Maps and DVDs for the Waterways of Britain – The Newest and Best
I am pleased to announce the December release of my maps includes Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Maps and, like all my maps for restoration projects, these are FREE to download.
The canal once ran from Salford (not Manchester!) to Bolton and Bury and is proposed for restoration.
There’s more information on the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society’s website.
Just in case you hadn’t spotted the advert on Daltons, Neil’s Canal Shop Mail Order Business is for sale.
As a mail order business you could run this from anywhere, so if you would like a part-time occupation which you can fit around family life this might be for you.
Neil has built up the business over many years and is now the biggest outlet for my DVDs. He also sells a great range of other waterway related items.
Note: this is Neil’s Canal Shop mail order business that is for sale, not Waterway Routes which continues to grow and trade as normal.
I’m pleased to announce the December 2016 updates to my cruising maps are now available.
You can see a full list of the latest issue of the maps, but those with significant changes this month are:-
Remember, you can update your map to the latest version – free during the first year and a small charge after that. You can also upgrade to a larger map. Just email paul@waterwayroutes.co.uk with details of your existing maps for a no obligation quote.
A big thank you to everyone who has been kind enough to email me during 2016 with details of changes to help me keep the maps up to date.
I am pleased to say our River Wey and Basingstoke Canal DVDs have just been released and they will make great Christmas presents.
The River Wey and Basingstoke Canal DVDs are available in our usual three formats:-
Starting at Weybridge and the junction with the River Thames we cruise along the River Wey, past Woodham Junction and through lovely open countryside to reach Dapdune Wharf in Guildford and the limit of navigation at Godalming.
From Woodham Junction, we work the locks on the Basingstoke Canal and pass the visitor centre at Mytchett. We operate the swing and lift bridges on our way to the limit of navigation at Greywell Tunnel.
Continuing on foot, we follow the route of the abandoned canal into Basingstoke.
The Popular and Combined DVDs each include an information booklet and a fold-out map.
Enjoy these lovely waterways from the comfort of your armchair. These River Wey and Basingstoke Canal DVDs, or any others from our range of waterway DVDs, will make great Christmas presents. Why not treat your family and friends, or start dropping hints about what you would like for Christmas.
We also have the River Wey and Basingstoke Canal Maps which are available to download in both Acrobat (pdf) and Memory-Map (qct) formats.
The River Wey and Basingstoke Canal Maps are also available on CD in a presentation box which makes them another great Christmas present idea.
A big thank you to the Basingstoke Canal Authority and the National Trust for permission to film along their waterways.
I’m pleased to announce the November 2016 updates to my cruising maps are now available.
You can see a full list of the latest issue of the maps, but those with significant changes this month are:-
Remember, you can update your map to the latest version – free during the first year and a small charge after that. You can also upgrade to a larger map. Just email paul@waterwayroutes.co.uk with details of your existing maps for a no obligation quote.
I’m pleased to announce the October 2016 updates to my cruising maps are now available.
You can see a full list of the latest issue of the maps, but those with significant changes this month are:-
Remember, you can update your map to the latest version – free during the first year and a small charge after that. You can also upgrade to a larger map. Just email paul@waterwayroutes.co.uk with details of your existing maps for a no obligation quote.
Our Cruising Maps (available on CD as well as by download) and our Canal DVDs make great ideas for Christmas Presents, but please remember to order in time.
The Post Office publish latest recommended posting dates for Christmas and you need to order from us by these dates for 2016:
| UK | Tuesday 20th December |
| USA/Canada | Wednesday 14th December |
| Western Europe | Tuesday 13th December |
| Eastern Europe | Tuesday 6th December |
| Rest of World | Friday 2nd December |
If you order from us after these dates we will still post the order promptly, but is unlikely to arrive in time for Christmas. The earlier you order, the more certain you can be of arrival in time for Christmas.
I’m pleased to announce the September 2016 updates to my cruising maps are now available.
You can see a full list of the latest issue of the maps, but those with significant changes this month are:-
The IWA Festival of Water 2016 takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This year it’s at Pelsall at the junction of the Wyrley & Essington Canal and the Cannock Extension Canal, towards the northern edge of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.
Waterway Routes is already there. The Cheese boat will be behind us and the Jam Butty in front.
There will be land based entertainment as well as the trading boats.
The Waterway Recovery Group volunteers are busy tackling all the impossible jobs, like relocating a portable toilet which is too heavy to lift, using a pallet and a mini tractor. I wonder if anyone was in it.
Please come and say hello if you are visiting the show.
The Shrewsbury Canal once ran from Shrewsbury to Wappenshall Junction where it met the Newport Canal which ran to meet the Shropshire Union Canal at Norbury Junction.
Branches included the Donnington Wood Canal and the Shropshire Canal ran south to reach Coalbrookdale and Coalport on the River Severn. I have just released my detailed maps for the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals which, like all my maps for restoration projects are free to download.
The Shrewsbury and Newport Canals are proposed for restoration with lots more information available from The Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust.