Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance) 
Harecastle Tunnel Fan Station, Chatterley Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4PX, United Kingdom
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
is a place on the waterways
on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) between
Junction with Burslem Branch Canal (disused) (2 miles and 2¼ furlongs
to the southeast) and
Hardings Wood Junction (Junction of Trent and Mersey Canal and Hall Green Branch) (2 miles
to the northwest).
An extra 45 minutes is added to route calculations when passing through Harecastle Tunnel.
The nearest place in the direction of Junction with Burslem Branch Canal (disused) is Turnover Bridge No 130;
¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Hardings Wood Junction is Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) (Kidsgrove);
1 mile and 5¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
Facilities: water point.
You can wind here.
| Tunstall Bridge No 128A | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Ravensdale Bridge No 129 | 5 furlongs | |
| Tunstall Pipe Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Chatterley Arm Bridge No 129A | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 130 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance) | ||
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)    | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Harecastle Bridge No 131 | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Kidsgrove Railway Bridge | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 132 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Kinnersley Wharf (Kidsgrove) | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
Amenities here
McDonalds
KFC
Malcolms Motor Homes TexacoAmenities nearby at Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
D SmithsonThe following information is taken from the CRT website and dated 11 Aug 2020:
Passage through the tunnel is available via a booking system only. Your boat must have a working front light and horn or you will not be allowed to enter the tunnel. Unfortunately, we are not able to safely lend these items out at the moment.
The booking slots for passage through the tunnel will be available for seven days a week, from 8 am until 2 pm.
All passages must be pre-booked by email
You must include your boat name and index number along with direction of travel.
EventsNorthStaffs@canalrivertrust.org.uk
Thank you.
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- NarrowBoat Through Harecastle Tunnel — associated with Harecastle Tunnel
- A narrowboat goes through the Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey canal at Kidsgrove in Staffordshire. This is the Telford side, running for 2,926 yards (1.66 miles). The video is 1min 35sec long, though the actual journey shown was just under 40minutes.
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Nearest water point
The nearest water point is here. Others are at:
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Hall Green Footbridge No 93 — 3 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Hall Green Footbridge No 93
Red Bull Services — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Buxton Road Bridge No 68 — 9 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Buxton Road Bridge No 68
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Locketts Bridge No 53 — 13 miles, 3 furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Locketts Bridge No 53
Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard — 18 miles, 1 furlong and 13 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard
Wheelock Wharf — 8 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
Middlewich Junction — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction
Middlewich Town Wharf — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 34 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Middlewich Town Wharf
Middlewich Big Lock No 75 — 15 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 34 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Middlewich Big Lock No 75
Oakwood Marina — 19 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 35 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Oakwood Marina
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Stoke Top Lock No 40 — 3 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Park Lane Services — 12 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Park Lane Services
Stone Services — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
Stafford Road Bridge No 93 — 12 miles, 6½ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stafford Road Bridge No 93
Consall Forge — 18 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Consall ForgeNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Red Bull Services — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Wheelock Wharf — 8 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
Oakwood Marina — 19 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 35 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Oakwood Marina
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Stoke Top Lock No 40 — 3 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Planet Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Planet Lock No 3
Park Lane Services — 12 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Park Lane Services
Stone Visitor Moorings — 12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Visitor Moorings
Aston Marina (entrance) — 14 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Red Bull Services — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Swettenham Wharf — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Wharf
Wheelock Wharf — 8 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
Oakwood Marina — 19 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 35 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Oakwood Marina
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Park Lane Services — 12 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Park Lane Services
Stone Services — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
Aston Marina (entrance) — 14 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Hardings Wood Junction — 2 miles away
On this waterway in the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Pipers Bridge Arm — 2 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Pipers Bridge Arm
Heritage Narrowboats — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Heritage Narrowboats
Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole — 4 miles, 6 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole
Oak Farm Winding Hole — 6 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Oak Farm Winding Hole
Falmouth Road Winding Hole — 7 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Falmouth Road Winding Hole
Congleton Wharf — 7 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Congleton Wharf
Winding Hole below Red Bull Bottom Lock — 3 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Winding Hole below Red Bull Bottom Lock
Congleton Winding Hole — 7 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Congleton Winding Hole
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Middleport Winding Hole — 1 mile, 4½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Burslem Branch Winding Hole — 2 miles, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Toby Carvery Festival Park — 3 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Festival Park Marina — 3 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Junction — 3 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Etruria Museum Winding Hole — 3 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Museum Winding Hole
Northwood Winding Hole — 6 miles, 1½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Northwood Winding Hole
Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal — 4 miles, 5 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal
Leek Road Winding Hole — 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Leek Road Winding Hole
Stoke Basin Bridge No 111 — 5 miles, ½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Basin Bridge No 111Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Red Bull Services — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Park Lane Services — 12 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Park Lane Services
Aston Marina (entrance) — 14 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Heritage Narrowboats — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Heritage Narrowboats
Swettenham Wharf — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Wharf
Andersen Boats Wharf — 15 miles, ¾ furlongs and 34 locks away
Travel to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Andersen Boats Wharf
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Longport Wharf — 1 mile, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Festival Park Marina — 3 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stone Wharf — 12 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Wharf
Aston Marina (entrance) — 14 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
Congleton here we come from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 20th of September, 2019
Wheelock from Narrowboat Just Heaven posted Monday the 29th of October, 2018
It's the Boggart!! from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Monday the 23rd of September, 2013
Wheelock from Narrowboat Just Heaven posted Monday the 29th of October, 2018
It's the Boggart!! from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Monday the 23rd of September, 2013
Wikipedia has a page about Harecastle Tunnel
Harecastle Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Staffordshire between Kidsgrove and Tunstall. The tunnel, which is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) long, was once one of the longest in the country. Its industrial purpose was for the transport of coal to the kilns in the Staffordshire Potteries. The canal runs under the 195 m (640 ft) Harecastle Hill near Goldenhill, the highest district in Stoke-on-Trent.
Although described singularly as a tunnel, Harecastle is actually two separate but parallel tunnels built almost 50 years apart. The first was constructed by James Brindley in the late 18th century and the second larger tunnel was designed by Thomas Telford, and opened in the late 1820s.
Only the Telford tunnel remains navigable after a partial collapse closed the Brindley tunnel shortly before the First World War. As the Telford tunnel is only wide enough for a single boat, canal traffic is managed by sending alternating northbound and southbound groups of boats through the tunnel. Ventilation is provided by large electric fans at the south portal.
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