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Whaley Bridge Wharf

 
Whaley Bridge Canal Basin, Buxton Road, High Peak SK23 7PA, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 411 yards away.
 

Whaley Bridge Wharf is on the Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch).

The Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Polecorn. The 8 mile section between Fife and Lisburn was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bury. In Charles Hunter's "By Handcuff Key and Windlass Across The Pennines" he describes his experiences passing through Lancaster Aqueduct during the General Strike.

Information about the place
Whaley Bridge Wharf is a minor waterways place on the Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch) between Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse (End of navigation) (a few yards to the southeast) and Whaley Bridge Branch Junction (Junction with Whaley Bridge Branch) (4 furlongs to the north).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction is Whaley Bridge Services; a few yards away.

There is access (suitable for wheels) to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse

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 Fish & Chips
 Whaley Bridge Station
 
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Additional information

The wharf is the first stretch of canal-side from the warehouse, about 100' long. It has rings, but be aware it is used as a wharf and for manouevering by the trip boats.

 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction

Whaley Bridge Servicesa few yards away
On this waterway in the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction
Bugsworth Services7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bugsworth Services
Furness Vale Marina1 mile, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Furness Vale Marina
Marple Services6 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Marple Services
Braidbar Boats10 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Braidbar Boats
Bollington Wharf15 miles away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bollington Wharf
Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard17 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard
Fairfield Junction17 miles, ¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction
Grove Road Bridge No 9619 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 24 locks away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Ashton-under-Lyne Junction, then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Grove Road Bridge No 96

Nearest rubbish disposal

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction

Whaley Bridge Servicesa few yards away
On this waterway in the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction
Bugsworth Services7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bugsworth Services
Furness Vale Marina1 mile, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Furness Vale Marina
Marple Services6 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Marple Services
Bollington Wharf15 miles away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bollington Wharf
Swettenham Wharf17 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Wharf
Fairfield Junction17 miles, ¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction
Grove Road Bridge No 9619 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 24 locks away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Ashton-under-Lyne Junction, then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Grove Road Bridge No 96

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction

Whaley Bridge Winding Hole¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction
Whaley Bridge Branch Junction4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction
Bugsworth Lower Basin7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bugsworth Lower Basin Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bugsworth Lower Basin Arm
The Wide1 mile, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to The Wide
Bugsworth Middle Basin Arm1 mile, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bugsworth Middle Basin Arm
Bugsworth Upper Basin1 mile, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bugsworth Upper Basin
Bank End Winding Hole2 miles, 2½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Bank End Winding Hole
Disley Winding Hole2 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Disley Winding Hole
Turflea Winding Hole4 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Turflea Winding Hole
Hollinwood Lane Winding Hole5 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Hollinwood Lane Winding Hole
Top Lock Marine Marina6 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Top Lock Marine Marina
Marple Junction6 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Winding Hole between Church Lane and Eccles Bridges
Junction with High Lane Branch8 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Junction with High Lane Branch
Brownhills Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Brownhills Bridge Winding Hole
Winding Hole below Lock 136 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Winding Hole below Lock 13
Higher Poynton Winding Hole10 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Higher Poynton Winding Hole
Grimshaws Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Grimshaws Bridge Winding Hole
Ryles Bridge Winding Hole12 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Upper) to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Ryles Bridge Winding Hole

Nearest boatyard pump-out

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[Whaley Bridge] Whaley Bridge (/ˈhweɪli/) is a town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is on the River Goyt, 16 miles (26 km) southeast [Cromford and High Peak Railway] standard-gauge line between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. The railway, which was completed in 1831 [New Mills Newtown railway station] across the valley. It was built in 1857 on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway line, which in 1863 was extended by the London and North Western [Tissington Trail] years earlier to link the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction with the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. It was the last of the railways to be [Ladmanlow railway station] originally for passengers until 1874 when it was extended to Buxton/Whaley Bridge. The trackbed now forms part of the A54 Road. https://rchs.org [New Mills] first station in New Mills was at Newtown, on the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway; this opened 9 June 1855. This followed the line of the Peak [Gotham Curve] ISSN 0033-8923. Jones, Norman; Bentley, J.M. (2000). Railways of the High Peak: Whaley Bridge to Friden. Scenes from the Past. Stockport: Foxline. ISBN 978-1-902827-09-4 [High Peak Trail] minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. Closure of the line occurred during the [Hopton Incline] and descending wagons acting as counterbalances to ease the load. The Whaley Bridge incline was initially horse-drawn. At first trains were horse-drawn [High Peak Junction] namely the Cromford Canal in the south, and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge in the north. Cromford Canal had previously been finished in 1794 and
 
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Whaley Bridge - Wikipedia
Whaley Bridge is a small town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, ... The railway linked the wharf at the head of the Whaley Bridge Branch of the Peak Forest Canal to the Cromford Canal at Cromford Wharf .
Events — Whaley Wharf
Events at the transhipment warehouse and Whaley Bridge canal basin.
History of Waterways | Whaley Bridge Wharf
Whaley Bridge Wharf. ... Whaley Bridge sits near the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. Historic canal buildings include the transhipment warehouse, built in ...
Events — Whaley Wharf
Whaley Bridge Canal Group CIC is a Community Interest Company no: 11873574. Registered office: 2 Goyt Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7DF.
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Halo Beauty - Wharf house, Wharf road, SK23 7AD Whaley Bridge - Rated 5 based on 10 Reviews "Really well run local business. Always feel welcome and do.
Transhipment Warehouse, Whaley Bridge, High Peak
The first warehouse at the head of the Whaley Bridge Branch of the Peak Forest ... that was used to hoist goods out of boats and onto the wharf and vice versa.
Whaley Bridge Wharf Planning Brief
economically viable use for Whaley Bridge wharf to ensure that the warehouse and the setting of the wharf are enhanced and maintained. 1.2 For the purposes ...
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Hygiene Supplies and Services - The Garage, Wharf Road, sk23 7ad Whaley Bridge - Rated 5 based on 8 Reviews "Excellent products and friendly customer...
Wharf Colliery, Whaley Bridge
Wharf Colliery was situated on the northern side of a loop in the river Goyt and to ... yards distant from the wharf at the head of the Whaley Bridge Branch Canal.
FAB Market (Food and Arts at the Basin) - Whaley Bridge Wharf ...
Held in and around the transhipment warehouse and Whaley Bridge canal basin, the FAB market is held 3-4 times a year and offers local produce and crafts.