The 14 mile bridgwater and taunton canal opened in 1827 linking the river tone and the river parrett for commercial traffic between the two market towns. A lovely canal to have in the middle of bridgwater linking to taunton and other nearby villages.
Excellent for walking running cycling boating fishing or just to stop by at the cafe for tea and cake watching passers by.
Bridgewater and taunton canal. The original route ran from taunton and joined the river parrett at huntworth. Come along and meet the team see the venue and boats and you ll start to relax in minutes as the old saying goes time spent on the water is the fastest. Be careful not to miss somerset bridge over the parrett where the canal and parrett almost meet.
There is no navigable connection to the river parrett today but the canal is enjoyed by walkers cyclists nature enthusiasts fishermen and boatmen alike. The bridgwater and taunton canal. The multi user path runs for about 14 miles from the bridgwater marina to firepool lock next to the river tone in taunton.
It links the two towns of bridgwater and taunton and measures 14 5 miles long and has 7 locks. By john swayne general information. Equally friendly for dog walkers too.
Although only 23 33km 14 5 miles in length the canal passes through the unique lowland areas of somerset many parts of which have been designated as sites of special scientific interest sssi because of the diversity of rare birds and plants which thrive in this unique area. We are a family business and have been on the water most our lives the team here at sbc are passionate about our inland waterways in particular the bridgwater and taunton canal. There were a number of abortive schemes to link the bristol channel to the english channel by waterway in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
In 1837 a further act was obtained authorizing the extension from huntworth to bridgwater and the building of the dock and its entrance lock to the river parrett. Bristol south wales and beyond opened in 1827 the bridgwater taunton canal met the river parrett at huntworth and in 1841 it was extended round the town of bridgwater to new docks below the town bridge and the access at huntworth was closed. Built in 1827 the grand idea for the canal to be part of a plan to link the bristol and english channels fell short.
The bridgwater and taunton canal is a canal in the south west of england between bridgwater and taunton opened in 1827 and linking the river tone to the river parrett. The bridgwater and taunton canal is a canal in south west england. If you prefer to walk just part of the canal i d suggest walking the taunton end rather than the bridgwater end.
In 1827 the bridgwater and taunton canal was opened. The nearer to bridgwater we got the noisier and less attractive the walk. Bridgwater and taunton canal 14 miles 22 5 km follow the towpath of the bridgwater and taunton canal on this easy walk or cycle in somerset.
The engineer for the canal was james hollinsworth.
