The Sankey Canal (postponed)
Sun 26th Apr 2020
Walk Details:
Event Postponed
Postponed due to Coronavirus restrictions - new date to be arranged
Event Type
Group Walk
Region / Area
Northern England / Mersey Valley
Local Group
Anytime Anywhere
Distance
18ml.
Start Time
09.00
Route
Spike Island c.p. Lower Church St, Widnes WA8 0NG (free) for transport (car-shuttle) to start at St Helens
Authorised in 1755 as the Sankey Brook Navigation, the Sankey Canal was essentially a new waterway, linking St Helens and Newton-le-Willows with the Mersey at Warrington, later extended to Widnes. Disused since 1963, the towpath now forms a linear parkway through woodland, farmland and parkland, with plenty of industrial archaeology en route, finishing by the shore of the Mersey estuary
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© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
