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UK Canal Walks - UK River Walks
Walking the towpaths of Britain's canals
and navigable rivers.
Canal Walks are a great form of exercise. Take a look at the health benefits
of a waterside stroll.
Our canals provide fantastic routes through some of the UK’s most beautiful
countryside with the opportunity to stop in interesting towns and pretty villages.
Along the way there’s lots to see – boats, locks, wharfs, aqueducts,
castles, industrial heritage and plenty of wildlife.
Plus they have the added benefit of being flat and even, and it’s not
easy to get lost! But because they travel in one direction it’s not always
easy to construct circular walking routes. Fortunately the routes of many canals
are followed by rail and road, making it easy to walk in one direction and travel
back by train or bus.
Some of our canal walks are designed and supplied by www.MeanderHolidays.co.uk
Whether you walk on your own, with your friends and family, with your dog
or as part of a group of hikers or ramblers; with over half the
UK population living within about five miles of a canal or navigable river, it
couldn't be easier to take to the towpaths and enjoy the health benefits of a
canal walk.
Canal Walks particularly are a popular way of discovering the natural, cultural
and industrial heritage of the UK. Besides all that taking a canal walk is easy
exercise as most canals are level for many miles making them suitable for people
of all ages and walking abilities.
There are over 1,500 miles of canal and river walking routes around the country
with links to thousands of miles of footpaths. Why not choose a different canal
walk each month as part of your exercise routine to work off an extra few calories!
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that simply being near to water makes
people feel more relaxed - so what better place is there to exercise and spend
your leisure time than alongside a canal or river?
The towpaths of navigable rivers and canals provide peaceful havens in towns
and cities across the UK. The inland waterways network provides many excellent
walking routes for leisurely strolls or even long-distance hikes.
If
you live in London why not look at planning a walking holiday along the only
waterside National Trail, the Thames Path, which takes you from London to the
Cotswolds and back again. Reduce your carbon footprint to zero on your next holiday!
We have joined with
Meander Holidays to
bring you some canalside walks of varying length, listed and linked in the right
hand column.
Tips for Canal and Riverside Walks:
Plan your navigable river or canal walk. Have some idea where you are going
to turn around along the way. Don't wait until you're tired before you turn back
if you intend to walk back.
Wear lightweight
layered clothes, sturdy shoes and a hat.
Carry at least 500ml of drinking water per person, no matter what the weather.
Keep an eye and ear out for cyclists. They don't have right of way but many
seem to think they have!
Take binoculars and a camera with you if you have them - you never know what
will pop up! Oh! Sunglasses too.
Keep children close at hand and don't allow them to run along the waterside
or play near locks or weirs.
Please don't disturb wildlife or damage habitat.
Keep dogs under control and don't forget, please, pick up the poop. There
is only one thing worse than a dog poo on the towpath and that's another dog
poo on the towpath!
We will be adding Canal Walks in England (initially) by county as soon as
we can.
Canal Walks Bristol and Avon - Canal Walks Bedfordshire - Canal Walks Berkshire
- Canal Walks Buckinghamshire - Canal Walks Cambridgeshire - Canal Walks Cheshire
- Canal Walks Cleveland - Canal Walks Cornwall - Canal Walks County Durham -
Canal Walks Cumbria - Canal Walks Derbyshire - Canal Walks Devon - Canal Walks
Dorset - Canal Walks Essex - Canal Walks Gloucestershire - Canal Walks Greater
Manchester - Canal Walks Hampshire - Canal Walks Herefordshire - Canal Walks
Hertfordshire - Canal Walks Huntingdonshire - Canal Walks Kent - Canal
Walks Lancashire - Canal Walks Leicestershire - Canal Walks Lincolnshire - Canal Walks
London - Canal Walks Merseyside - Canal Walks Middlesex - Canal Walks Norfolk
- Canal Walks Northamptonshire - Canal Walks Northumberland - Canal Walks Nottinghamshire
- Canal Walks Oxfordshire - Canal Walks Rutland - Canal Walks Shropshire - Canal
Walks Somerset - Canal Walks Staffordshire - Canal Walks Suffolk - Canal Walks
Surrey - Canal Walks Sussex - Canal Walks Tyne & Wear - Canal Walks Warwickshire
- Canal Walks West Midlands / Canal Walks Birmingham - Canal Walks Westmorland
- Canal
Walks Wiltshire - Canal Walks Worcestershire - Canal Walks Yorkshire
(North) - Canal Walks Yorkshire (South) - Canal Walks Yorkshire (East) - Canal
Walks Yorkshire (West);
and then by canal:
Aire and Calder Navigation and River Aire Walks - River Aire Walks - Ashby
Canal Walks - Ashby de la Zouch Canal Walks - Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield
Canals
Walks - Ashton Canal Walks - Macclesfield Canal Walks - Peak Forest Canal Walks
- Basingstoke Canal Walks - Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Walks - Birmingham
Canal Navigations (BCN) Walks - Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Walks - Tame Valley
Canal Walks - Walsall Canal Walks - Bridgewater Canal Walks - Bridgwater and
Taunton Canal Walks - Calder
and Hebble Navigation Walks - Caldon
Canal Walks - Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Walks - Chesterfield Canal
Walks - Coventry Canal Walks - Dorset & Somerset Canal Walks - Exeter Ship
Canal Walks - Gloucester & Sharpness Ship Canal Walks - Grand Union Canal
Walks - Grand
Union Aylesbury Branch Walks - Grand Union Erewash Canal Walks - Grand
Union Leicester (line) Section
Walks - Leicester
Navigation
Walks - (Market)
Harborough Arm Walks - Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal Walks - Grand
Union Market Harborough Branch Walks - Grand Union Northampton Branch Walks -
Grand Union Paddington Branch Walks - Grand
Union Regents Canal Walks - Grand Union Slough Branch Walks - Grand
Union Welford Branch Walks - Grand
Union Wendover Branch Walks - Hertford Union Canal (Grand Union) Walks - Warwick & Birmingham
Canal Walks - Warwick & Napton Canal Walks - Hatherton
Canal Walks (project) - Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Walks - Huddersfield
Broad Canal Walks - Huddersfield Narrow Canal Walks - Kennet
and Avon Canal Walks - Lancaster
Canal Walks - The
Leeds & Liverpool Canal Walks - Leeds & Liverpool Leigh Branch Walks
- The
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Walks - Macclesfield Canal Walks -
Manchester Ship Canal
Walks - Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
Walks - Monmouthshire Canal Walks - Montgomery
Canal Walks - Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Walks - River Ant Walks - River Bure
Walks - River Chet Walks - River Thurne Walks - River Waveney Walks - River Yare
Walks - Oxford Canal (Northern Section) Walks - Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
Walks - Peak Forest Canal Walks - River Avon ( Bristol) Walks - River Avon (Hampshire)
Walks - River Avon (Warwick)
Walks - River Derwent (Yorkshire) Walks - River Derwent (Derbyshire) Walks -
River Don
Walks - River Great Ouse
Walks - River Lee
Walks - River Stort Navigations Walks - River Medway Walks - River Mersey Walks
- River
Nene
Walks - River Ouse ( Yorkshire) Walks - River
Stort Walks - River Thames Walks - River Trent Walks -River Tyne Walks - River
Wear Walks - River
Weaver
Walks - Rochdale Canal Walks - Stainforth & Keadby Canal Walks - Shropshire
Union Canal
Walks - Llangollen
Canal Walks - Shropshire Union Middlewich
Branch Walks - Shropshire
Union Montgomery Canal Walks - Shropshire Union Newport Branch - Staffordshire & Worcestershire
Canal Walks - Stourbridge Canal Walks - Stratford on Avon Canal
Walks - Trent and Mersey Canal
Walks - Caldon
Canal Walks - Worcester and Birmingham Canal Walks
