
Leek

You may be able to wind here, but it is not a full-length winding hole, being only suitable for boats up to 45 feet long.
Leek Fields Winding Hole | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
Leek Tunnel Winding Hole | 6¾ furlongs | |
Leek Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 6½ furlongs | |
Leek Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | 5¾ furlongs | |
Leek Bridge No 9 | 1¾ furlongs | |
Leek Winding Hole | 1¾ furlongs | |
Leek |
Information in 2004 was that it was possible to wind a 60ft boat here.
By 2015, the aqueduct had been fenced off and the growth of reeds and associated silting means that C&RT advise a limit of 45ft. We reversed a 58ft back as a turn was completely impractical.
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hazelhurst Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hazelhurst Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hazelhurst Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hazelhurst Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hazelhurst Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hazelhurst Junction
Wikipedia has a page about Leek
The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. The genus Allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chive, and Chinese onion. Three closely related vegetables, elephant garlic, kurrat and Persian leek or tareh, are also cultivars of A. ampeloprasum, although different in their uses as food.