Peak Forest Canal, Furness Vale Marina and Bugsworth Basin

Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Sunday, 12 April, 2009

Furness Vale Marina and Bugsworth Basin, Peak Forest Canal


Furness Vale, Peak Forest Canal

A visit to Peak Forest Canal, Whaley Bridge including Furness Vale Marina and Bugsworth Basin.

Location

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Location name: 
Furness Vale Marina
Coordinates (lat,lon): 
53.351262,-1.991544
Elevation: 
161 metres
OS Grid Ref: 
SK 00660 83819
Nearest Post Code: 
SK23 7QD
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Description 

"Bugsworth Canal Basin, the head of navigation of the Peak Forest Canal, was the largest and busiest inland port on Britain's narrow canal system and the only one to survive intact.
Famous canal and tramway engineer, Benjamin Outram, built the 14 mile long Peak Forest Canal from Dukinfield to Bugsworth, although plans to extend to Chapel Milton via Whitehough were never realised. Construction of the six-mile Peak Forest Tramway in 1795-96 linked Bugsworth Basin to the limestone and gritstone quarries in Derbyshire, and the canal linked Bugsworth to Manchester and the trans-Pennine canal network." - The Inland Waterways Protection Society Limited

Highlights

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Furness Vale Marina, Peak Forest Canal

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Bugsworth Basin, Peak Forest Canal

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Bugsworth Basin, Peak Forest Canal

Proximity

Places to go, sights to see, things to do - within 25km

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Peak Forest Canal, Whaley Bridge, Furness Vale and Bugsworth Basin Visit 2006-09-24 0.30 km
Lyme Park Visit 2008-06-07 4.44 km
Rowarth via Wethercotes, Lantern Pike and Cown Edge Walk 2009-08-09 4.75 km
Bowden Bridge via William Clough, Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low Walk 2008-05-05 7.89 km
Edale to Kinder Downfall via Upper Booth and Jacob's Ladder Walk 2003-10-11 8.81 km
Errwood Reservoir via Foxlow Edge, Pym Chair and Shining Tor Walk 2006-09-17 8.84 km
Birchen Clough via Snake Path, Kinder Scout and The Edge Walk 2005-03-13 9.91 km
Bradwell via Edale, Rushup Edge and Peak Forest Cycle 2009-04-21 10.61 km
Hare Hill Visit 2009-05-04 14.61 km
Hare Hill Visit 2005-05-21 14.64 km
Hare Hill Visit 2007-05-19 14.65 km
Bradwell via Castleton, Lose Hill and Hope Walk 2008-03-30 14.67 km
Woodhead to Bleaklow Head via Near Black Clough Walk 2009-08-31 15.25 km
Fairholmes via Lockerbrook, Alport Castles and Ditch Clough Walk 2005-02-14 15.50 km
Hagg Side via Rowlee Pasture, Alport Castles and Alport Bridge Walk 2009-10-30 16.18 km
Bradwell, Hope Valley Visit 2008-05-24 16.18 km
Ashopton via Crook Hill, Hagglee Ford, Hope Cross and Win Hill Walk 2007-02-24 17.99 km
Bradwell via Brough, Win Hill and Aston Walk 2009-10-26 17.99 km
Gawsworth Hall Visit 2004-06-27 18.20 km
Open Air Theatre, Gawsworth Hall Visit 2004-06-27 18.20 km
Binn Green via Dean Rocks, Chew Reservoir and Ashway Hey Walk 2005-01-16 18.37 km
Moscar House to Bradwell via Crook Hill and Hope Cross Walk 2008-04-01 18.37 km
Monyash via Miller's Dale, Monsal Head, Monsal Trail and Over Haddon Cycle 2007-04-21 18.51 km
Bradwell to Slippery Stones via Thornhill Trail Cycle 2006-04-29 18.84 km
Cutthroat Bridge to Wheel Stones via Moscar House Walk 2004-06-13 19.39 km
King's Tree to Hoar Clough via Lands Side and Humber Knolls Walk 2009-06-25 19.43 km
Ashopton to Slippery Stones, Upper Derwent Valley Cycle 2005-10-09 19.52 km
Bridge No. 51 to bridge No. 54, Macclesfield Canal Walk 2006-06-03 19.60 km
Cressbrook via Water-cum-Jolly Dale, Miller's Dale and Litton Mill Walk 2008-06-25 19.63 km
Woodhead via Salter's Brook, Swains Head and Far Black Clough Walk 2009-05-31 19.70 km
Langsett to Slippery Stones via Mickleden Edge and Cut Gate Walk 2004-03-28 19.75 km
Dovestone Reservoir Walk 2004-08-15 19.82 km
Binn Green via Ashway Hey, Ashway Rocks and Dovestone Reservoir Walk 2004-12-27 19.82 km
Capesthorne Hall Visit 2007-04-08 19.89 km
Ashopton via Cutthroat Bridge, Bamford Edge and Bamford Moor Walk 2010-04-30 20.04 km
Bosley Locks, Macclesfield Canal Visit 2007-04-08 20.16 km
Eyam Moor and Abney Moor Visit 2005-05-02 20.21 km
Heatherdene via Cutthroat Bridge, Jarvis Clough and Bamford Edge Walk 2008-04-03 20.22 km
Strines Bridge via Cartledge Stones Ridge, Dukes Road and Agden Side Walk 2006-02-18 20.29 km
Heatherdene via Derwent Edge, Back Tor and Hancock Wood Walk 2008-12-27 20.38 km
Strines Bridge to Green Sitches via Foulstone Road and Back Tor Walk 2004-02-29 20.40 km
Bradwell via Shatton, Offerton, High Low and Little Hucklow Cycle 2007-04-15 21.42 km
Binn Green via Birchen Clough, Raven Stones and Ashway Hey Walk 2005-01-30 21.43 km
Langsett to Margery Hill via Mickleden Edge and Cut Gate Walk 2005-03-06 21.44 km
Bradwell via Abney, High Low and Shatton Walk 2008-05-25 21.48 km
Strines Bridge via Foulstone Road, Back Tor and Lost Lad Walk 2008-02-16 21.70 km
Upper Midhope to Margery Hill via Sugden Clough and Cut Gate Walk 2009-10-11 21.70 km
Binn Green to Birchen Clough via Greenfield Reservoir Walk 2004-12-05 21.71 km
Calver via Coombs Dale, Eyam and Stoney Middleton Walk 2009-10-25 22.07 km
Redmires Reservoirs via Hollow Meadows, Moscar and Stanage Edge Walk 2008-11-30 22.20 km
Flouch via Swinden, Hordron Clough and Snow Road Walk 2009-10-04 22.51 km
Mortimer Road to Cartledge Flat via Hurkling Edge and Dukes Road Walk 2004-11-07 22.62 km
Stanage Edge and Bamford Edge Visit 2005-10-13 22.68 km
Langsett to Hordron Clough via Swinden Lane and Hordron Road Walk 2008-03-11 22.81 km
Broomhead via Broomhead Moor, Dukes Road and Mortimer Road Walk 2010-02-14 22.96 km
Holmbridge via Ramsden Edge, Ruddle Clough and Ramsden Road Walk 2007-09-29 23.02 km
Winscar Reservoir via Snailsden Edge, Snailsden Pike End and Harden Clough Walk 2006-03-04 23.05 km
Low Bradfield to Wheel Stones via Bradfield Dale and Moscar House Walk 2007-01-27 23.11 km
Hinchliffe Mill via Ramsden Clough, Snailsden Edge and Hades Walk 2009-09-12 23.12 km
Hinchliffe Mill via Ramsden Clough, Cook's Study Hill and Hades Walk 2009-01-02 23.17 km
Flouch via Swinden Lane, Hordron Clough and Hordron Road Walk 2008-08-24 23.29 km
Langsett via Hingcliff Common, Mickleden Edge and Thickwoods Lane Walk 2009-02-14 23.40 km
Ramsden Reservoir via Flush House, Issues Road and Holme Walk 2007-12-31 23.50 km
Ashford-in-the-Water Visit 2004-06-12 23.50 km
Hookcar Sitch to Moscar Flat via Stanage Edge Walk 2007-03-31 23.74 km
Low Bradfield via Bradfield Dale, Moscar and Ughill Moors Walk 2010-03-28 23.82 km
Ashford Hall Visit 2006-06-25 23.83 km
Holmbridge to Millstone Green via Dunford Bridge Cycle 2005-06-18 23.87 km
Hinchliffe Mill via Cartworth Moor, Hades, Linshaws Road, Hill House Walk 2012-01-02 24.00 km
Low Bradfield via Agden House, Thornseat Moor and Bradfield Dale Walk 2009-01-31 24.13 km
Upper Midhope to Pike Lowe via Sugden Clough Walk 2010-01-30 24.28 km
Low Bradfield via Bradfield Dale, Boot's Folly and Bole Edge Plantation Walk 2006-02-26 24.40 km
Broomhead to Dukes Road via Broomhead Moor and Rushy Dike Walk 2008-02-10 24.51 km
Longshaw Estate via Curbar Edge, Froggatt and Padley Gorge Walk 2008-10-31 24.60 km
The Porter or Little Don River, Langsett Walk 2006-01-01 24.77 km
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Holmfirth via Hinchliffe Mill, Ramsden Road, Holme Styes Reservoir and Cartworth Moor Walk 2011-12-27 24.80 km
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