Eanam Wharf Visitor Centre (closed Apr '23) 
Eanam Wharf Visitor Centre (closed Apr '23) is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) near to Liverford Locks.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Large Morrison’s nearby.
| Brewery Bridge No 102 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Audley Street Bridge No 102A | 4 furlongs | |
| Cicely Bridge No 103 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Factory Footbridge No 103AA | ¾ furlongs | |
| Eanam Bridge Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Eanam Wharf Visitor Centre (closed Apr '23) | ||
| Eanam Twin Bridges No 103A | ½ furlongs | |
| Paradise Bridge No 103B | 1½ furlongs | |
| Sour Milk Hall Bridge No 104 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Greenbank Bridge No 104A | 7 furlongs | |
| Whitebirk B&Q Access Bridge No 104AA | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Eanam Twin Bridges No 103A
This visitor centre is no longer open as it’s a Business centre. The moorings are still available and the landlord of the Calypso Restaurant is friendly. Morrison’s has a 24 hour launderette inside.
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![Leeds & Liverpool Canal milepost mounted on pillar at Eanam Wharf. The milepost indicates 70¼ miles to Leeds. The far side shows 57 miles to Liverpool [[7888439]]. The post has Milestone Society National ID: LLC-057 by Roger Templeman – 28 September 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/84/7888418_71ab5b41_120x120.jpg)
![Leeds and Liverpool Canal milepost mounted on pillar on Eanam Wharf. The milepost indicates 57 miles to Liverpool. The other face shows 70¼ miles to Leeds [[7888418]] by Roger Templeman – 28 September 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/84/7888439_1a593884_120x120.jpg)
















![Navigation Bridge over Leeds & Liverpool Canal on SW side of A6078. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[7832224]] on the right hand end of the stone wall on the near end of the railing parapet. Fabric Outlet, Ladies' clothes shop can be seen in left background by Roger Templeman – 20 July 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/83/22/7832239_2c894328_120x120.jpg)








![Just Swanning Along In Blackburn [2]. This young Swan waddled along a Blackburn bus lane without a care in the world. He/She had just attempted a landing on the frozen canal and missed the unfrozen water under the nearby bridge, ruffling ones feathers ! After this mishap he/she took a walk on the wild side and caused a bit of chaos by holding up the traffic, particularly with the Accrington bound bus seen here. I gently persuaded this wonderful child of nature to let city life continue on its blind struggle to nowhere. So the Swan obliged by waddling on to a large grass strip. Then made a spectacular display of a take off from this green runway like a Lancaster bomber, astounding everyone as he/she flew above the main road under lamppost height. by Tom Howard – 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/85/84/2858499_aebdce88_120x120.jpg)
![Just Swanning Along In Blackburn [1]. This young Swan waddled along a Blackburn bus lane without a care in the world. He/She had just attempted a landing on the frozen canal and missed the unfrozen water under the nearby bridge, ruffling ones feathers ! After this mishap he/she took a walk on the wild side and caused a bit of chaos by holding up the traffic, particularly with the Accrington bound bus seen here. I gently persuaded this wonderful child of nature to let city life continue on its blind struggle to nowhere. So the Swan obliged by waddling on to the grass seen here on the right, then made a spectacular display of a take off from the grass runway like a Lancaster bomber astounding everyone as he/she flew above the main road under lamppost height. by Tom Howard – 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/85/29/2852946_6e4a4045_120x120.jpg)
