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"Taste in guide books can be a very personal thing, but few serious boaters will venture out without a Nicholson's Guide. There is a wealth of information that even the most experienced cannot hope to keep abreast of, and the guides are welcome valuable for cyclists and walkers too." The Inland Waterways Association.
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Popular guide covering the canals and waterways around Birmingham and central England. Colour Ordnance Survey® maps clearly show locks, towpaths and boating facilities. There are also comprehensive navigational notes as well as descriptions of the towns and villages, pubs and restaurants alongside the waterways.
In print for over 30 years, the Collins/Nicholson guides to the waterways have always been a vital part of journeys along Britain’s canals and rivers. They are designed for anyone and everyone with an interest in Britain’s inland waterways – from experienced boaters to those planning their first boat trip, as well as walkers, cyclists and visitors.
The Ordnance Survey ® Maps have added information showing:
• Locks, bridges, tunnels, aqueducts, winding holes and towpaths.
• Waterpoints, sanitary stations, pump out facilities and refuse disposal.
• Boatyards, pubs, restaurants and local shops.
• Mile markers and milestones (distance in miles and number of locks to strategic points along the waterways).
Text includes:
• The history and background to each canal.
• Local services and places of interest, pubs and restaurants and NEW for this edition: postcodes added for each place.
• Opportunities for walking and cycling.
• NEW for this edition: notes on wildlife to be found along the waterways.
Comprehensive navigational notes include:
• Maximum dimensions and low bridges.
• Mileages, advice and potential hazards.
• Navigation authorities and contact details.
Waterways covered in this guide – Ashby Canal, Birming Canal Navigations (Main Line), Birmingham & Faxeley Canal, Coventry Canal, Erewash Canal, Grand Union Canal (Main Line, Leicester Section and the River Soar), Oxford Canal, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Stratford-on-Avon Canal, Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
This book was invaluable to us as novices to the waterways. Clear easily understandable maps. It's not like you can get lost on a canal - is it? Well there are times when you would wonder and this book stopped us taking the wrong turn more than once. Spiral binding makes it easy to change page and easy to stay on the same page. We only used a tenth (if that) of the book for our journey, so for serious or serial waterway goers this book would represent good value. If we ever went on a canal boat again, I would definitely get the equivalent guide for the region I was going to. The pages do not like getting wet, an idea could be to photocopy and laminate relevant pages before you leave.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
First narrowbaot holiday? Why would you need a map, after all a canal just goes up or down doesn't it? Fortunately a friend recommended this map and what a star it was. It mapped pubs, shops, places of interest and walks all within half a mile or so of the canal. Oh yes and it helped when you got to a canal junction not to mention flagging up all those "winding points" where it was possible to turn a narrow boat around. All vital for the holiday.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
Decent product.
But you need to buy more and more to have full coverage.
But you need to buy more and more to have full coverage.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
excellent
I thinks these books are the best they give you loads of info and good details of places to see and are a nice size not to small 10 out 10.
Published 5 months ago by chris
Excellent guide.
We relied on this on our recent first narrowboat holiday, and found it really useful and reliable, so we bought our own copy for next time.
Published 6 months ago by Richard Betts
Great Book
The perfect companion to any canal boating trip. The book is full of usful info about the canals and surounding areas all backed up by OS maps. Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. J. Crotty
Nicholson Waterways guide
I'm going on a 2 week canal boat trip this year and thought I'd get ahead of myself and plan my journey before hand. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Karen
Birmingham & the Heart of England Canal Map
I much prefer this book to the Pearsons Books because I feel that you are given so much more information ... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mrs. Alison Whittaker
Good, but could be better
These guides have improved vastly from the Nicholson guides I originally bought in the late 70's/ early 80's. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2009 by T. Braddick
Novice Godsend
Never been on a canal boat before and needed a map and places to stop handbook. This is a must for beginners, with helpful tips, places to stop to buy food etc. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Mr. Gareth James Hyde
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