Grindley brook staircase locks nos 17 to 19 is a place on the waterways on the shropshire union canal llangollen canal main line between whitchurch branch junction 1 mile and furlongs to the southeast and marbury lock no 10 4 miles and furlongs and 6 locks to the northeast. Watch the canal boats pass through the locks and stop for an ice cream or drink at the cafe.
Whitchurch winding hole between bridges 30a and 31.
Grindley brook staircase locks. 0 04 mi lockside cafe 0 17 mi the horse and jockey 1 36 mi etzio 1 36 mi the black bear public house 1 68 mi spice heaven. View all restaurants near grindley brook locks on tripadvisor. Thomasons winding hole between bridges 22 and 23.
Restaurants near grindley brook locks. 7 31 km willington lodge 7 99 km cheshire boutique barns 11 16 km the moorhead bed breakfast 13 93 km new hall farm bed breakfast 14 23 km hawkstone hall gardens. Grindley brook is a small village in shropshire england on the a41 trunk road around 1 5 miles north west of the market town of whitchurch it is the most northerly settlement in shropshire and borders directly onto cheshire and is within the civil parish of whitchurch urban.
View all hotels near grindley brook locks on tripadvisor. Arriving at this first staircase lock was a bit worrying as it is a tight entrance and you see along the lock that it travels under the roadway then there is a lock straight in. At grindley brook there s a flight of three single locks followed immediately by a staircase of three locks.
The famous staircase lock needs extra care when navigating through. Lock 1 grindley brook locks staircase. See 46 reviews articles and 41 photos of grindley brook locks ranked no 2 on tripadvisor among 8 attractions in whitchurch.
Lock 3 grindley brook locks staircase. This staircase of locks can be reached by walking along the canal or via a41 road. It is these locks that are locally thought to be the most attractive with the area around the bottom lock the most attractive of all.
It is also the name of a small brook which flows past the village and marks the cheshire shropshire border at this. Hotels near grindley brook locks. Unlike single locks which work best with boats alternately up and down the staircase is usually operated with three boats up then three down.
Grindley brook locks whitchurch. Grindley brook whitchurch sy13 4qh. Grindley brook locks are usually thought of as the three lock staircase but the name includes the three locks below the staircase.
There s a lock keeper on duty at busy times and plenty of signs to follow at other times.
