Congleton

via Dog Lane Aqueduct: EC Wed; major shopping centre, all services. Congleton War Memorial Hospital: minor injuries clinic 250m downhill from Dog Lane Aqueduct 01260-294828
Vet 01260-273222, Police 0845 458 0000
Taxi 01260-277459

Pubs town centre
Lion & Swan Hotel
Bull's Head Hotel
Beartown Tap (cask ales)
and many others

Hightown

Br.75 east side: local shops, chippy, PO, general store, pharmacy, off licence, hardware, florist, bakery, greengrocer, 
west side, buses, railway station

Pubs br.75
* Queens Head west side
* Railway east side

Dog Lane Aqueduct

General store, open to 9pm, uphill 200m

Pubs
* Wharf Inn, under aqueduct
Moss Inn, uphill 200m
 

Egerton Arms, Astbury via br.79 or 80, 1 mile
Horse Shoe, East side via

Missing bridge numbers were  replaced 1997/2000 by
The Macclesfield Canal Society

 

 

 

Restaurant
via br.83 or 85, ¾ mile
Peck's - booking essential 01260-275161

 

Little Moreton Hall NT 01260-272018
1 mile via the path over br.86.

 

The winding hole is adjacent to Ramsdell Hall garden. Please do not use the marina entrance

  

Scholar Green

Shops Drenfell Rd. down from br.87
'Late Shop', PO br.91

Pubs
Rising Sun br.87/88/89
Traveller's Rest, br.91

 

 

Hall Green

Br.93, Stop lock: water, MCS leaflet box

Pub
Bleeding Wolf, br.93 or 94

 

Red Bull

Br.96: British Waterways canal maintenance yard

Below lock 43 T&MC: BW Wales & Border Counties office 01606-723800, full service facilities

Pub
* Red Bull, lock 43 T&MC

Buglawton

Pubs
Robin Hood - closed
Church House Br.68 west side
 

The Cloud NT 343m
2 miles via br.57, 61, 68, 71 or 72

Br.66: 'Late Shop', ¼ mile west
 
 
Winding holes on this pound are often restricted in their capacity.
 
  

  
Vaudrey's Wharf (arm south of br.72)
  at risk of closure!  
Biddulph Line Aqueduct; with Staffordshire Way underneath

Bridge 73 was saved from demolition by The Macclesfield Canal Society

Dane Aqueduct to Red Bull Cheshire East Council tourist information 01260-271095

   

 

There are very many public footpaths leading from the canal particularly north of Macclesfield. OS Explorer map 268 covers the entire canal. Those points along the canal connecting to National Routes or to National Trails are shown in bold.

Approximate cruising times are shown in blue to give a very rough idea of the time that may be taken to cruise between the points marked with a blue +. Total cruising time for the canal is about 13 hours

Mow Cop and Old Man of Mow NT 1½ miles via br.85 or 87; hard steep walk!

Pub Globe - closed

Kent Green

Br.87: Heritage Narrowboats 01782-785700 pump out, slipway 24', diesel, moorings, gas, water, chandlery, repairs, hire fleet, day boat hire. Souvenir shop with food basics

 

 

 

The Macclesfield Canal Society have provided leaflet boxes at Bosley top lock and Hall Green stop lock

Kidsgrove

Shops, PO, chippy, all services, buses, railway station
Taxi 01270-875430

Harding's Wood Junction

Br.97/98: Tesco superstore, petrol
Br.98: water
T&M offside: solid fuels, gas, diesel, moorings

Pubs br.97/98
* Canal Tavern
* Blue Bell a CAMRA pub of the year!
Harecastle Hotel in the town

Harecastle Tunnel
Trent & Mersey Canal