Bridgewater Canal – Local Paddles and Access Points
This is easily accessed from the western end just under the flyover for the old Runcorn Bridge. There is a car park behind the Wat Phra Singh UK Restaurant (formally the Waterloo Pub) or a public one next to it. Access to the canal side in front of the canal barges. Any type of boat suitable. It is best to come from centre of Runcorn via Devonshire Place and then via the High Street.
There are numerous access points along the canal, and it can make for an good trip either out and return or with a car shuttle. Click each access point along the Bridgewater Canal for more details and photographs.
Please note this is a private canal and not part of the Canal and Rivers Trust network.
Click here to see a large interactive map of all the recognised access and parking points along the Bridgewater Canal from Runcorn to Leigh
Canal map for the Whole of the UK…..
