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Br.1-2: EC Wed; water, rubbish disposal, sanitary station (SPO),
shopping centre, cinema, swimming pool, buses, railway stations
BW Northwest Region to br.2
office 01942-405700
Vet 0161-427 3035
Taxi 0161-426 0177
Top
Lock Training 0161-449 7062
Boat handling courses
New
Horizons charity boat
01663-742796
Pubs
Navigation Hotel down locks from br.1
* Ring
O'Bells, br.2 east side
The
Crown, on east side 300m uphill from br.3
Br.3: General store & off licence, chippy, laundrette, PO
Br.12: North
Cheshire Cruising Club (NCCC) 01663-765581 private arm
FP Ladybrook Valley leading ½ mile to Middlewood railway
station
Br.15 historic area: water, rubbish disposal, Coffee Tavern & General store, chips, King's butchers, buses
Braidbar Boat Services waterside
01625-843471 boat fitters, inspections.
Exclusive boat hire
Constellation Cruises waterside 01625-873471 weekly & weekend
hire
The Trading Post waterside 01625-872277
chandlery, fuels, maps & guides, canalia, teas, ices, provisions,
day boat hire
Tourist information centre 100m
Anson Engine Museum Internal combustion
engines ½ mile
Poynton Marina, east side, moorings
Pub br.15
Boar's Head
Br.18, off licence, buses
Lyme View Marina east side
01625-874638 moorings, day boat, fuels, pump-out
Lyme Breeze Restaurant & Tearoom 01625-871120
Mary Sunley charity boat 01625-428301
Pub br.18
Miners Arms
Br.21
Adlington Hall 1½ miles
phone before visiting
01625-820875
Whiteley Green
Pub br.25
Windmill Inn 250m
Br.26A (footbridge under construction at Clarence Mill)
Pubs
Vale br.26 200m, br.27 300m
Dog & Partridge br.27
150m
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Marple Junction
Next sanitary station: east, Whaley Bridge or Bugsworth (Peak Forest Canal); north,
Fairfield Junction (Ashton Canal); south, Bosley top lock (Macclesfield Canal), Harecastle or Red Bull (Trent & Mersey Canal)
The last boat garage on the main line by narrows south of br.2
National Trail and Long Distance Route crossings marked in bold FP
Canal length: 26¼ miles to Hall Green, plus 1½ miles to
Harding's Wood. 12 locks at Bosley plus a stop lock at Hall Green
The Macclesfield Canal Society have provided leaflet boxes at Bosley top lock and
Hall Green stop lock
Marple to High Lane: Stockport Tourist Information Centre 0161-474 4444
Br.11: variety of shops, PO, butcher, snacks, Chinese chippy, restaurants,
Pizzas, petrol station, Bradbury's hardware, gas, buses
Pubs either side
* Bull's Head, Horse
Shoe Inn, Royal Oak Hotel, Dog & Partridge, Red Lion
Lyme Park NT
Disley 01663-762023
by bus from br.11, on foot from bridges 13-Red Acre Aqueduct, 1½ - 2½ miles
depending on route. Easiest from br.15
or br.16. Red Acre Aqueduct best in May, June for Rhododendrons
Middlewood Way on the west side of the canal, this route
for walking, cycling and riding is very close to the canal between Marple and
Macclesfield and can be accessed from many points.
Red Acre Aqueduct
The Milestones were restored
by The Macclesfield Canal Society
Lord Vernon's Wharf, north of aqueduct: EC Wed;
wide variety of shops, butcher,
bakers, laundrette, Chinese chippy
Footbridge 26A is under construction and expected to
be in use by mid-August 2009
Bollington Discovery Centre Clarence Mill waterside (Wed 1.30-4, Sat Sun 11-4)
Café Waterside, Clarence Mill, Bridgend Centre, Aqueduct 150m
(Mon-Fri 10-4) internet café
Pubs br.27
Holly Bush, Spinner's Arms, Queen's Arms, Church House, Poacher's, Red Lion,
Bollington pub guide & map
Restaurants br 27
The Plaice (+chippy), Briscola,
Beasdales, Viceroy, Holly Bush, Poacher's, Church House, Chinese take away
Vet
Canalside at Adelphi aqueduct 01625-572999 (see next map)
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