
Congleton Visitor Moorings
is a minor waterways place
on the Macclesfield Canal between
Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole (3 miles and 2 furlongs
to the southwest) and
Swettenham Wharf (10 miles and 1¼ furlongs
and 12 locks
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole is Morris Bridge No 76;
½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Swettenham Wharf is Park Lane Railway Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available.
| Congleton Wharf | 2½ furlongs | |
| Congleton Wharf Moorings | 2½ furlongs | |
| Congleton Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Congleton Winding Hole | 2 furlongs | |
| Morris Bridge No 76 | ½ furlongs | |
| Congleton Visitor Moorings | ||
| Park Lane Railway Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Old Park Lane Bridge No 75 | ½ furlongs | |
| Park Lane Bridge No 75A | ½ furlongs | |
| Hightown Bridge No 74 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Galley Bridge No 73 | 3 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Hall Green Footbridge No 93 — 4 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 6 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance) — 8 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Etruria Services — 11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Stoke Top Lock No 40 — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Wheelock Wharf — 12 miles, 7 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
Middlewich Junction — 18 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction
Middlewich Town Wharf — 19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 35 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) 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 — 19 miles, 4½ furlongs and 35 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) 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
In the direction of Marple Junction
Buxton Road Bridge No 68 — 1 mile, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Locketts Bridge No 53 — 5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard — 10 miles, 1 furlong and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bollington Wharf — 13 miles, ½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Braidbar Boats — 17 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple JunctionNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 6 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Etruria Services — 11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Stoke Top Lock No 40 — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) 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 — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Planet Lock No 3
Wheelock Wharf — 12 miles, 7 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
In the direction of Marple Junction
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Braidbar Boats — 17 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple JunctionNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 6 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Etruria Services — 11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Wheelock Wharf — 12 miles, 7 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
In the direction of Marple Junction
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Swettenham Wharf — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bollington Wharf — 13 miles, ½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple JunctionNearest place to turn
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Congleton Winding Hole — 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Congleton Wharf — 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Falmouth Road Winding Hole — 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Oak Farm Winding Hole — 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole — 3 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Heritage Narrowboats — 3 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Pipers Bridge Arm — 5 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Pipers Bridge Arm
Hardings Wood Junction — 6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance) — 8 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Middleport Winding Hole — 9 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Middleport Winding Hole
Burslem Branch Winding Hole — 10 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Burslem Branch Winding Hole
Toby Carvery Festival Park — 11 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Toby Carvery Festival Park
Festival Park Marina — 11 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Etruria Junction — 11 miles, 5 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
Etruria Museum Winding Hole — 11 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Museum Winding Hole
In the direction of Marple Junction
Brook House Farm Winding Hole — 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Town Field Bridge Winding Hole — 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Winding Hole between Pearson and Stanier 2nd Bridges — 2 miles, 4½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bosley Railway Bridge Winding Hole — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple JunctionNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Etruria Services — 11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) to Etruria Services
In the direction of Marple Junction
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple JunctionNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Heritage Narrowboats — 3 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Longport Wharf — 9 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Longport Wharf
Festival Park Marina — 11 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Andersen Boats Wharf — 19 miles, 1 furlong and 35 locks away
Travel to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) 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 Marple Junction
Swettenham Wharf — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Kerridge Dry Dock — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bollington Wharf — 13 miles, ½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Braidbar Boats — 17 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple JunctionDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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Congleton Aqueduct Visitor Moorings, Macclesfield Canal 26/10/2015 – 29/02/ 2016. This year, winter moorings will run from 1 November 2015 until 29 February ...
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Aug 10, 2009 ... Congleton's limited visitor moorings were nearly all full at midday (although we did notice on our return in the late afternoon that few people ...
Sep 10, 2020 ... Mother Lillie Mae Mooring Vines, daughter of Chester and Melissa Mooring was born on a farm in Pitt County on May 20, 1922.
Aug 27, 2012 ... Today we rose early again, jumping out of bed to shower, shave and move down to the 48 hour visitor moorings at Congleton, just near the ...
Apr 24, 2012 ... So was the right spot at Congleton Wharf 48H visitor moorings available? There is a gap in the trees that the TV satellite dish can just be locked ...
May 9, 2018 ... For this Tuesday we needed to get to the cricket club at Congleton for a ... We took the last spot at the visitor moorings and walked into town.
Moor up at the visitor moorings or wherever you can. It is 8 hours to here. Day 4 Day 5 day 6 day 7 4 full days to get back and only just over 18 hours cruising , so ...
Jul 22, 2019 ... On the way back he had a better view of the building opposite the visitor mooring pontoons. It has been constructed since we ere last this way ...






![The change-over bridge (Morris Bridge). Now carrying a footpath over the Macclesfield Canal, Bridge 76 was originally designed and built to allow the horses towing the narrowboats to change sides without having to drop the tow- thus saving time. The next bridge, Bridge 77 ([[2200288]]), is also a cross-over bridge and it is thought that they were constructed to allow through traffic to by-pass [[2199514]] thus saving them time.The Macclesfield Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built and runs approximately 28 miles from Harding's Wood Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the edge of the western Pennine hills to Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. It was surveyed by Thomas Telford with construction starting in 1826, with William Crosley doing the engineering. The canal opened in November 1831 having cost a total of £320,000. by Jonathan Kington – 15 December 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/19/94/2199419_f83bc31c_120x120.jpg)







![Bridges across the Macclesfield Canal, Congleton. Beyond the bridge carrying the Stoke to Manchester railway line can be seen another carrying Park Lane (which crosses the railway immediately north of the canal). On the left, a sign invites walkers and boaters to climb the steps to the Queens [sic] Head pub. by Richard Vince – 01 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/20/75/6207519_52f4daac_120x120.jpg)


![This way to the pub, Congleton. No apostrophe for this pub by the canal in Hightown, Congleton.[[[5332532]]] by Roger D Kidd – 09 September 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/92/15/6921538_197c1ab4_120x120.jpg)


![Sign for the Queens Head. This is the sign for the [[2199308]]. It is a very popular name for a public house and the sign often carries a silhouette of a head which could refer to number of different queens, but, due to an unwritten rule, it will never be the likeness of the current reigning monarch. by Jonathan Kington – 15 December 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/19/93/2199323_4791f7d3_120x120.jpg)

![Morris Bridge at Congleton, Cheshire. Bridge No 76 across the Macclesfield Canal is a turnover (or roving or snake) bridge which carries the towpath to the other side of the canal. Horses did not need to be unhitched from the boats when using these cunningly designed (and attractive) bridges.See Ray's picture from the other side: [[[750995]]] by Roger D Kidd – 09 September 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/16/79/4167950_80b9960d_120x120.jpg)



![Queens Head. Taken from the road bridge crossing both the railway and the canal, the Queens Head looks as if it is located on the original road, close to where there would have been a level crossing. The building behind is, I think, an animal feed mill. For a close-up of the sign see [[2199323]]. by Jonathan Kington – 15 December 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/19/93/2199308_6c42bd36_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge 76, Morris Bridge. Now carrying a footpath over the Macclesfield Canal, Bridge 76 was originally built to allow the horses towing the narrowboats to cross from one side to another without having to release the tow rope ([[2199419]]).The Macclesfield Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built and runs approximately 28 miles from Harding's Wood Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the edge of the western Pennine hills to Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. It was surveyed by Thomas Telford with construction starting in 1826, with William Crosley doing the engineering. The canal opened in November 1831 having cost a total of £320,000. by Jonathan Kington – 15 December 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/19/94/2199408_953b3e68_120x120.jpg)

![The railway crosses the canal. The mainline between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester crosses the Macclesfield Canal, bridge 75 is just visible behind it ([[2199374]]).The Macclesfield Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built and runs approximately 28 miles from Harding's Wood Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the edge of the western Pennine hills to Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. It was surveyed by Thomas Telford with construction starting in 1826, with William Crosley doing the engineering. The canal opened in November 1831 having cost a total of £320,000. by Jonathan Kington – 15 December 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/19/93/2199386_59b2c02f_120x120.jpg)