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A 5000 mile walk

A walk around the mainline coast of Britain

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Canals 5. Bolton and Bury Canal: Manchester to Clifton

I try to trace the path of the old Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal through Manchester and Salford, find a lot of it and miss a lot! With trespassing, jumping fences, and finding weird graveyards.

5000milewalk Uncategorized 5 Comments April 19, 2020

Canals 4. Bridgewater Canal: Old Trafford to Stretford

Continuing the previous blog's journey along the Bridgewater from Manchester, past the Theatre Of Nightmares and on to where the canal splits to head either to Runcorn or Leigh.

5000milewalk Uncategorized 21 Comments April 17, 2020

Canals 3. Bridgewater Canal: Castlefield to Old Trafford

A short walk, but again full of history, along one of Britain's oldest canals

5000milewalk Uncategorized 9 Comments April 15, 2020

Canals 2. Rochdale and Ashton canals: Ancoats round trip

I start where I left off the last walk, up the Rochdale, past Manchester City FC's stadium, and back down the Ashton.

5000milewalk Uncategorized 5 Comments April 8, 2020

Canals 1. Rochdale Canal: Castlefield to Ancoats

A walk along the Rochdale canal from Castlefield to Ancoats

5000milewalk Uncategorized 11 Comments April 5, 2020

By Paul Hills

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