Blackwater Meadow Marina

Blackwater Meadow Marina is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1835 but problems with Bedford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Oldbury and Portsmouth Canal at Preston the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Plymouth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Doncaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bath. According to Barry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leeds Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor).
Facilities: diesel for sale, gas for sale, boatyard pump-out and water point.
| Ellesmere Visitor Moorings (west) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Services | 1½ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Branch Junction | 1 furlong | |
| Ellesmere Visitor Moorings (east) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Red Bridge No 58 | ½ furlongs | |
| Blackwater Meadow Marina | ||
| Ellesmere Visitor Moorings (14 day) | ½ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Tunnel (western entrance) | 4½ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 5 furlongs | |
| Blake Mere Visitor Moorings | 7½ furlongs | |
| Burns Wood Bridge No 56 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
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![Red Bridge [No 58], from the east. Carrying a road over the Llangollen Canal on the southern edge of Ellesmere. Five years earlier [[2542298]] it was partially covered in ivy. by Christine Johnstone – 18 September 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/21/20/5212078_5f5109a4_120x120.jpg)

![Red Bridge [No 58], from the west. Carrying a minor road south of Ellesmere over the Llangollen Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 19 September 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/21/29/5212910_8c87a73a_120x120.jpg)









