Foulridge Wharf is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) near to Southend Aqueduct.
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.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, rubbish disposal, showers, toilets and water point.
| Blakey Bridge No 144 | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Wanless Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Wanless Bridge No 145 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Foulridge Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Foulridge Wharf | ||
| Former Railway Bridge No 146 | a few yards | |
| Foulridge Wharf Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Daubers Bridge No 147 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Hollinhurst Bridge No 148 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Mill Hill Bridge No 149 | 5¾ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Wigan Junction
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![The Wharf at Foulridge on east side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[7936412]] on the canal face of the restaurant behind a potted bush at the far side of the arch by Roger Templeman – 03 December 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/93/64/7936453_1a957bb7_120x120.jpg)












![Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath approaching The Wharf at Foulridge. There is a white canal milepost [[7936342]] against the wall in the foreground by Roger Templeman – 03 December 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/93/63/7936366_6a3510c7_120x120.jpg)
![Café Cargo at Foulridge Wharf. This canal-side warehouse has been converted into a successful café-bistro popular with daytime and evening customers alike. The narrow boat in the foreground is the Marton Emperor, operating canal cruises through the Foulridge tunnel and beyond. See [[776367]] for the same view 8 years previously. by Kate Jewell – 21 March 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/76/62/1766256_0aae6251_120x120.jpg)





![View from the tunnel. Looking from the eastern portal of the Foulridge tunnel you have a clear view of a welcome cup of tea at the Café Cargo on the Wharf ahead. The house to the right is [[1577172]] and the house on the left is at the end of Mile End Close with a garden that goes right down to the water's edge. by Kate Jewell – 21 March 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/76/63/1766319_7cc3e7f0_120x120.jpg)







