.45 for a 10.00 a.m. prompt start

Contact

Nigel Hardacre

Further Reading

Nigel will be bringing along copies of The Lancaster Canal Trust Guide Book(£8), Janet Rigby’s books on the Lancaster Canal (£2) and copies of Gordon Biddle’s book, 200 years on the Lancaster Canal (£10), so please bring some cash if you want to buy any books and save on postage.

Exploring the old Lancaster Canal in Whittle-le-Woods

Places must be booked via email to : [email protected]

 

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Location

Wheelton, Chorley

The Top Lock Pub at Wheelton 2021, Copthurst Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, UK

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