Product Description

Colour maps clearly showing locks, towpaths and boating facilities as well as comprehensive navigational notes. First published in the 1970s, the "Collins/Nicholson" guides to the waterways are designed for anyone and everyone with an interest in Britain's inland waterways - experienced boaters and those planning their first boat trip, walkers, cyclists and visitors. Maps show: locks, bridges, tunnels, aqueducts, winding holes and the towpath; waterpoints, sanitary stations, pump out facilities and refuse disposal; boatyards, pubs, restaurants and shops; mile markers and milestones (distance in miles and number of locks to strategic points along the waterways). Text includes: the history of each canal; local services and places of interest, pubs and restaurants; opportunities for walking and cycling. Comprehensive navigational notes include: maximum dimensions and low bridges; mileages, advice and potential hazards; navigation authorities and contact details. Waterways covered in this guide - Aire and Calder Navigation, Chesterfield Canal, River Derwent, Fossdyke and Witham Navigations, River Ouse, River Ure and Ripon Canal, Pocklington Canal, Selby Canal, Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, River Trent.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #129425 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 168 pages

Customer Reviews

Not the latest edition
Beware there are some people selling the old edition of this book as new. This very out of date. You need the 2009 edition.