Bollington

Adelphi Wharf: EC Wed; 'Late Shop' (ATM) and other shops, butchers, baker, bank (no ATM), Chinese chippy, buses. 300m:
PO, Waterhouse Medical Centre
01625-572481, Pharmacy, 500m.
Vet 01625-572999,
Taxi 01625-572540

Pubs via Adelphi Wharf
Royal Oak
Indian restaurant: Bayleaf
... Bollington pub guide & map

Lord Clyde Inn br.29 ½ mile

Between br.30 & 33 there are 2 unused numbers and 3 redundant bridge holes!

Macclesfield

Major shopping centre, all services, buses, IC railway station
Macclesfield District General Hospital, Victoria Road, A&E 01625-421000,
Vet 01625-501500. Taxi 01625-423333,
Police 0845 458 0000,
Silk Museums 01625-613210
Br.37: all boat services
Macclesfield Canal Centre Brook Street 01625-420042 moorings, marina services
Freedom Boats, Brook Street
01625-420042 boat hire

Pubs
Wharf, Brook Street, br.37
Navigation br.38 or 40
* The Hollins, br.41 (access br.40)

 
  

Lyme Green

Br.45: Petrol station over br. with shop, gas. Retail park access at FP (no food shops), bowling alley

Br.47: manual swing bridge
BW key required
 
Bridge 47 was partly restored in 1991 by The Macclesfield Canal Society and was fully rebuilt by BW in 1998

 

 
 
Br.49
Gawsworth Hall
01260-223456 2 miles

The milestones measure between Marple junction and Hall Green stop lock - 26¼ miles. They were restored in the early 1980's by The Macclesfield Canal Society

 

 

 

 

 

Br.53: water

Bosley Locks

Top lock: water, and on east side, service station with SPO, showers, laundry and rubbish disposal, card operated facilities

12 locks, length 70', width 7', lift 9'4", flight lift 112', draught 3'3", headroom 6'
 

The pace of change ensures that some information on these maps may soon be out of date. The author and MCS can accept no responsibility for any inconvenience caused. Corrections to these pages are welcomed by email.

Kerridge

Grimshaw Lane: Corner Stores
Bollington Wharf Boats
01625-575811 diesel, pump out, boat hire
White Nancy restaurant boat & café
0161-368 6644
South of br.28:
Kerridge Dry Dock 01625-574287 dry dock, repairs, welding

Pubs ½ mile from br.28
Bull's Head, Hollin Hall Hotel and The Ridge Restaurant

Bridge 30 was restored by The Macclesfield Canal Society

 

Hurdsfield

Downhill from br.34 or 35
A few shops, PO, Chinese chippy, laundrette
Tesco ½ mile

Pubs br.34
Three Crowns uphill
George & Dragon uphill
Britannia Inn downhill
Flower Pot downhill
 
Br.37: water, general store, other shops

Pub br.37
* Puss in Boots

High Lane to Dane Aqueduct
Macclesfield tourist information
01625-504114

Gurnett/Sutton

James Brindley remembrance plaque on house adjacent to Gurnett aqueduct

Sutton ¾ mile via under Gurnett aqueduct: PO, general store, pub

Pubs
* Ye Olde King's Head bottom of aqueduct steps on west side of canal
Sutton Hall, br.44

Caution! Br.47 manual swing bridge should be closed against boat traffic! BW Watermate key required.
Also beware of the chains; ensure they are fully in the water!!

Sutton Reservoir across road from br.48A

Oak Grove

Br.49: powered swing bridge
BW key required

Pub br.49
* Fool's Nook Caution! Dangerous road!

 

Sutton Common 402m WT mast

 

 

All items referred to on these maps are located east or west of the canal as shown by the position of the text except where specifically noted. Footpaths (FP) are usually on both sides of the canal where they cross at bridges.

Bosley Reservoir 1½ miles, access from br.55 or br.57 (safest)
 
Lock 12 Disused railway (NSR)
 

Dane Aqueduct