Leeds & Liverpool Canal - Liverpool To Keighley Heron Map

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A tourist map of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, from Liverpool to Keighley at 1:50, 000 with detailed town plans of Blackburn, Burnley, Skipton & Wigan at 1:12, 500 & suitable for both waterways & leisure users. This map gives detailed coverage of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, from Liverpool to Keighley, with emphasis on the waterways & information useful & relevant to users of the waterways without neglecting other leisure users. The map detail is complimented by information panels & photographs.
Includes: navigation & historical information, visitor moorings, marinas & boatyards, boat hire centres, facilities for the boat user, shops & distance markers. Information for the tourist

Includes:: tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, long distance paths, public toilets & caravan & camp sites. For centuries the Pennines presented a barrier to cross country trade in the north. Eventually the growth of the cotton & textile industries led to the construction of a canal between Liverpool & Leeds. It was built as a broad canal which permitted wide beamed boats, capable of carrying greater loads, enabling it to be a success. Today the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is a popular cruising route & although a lengthy canal to navigate or explore all in one visit, the settlements, canal features & ever changing landscapes along its route make it worthy of return visits by boat, car, bicycle or on foot. As with many of the canals on the system it is a canal of real contrasts, in places it is quiet & tranquil, in others vibrant & bustling. The once shabby nearly unnavigable Liverpool end has been revitalised now that the Liverpool Canal Link is open, creating a passageway through an important historic city & port, whilst at the opposite end the waterfront area of Leeds is undergoing an exciting transformation.