Cruising ring maps to help you plan your
Canal boat holidays.

Tourist map of the Cheshire Ring, covering the Macclesfield & Peak Forest Canals, the Ashton Canal, the Rochdale Canal from Ducie Street Junction to Castlefield Junction, the Bridgewater Canal and the Trent & Mersey Canal from Preston Brook to Kidsgrove.

The waterway corridor is featured at 1:60,000 showing facilities available to the boat user with details of boatyards, boat hire and boat trip operators. There is an introduction to the history of the Cheshire Ring and a selection of features of interest to look out for.

In addition, there are detailed plans of Middlewich, Kidsgrove, Maccesfield, Whaley Bridge and Marple at 1:15,000 showing streets, shopping areas, canal facilities and places of interest.

World Wide Waterways : Autumn 1999 There is something for almost everyone, boat trips, wildlife, industrial archaeology... this is a valuable publication for anyone using the network whether by land or water and is strongly recommended.

Thames Guardian: Page 38, Winter 1999 Award winner cartographers GEOprojects have become well known for their increasing range of waterways maps, including a broadsheet of the Thames and a guide to the Thames Ring. The unique insight reference in the title relates to the authors' selection of areas worth exploring ...{his} style makes an easy and entertaining read with a fresh approach to our waterways system.

Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: J.M.Pearson & Son (Publishers) Ltd (Oct 1986)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0907864325
ISBN-13: 978-0907864325

"Pearson's Canal Companions" have achieved cult status with canal users of all kinds. These lively, colourful and committed books are generally regarded as the most detailed, informative and down-right entertaining guides to the inland waterways.Each of the nine titles in the series covers a popular route or area with large scale and highly detailed maps accompanied by a wide ranging commentary, descriptions of waterside towns and villages, and itemised listings on eating and drinking, shopping, visitor centres, public transport and boating facilities.

Of particular use to walkers and cyclists is the classification of towpath conditions into three grades. Considerable coverage is given to items of industrial archaeological interest. "The Four Counties Ring Canal Companion" covers the Trent and Mersey and Erewash Canals and other neighbouring routes such as the Staffs and Worcs Canal; Shropshire Union; Caldon Canal; and, Trent Navigation.

"Pearson's Canal Companions" have achieved cult status with canal users of all kinds. These lively, colourful and committed books are generally regarded as the most detailed, informative and down-right entertaining guides to the inland waterways.

Each of the nine titles in the series covers a popular route or area with large scale and highly detailed maps accompanied by a wide ranging commentary, descriptions of waterside towns and villages, and itemised listings on eating and drinking, shopping, visitor centres, public transport and boating facilities.

Of particular use to walkers and cyclists is the classification of towpath conditions into three grades. Considerable coverage is given to items of industrial archaeological interest. "The South Midlands and Warwickshire Ring Canal Companion" covers the Warwickshire Ring, Ashby Canal and connecting canals.

"Pearson's Canal Companions" have achieved cult status with canal users of all kinds. These lively, colourful and committed books are generally regarded as the most detailed, informative and down-right entertaining guides to the inland waterways.

Each of the nine titles in the series covers a popular route or area with large scale and highly detailed maps accompanied by a wide ranging commentary, descriptions of waterside towns and villages, and itemised listings on eating and drinking, shopping, visitor centres, public transport and boating facilities.

Of particular use to walkers and cyclists is the classification of towpath conditions into three grades. Considerable coverage is given to items of industrial archaeological interest."The Stourport Ring Canal Companion" covers the Stourport Ring; Black Country Ring; Dudley & Stourbridge Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations and other neighbouring routes.

Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: J.M.Pearson & Son (Publishers) Ltd; 6th Revised edition edition (12 Nov 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0954538382
ISBN-13: 978-0954538385
Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 14.8 x 0.6 cm