Wheelock Visitor Moorings is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich).
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1782 but problems with Eastpool Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Nuneaton to Doncaster canal at Luton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Solihull at Willcester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nantwich instead. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) was closed in 1955 when Barstone Inclined plane collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) Society.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. A long length of moorings with a good number of rings and well dredged. Although the bypass bridge runs past one end of the moorings it doesn't make them too noisy.
| Wharf Bridge Mooring | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wharf Bridge No 154 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| The Cheshire Cheese PH | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wheelock Wharf | 1 furlong | |
| Arclid Aqueduct | ½ furlongs | |
| Wheelock Visitor Moorings | ||
| Wheelock Aqueduct | ½ furlongs | |
| A534 Bridge No 152A | ½ furlongs | |
| Wheelock Bottom Lock Bridge No 152 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wheelock Bottom Lock No 66 | 1 furlong | |
| Wheelock Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
In the direction of Hardings Wood Junction
Back to Sandbach from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 21st of September, 2019
To Nantwich in the rain from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 11th of March, 2018
Sandbach in the Rain from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 10th of March, 2018
Which wich is which wich? from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 16th of July, 2017
Pubs galore. from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 15th of July, 2017
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![Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost at Wheelock. [[4581758]], for the previous milepost.[[4810196]], for the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 15 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/80/98/4809807_4c5a0480_120x120.jpg)










![The river Wheelock. A very small stream scarcely deserving the title 'River'. Since I photographed this scene ten years earlier, the fence has been moved from one side to the other. [[3629949]] by Stephen Craven – 25 June 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/54/83/7548344_faa7b4af_120x120.jpg)


![Sheltering from the heat. A rare thing, a hot Bank Holiday, and these cows were sheltering under the road bridge [[3629963]]. by Stephen Craven – 26 August 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/62/99/3629967_f76b1a45_120x120.jpg)













