Category: Nutbrook Canal VC

Junction with the Erewash Canal

< Next Nutbrook Canal JUMP TO > < End of Navigation End of Navigation > Standing on the towpath of the Erewash Canal, looking into the start of the Nutbrook Canal, with Trent Junction to the...

In water, looking ready for boats

In water, looking ready for boats

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The channel of the Nutbrook Canal looks ready for navigation once the water starts, around 300m before Stanton Bridge. Waterway...

Looking from Stanton Bridge

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Looking North West along the Nutbrook Canal from Stanton Bridge.  It’s many years since a boat last passed along here, but there...

Below Old Furnace Lock 3

Below Old Furnace Lock 3

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The stonework below the bottom gates of Old Furnace Lock 3 is till visible, but there are no gates and the entrance...

Old Furnace Lock 3

Old Furnace Lock 3

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The stonework of Old Furnace Lock 3 is still there, with a weir in place of the top gates to maintain the...

The end of the water along the Nutbrook Canal

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The Nutbrook Canal is in water for around 400m above Old Furnace Lock 3.  Then it’s block by a causeway adjacent to...

The channel is dry, but still just recognisable

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > It’s a long time since there was any water and boats along the channel to the left of the towpath which is...

Derelict Birches Lock 4

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The stonework for Birches Lock 4 is still there, but deteriorating as these trees continue to grow in the recess which once...

Nutbrook Trail 67

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Running close to the Nutbrook Canal in places, the Nutbrook Trail is part of National Cycle Route 67. Waterway and Kilometerage NUT...

The Nutbrook Canal towpath is walkable in places

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The towpath of the Nutbrook Canal is still walkable for much of the length of the canal, but the channel, to the...

Cycle route parallels the Nutbrook Canal

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Near Straws Lock 7, just beyond this bridge, the Nutbrook Trail, cycle route 67, joins the towpath.  It’s a great walking or cycling...

Cycle route along the towpath

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The cycle route now closely follows the towpath from Straws Lock 7, past Peewit Lock 8, and Limekiln Lock 9, to Mapperley...

Disused railway bridge is still there

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The railway has gone, as well as the Nutbrook Canal, but the bridge is still there. Waterway and Kilometerage NUT 05.255.01 OS...

Beware of the beasts

< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Look out as you walk along the Nutbrook Canal – some of the wildlife is larger than life. Waterway and Kilometerage NUT...

End of the Nutbrook Canal

< JUMP TO Nutbrook Canal Next > < Erewash Canal Jn Erewash Canal Jn > The Nutbrook Canal comes towards the camera and finished somewhere in the middle of the photo, in the middle of nowhere...