Bramble Cuttings is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) between Knowsley and Sumerlease.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. Offside moorings with rings, space for up to three large boats, with picnic tables and bbq stands.
| Middlewich Household Rubbish and Recycling Centre (closed) | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Croxton Aqueduct | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Bridge No 175 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Croxton Flash | 5½ furlongs | |
| Hell's Kitchen Bridge No 176 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bramble Cuttings | ||
| Murder Bridge No 177 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Richardson's Bridge No 178 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Lodge Bridge No 179 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 180A | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Whatcroft Flash | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
- Broken Cross Boat Club — associated with this page
- Broken Cross Boat Club maintain Bramble Cuttings
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
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![Trent and Mersey Canal near Bostock Green, Cheshire. This is by the picnic site and moorings at Bramble Cuttings.[[[2714767]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 August 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/71/52/2715218_34a3eb57_120x120.jpg)






![Bramble Cuttings picnic area. On the east [non-towpath] bank of the Trent & Mersey Canal. First for me - a picnic site only for boaters. by Christine Johnstone – 15 September 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/18/78/5187840_406cc1d7_120x120.jpg)








![Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost along the towpath. In the distance is Hell's Kitchen Bridge No 176.[[4814907]], for the previous milepost.[[4815731]], for the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 15 July 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/81/57/4815712_0728167e_120x120.jpg)



![Collecting Bales. Farmer collecting bales alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal.See also [[[7584745]]]. by Peter McDermott – 31 August 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/58/47/7584707_a15c4224_120x120.jpg)
![Collecting Bales. Farmers collecting bales alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal.See also [[[7584707]]]. by Peter McDermott – 31 August 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/58/47/7584745_bbc5dfea_120x120.jpg)



