
Shackerstone Winding Hole
is a minor waterways place
on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) between
Snarestone Tunnel (southern entrance) (Snarestone village is over the top of the tunnel.) (2 miles and 3½ furlongs
to the northwest) and
Turn Bridge No 52 (Shackerstone) (2¼ furlongs
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Snarestone Tunnel (southern entrance) is Hills Bridge No 54;
4½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Turn Bridge No 52 (Shackerstone) is Town Bridge No 53;
a few yards
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
You can wind here.
| Gopsall Wharf Bridge No 58 | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
| Gopsall Wharf | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Green Lane Bridge No 57 | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Timms Bridge No 56 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hills Bridge No 54 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Shackerstone Winding Hole | ||
| Town Bridge No 53 | a few yards | |
| Turn Bridge No 52 (Shackerstone) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| The Rising Sun PH (Shackerstone) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| River Sence Aqueduct | 3 furlongs | |
| Bates Wharf Bridge No 51 | 6¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Marston Junction
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole — 3 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Bosworth Wharf Bridge No 42 — 3 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Sutton Cheney Wharf — 7 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 12 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Limekiln Bridge No 15 — 13 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Snarestone Services — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of NavigationNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole — 3 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Stoke Golding Wharf — 9 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 12 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Snarestone Services — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of NavigationNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole — 3 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Sutton Cheney Wharf — 7 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 12 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Snarestone Services — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of NavigationNearest place to turn
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Turnover Bridge Winding Hole — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Faulkes Circular Winding Hole — 3 miles away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Measham Wharf Branch Junction — 4 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Measham Wharf Branch Junction
Site of Proposed Measham Wharf — 5 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Measham Wharf Branch Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Measham Wharf Branch, unrestored) to Site of Proposed Measham Wharf
Bath Yard Basin — 8 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (restored but unconnected) to Bath Yard Basin
In the direction of Marston Junction
Carlton Bridge Winding Hole — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole — 3 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole — 3 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Shenton Bend — 5 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Sutton Cheney Wharf — 7 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Basin Bridge Winding Hole — 10 miles, 3½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 12 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Hinckley Wharf Arm Junction — 12 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Marston Junction — 18 miles, 4½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Junction with Griff Arm (disused) — 19 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Junction with Griff Arm (disused)Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole — 3 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 12 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston JunctionNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 12 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston JunctionDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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May 13, 2016 ... Winding Hole, Shakerstone. Bridge 53, Town Bridge. AS-030-010. Ashby. Winding Hole, Snarestone Terminus. Bridge 61, Turnover Bridge.
May 20, 2016 ... Winding Hole, Shakerstone. Bridge 53, Town Bridge. Ashby. Winding Hole, Snarestone Terminus. Bridge 61, Turnover Bridge. Ashton.
North Route Winding Holes (with times back to Bosworth Marina). Carlton Bridge ... Shackerstone Aqueduct winding hole: 1hr 20 minutes. Town Bridge 53 ...
Feb 28, 2020 ... English: Winding hole on the Ashby Canal Looking west from Bridge 53: Town Bridge, close to Shackerstone in Leicestershire. Date, 11 August ...
The canal northwards from Shackerstone, through Gopsall woods, is one of the ... Otherwise, please turn boats round at the full-size winding hole just before the ...
Winding Hole, Bosworth Wharf. Winding Hole, Carlton Bridge. Winding Hole, Shakerstone. Winding Hole, Snarestone Terminus. Winding Hole, Basin Bridge.
Nov 12, 2010 ... The great width of the canal just past the bridge is because of the presence of a winding hole. A wind-ing hole (pronounced as in wind ...
Oct 10, 2015 ... Shackerstone to Sutton Wharf ... Moored at Shackerstone ... and turned round in the winding hole, before disappearing under the bridge.

![Winding hole, west of Town Bridge [no 53]. A turning place for boats that are longer than the normal width of the canal. 'Wind' as in gale, not wool. by Christine Johnstone – 31 October 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/67/10/6671044_165ca14a_120x120.jpg)
















![Angler's platform on the Ashby Canal. Just east of Town Bridge [no 53], Shackerstone. by Christine Johnstone – 31 October 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/67/10/6671047_b3e61700_120x120.jpg)











