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Bugsworth (end of navigation)

 
Termination of the canal
Navigation Inn, Knowltop, Brookside, Buxworth SK23 7NH, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Bugsworth (end of navigation) is a major waterways place at the end of the Peak Forest Canal (Upper); past Whaley Bridge Branch Junction (Junction with Whaley Bridge Branch) (6½ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Whaley Bridge Branch Junction is Navigation Inn (Buxworth) (Closed as of Spring 2025); ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours.

 
 
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External websites
 Tramway wharf  — associated with Peak Forest Canal (Upper)
Historic tramway wharf, linking the upper and lower peak forest canal prior to the locks being built.
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Marple Junction

Bugsworth Services2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Whaley Bridge Services1 mile, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch) to Whaley Bridge Services
Furness Vale Marina1 mile, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Marple Services6 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Marple Services
Braidbar Boats10 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Braidbar Boats
Bollington Wharf15 miles, 2½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bollington Wharf
Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard18 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard
Fairfield Junction17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction
Grove Road Bridge No 9619 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 24 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Ashton-under-Lyne Junction, then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Grove Road Bridge No 96

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Marple Junction

Bugsworth Services2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Whaley Bridge Services1 mile, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch) to Whaley Bridge Services
Marple Services6 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Marple Services
Braidbar Boats10 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Braidbar Boats
Marple Bottom Lock Bridge Winding Hole7 miles, 7 furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Marple Bottom Lock Bridge Winding Hole

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Marple Junction

Bugsworth Services2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Whaley Bridge Services1 mile, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch) to Whaley Bridge Services
Furness Vale Marina1 mile, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Marple Services6 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Marple Services
Bollington Wharf15 miles, 2½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bollington Wharf
Swettenham Wharf18 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Wharf
Fairfield Junction17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction
Grove Road Bridge No 9619 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 24 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Ashton-under-Lyne Junction, then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Grove Road Bridge No 96

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Marple Junction

Bugsworth Upper Basin½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bugsworth Middle Basin Arm¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
The Wide1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bugsworth Lower Basin Arm2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Bugsworth Lower Basin2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Whaley Bridge Branch Junction6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Whaley Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Whaley Bridge Branch Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Whaley Bridge Branch) to Whaley Bridge Winding Hole
Bank End Winding Hole2 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Disley Winding Hole3 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Turflea Winding Hole5 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Hollinwood Lane Winding Hole5 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Top Lock Marine Marina6 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Marple Junction6 miles, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Winding Hole between Church Lane and Eccles Bridges
Junction with High Lane Branch9 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Junction with High Lane Branch
Brownhills Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Brownhills Bridge Winding Hole
Winding Hole below Lock 136 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Winding Hole below Lock 13
Higher Poynton Winding Hole10 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Higher Poynton Winding Hole
Grimshaws Bridge Winding Hole12 miles, ¼ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Grimshaws Bridge Winding Hole
Ryles Bridge Winding Hole12 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Ryles Bridge Winding Hole

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Marple Junction

New Mills Marina2 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marple Junction
Braidbar Boats10 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Braidbar Boats
Bollington Wharf15 miles, 2½ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bollington Wharf
Kerridge Dry Dock15 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Kerridge Dry Dock
Swettenham Wharf18 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Swettenham Wharf
Portland Basin Arm14 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Marple Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Portland Basin Arm

No information

CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:
self-operated pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
Blog posts
Bugsworth Basin from Narrowboat Just Heaven posted Wednesday the 9th of September, 2020
 
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Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Bugsworth

Buxworth is a village in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. The area, which was once an important centre for the limestone industry, became the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. Its pub, the Navigation Inn, was once owned by Coronation Street actress Pat Phoenix.

The village lies almost 2 miles (3.2 km) from Whaley Bridge and about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Manchester.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Bugsworth
[Buxworth] miles (29 km) southeast of Manchester. The village was originally called Bugsworth, from the Old English Bucga's Worth ("Bucga's Enclosure"), but in the [Bugsworth Basin] Bugsworth Basin is a canal basin at the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. It is located at Buxworth (formerly Bugsworth) in the valley of the Black Brook [Peak Forest Canal] upper Macclesfield Canal, allowing boats to cruise from Whaley Bridge or Bugsworth all the way to the top lock at Bosley without having to use a lock. The [Peak Forest Tramway] Milton to Dove Holes. However, it was decided to start the tramway at Bugsworth (now called Buxworth) and, as built, it was about 6 miles (10 kilometres) [Bugsworth Basin Heritage Trust] The Bugsworth Basin Heritage Trust (BBHT), formerly known as the Inland Waterways Protection Society (IWPS), is a British organisation founded in 1958 [Buxworth railway station] (goods trains already having run for several months). The station at Bugsworth also opened on 1 February 1867. The station was renamed Buxworth on 4 [List of places in Derbyshire] Brimington Broadmeadows Brookbottom Brosscroft Brosterfield Brough Brushfield Bugsworth Bullbridge Burbage Burley Hill Burnaston Burntheath Butterley Buxton Buxworth [Peak District] quarries at Dove Holes for the construction industry. It terminated at Bugsworth Basin and the journey was completed using the Peak Forest Tramway. The [Narrowboat] Modern narrowboats for leisure cruising, Bugsworth Basin, Buxworth, Derbyshire, England [Peak Forest] reached nearer than Buxworth, seven miles away, where it terminates at Bugsworth Basin. Instead, a horse-drawn tramway, the Peak Forest Tramway, was constructed
 
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Navigation & Gnat Hole Lime Kilns, Bugsworth Basin, High Peak ...
The site adjoins the western end of the Navigation Inn and for identification purposes they are referred to as the Navigation Kilns. No remains are visible today ...
7 Day Route - Bugsworth to Standedge Tunnels Visitor Centre ...
End of last morning of trip. On the Peak Forest Canal (Upper), at Bugsworth (end of navigation). This is 6 miles, 6½ furlongs of narrow canals and ...
THE 10 BEST Restaurants Near Bugsworth Basin in Whaley Bridge ...
Restaurants near Bugsworth Basin, Whaley Bridge on Tripadvisor: Find traveler reviews ... Navigation Inn - Bugsworth Basin ... 0.8 miles from Bugsworth Basin ... “Great end to fab walk” 10/29/2020; “Nice pub in a rural location” 10/27/2020.
Walks from Navigation Inn Buxworth
Buxworth, Derbyshire ... 22 Follow the towpath to Bugsworth Basin and the Navigation Inn. ... at the end of the car park to join the Peak Forest Tramway Trail.
Peak Forest Canal - Wikipedia
The Peak Forest Canal is a narrow (7-foot (2.13 m) gauge) locked artificial waterway in ... Navigation authority, Canal & River Trust ... It terminates at Bugsworth Basin, Derbyshire (grid reference SK021820), a distance of 6.9 miles ( 11.1 km). ... At the same time as Outram was working on the lower end, he came under ...
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Buxworth - Wikipedia
Buxworth is a village in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. The area, which was once an important centre for the limestone industry, became the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. Its pub, the Navigation Inn, was once owned by Coronation Street actress Pat ... Chinley, and just beyond the end of the bypass on the way south to Buxton).