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Accessible Moorings - East Midlands

Foxton, Nottingham, Lincoln and Stoke Bruerne

Foxton - Leicester Line of the Grand Union

Rings or Bollards: Bollards

Towpath Surface: Gravel, grass

Accessibility to hinterland: One disabled mooring space south of the locks, but good access from all visitor moorings to the facilities north of the locks

Car Parking: Two disabled spaces in Trust car park, but also parking in Foxton top car park

Toilets: Trust toilet

Foxton Disabled visitor mooring - one space. This is south of the locks

Access to facilities north of the lock

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Castle Meadow, Nottingham - Nottingham & Beeston Canal

Rings or Bollards: Bollards

Towpath surface: Paved

Accessibility to hinterland: Towpath access to Sainsburys. Very flat.

Car Parking: Sainsburys

Toilets: Sainsburys

Nottingham Visitor mooring view 2
Nottingham visitor mooring

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Lincoln - Fosdyke Canal

Rings or Bollards: Bollards

Towpath surface: Gravel

Accessibility to hinterland: Flat access to hinterland heading east, access to station and town centre

Car Parking: Some road parking along Campus Way, town centre car parks

Toilets: No, but toilets in town centre

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Stoke Bruerne - Grand Union Canal

Rings or Bollards: Bollards

Towpath surface: Gravel, grass

Accessibility to hinterland: Flat access to museum and slope to bridge to access opposite side

Car Parking: Trust owned at the museum, and parking on roads

Toilets: Accessible toilet at the museum

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Leicester - Castle Gardens

Rings or Bollards: Rings

Towpath surface: Paved

Accessibility to hinterland: Sloped access up to level town access, Tesco nearby, bridge across to Castle Gardens and city centre

Car Parking: City centre parking

Toilets: No accessible toilets nearby

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Braunston

Rings or Bollards: Bollards

Towpath surface: Stone/gravel

Accessibility to hinterland: Sloped access, quite steep up to Braunston village centre, 500 metres.

Car Parking: 100m at Brindley Quays - drop off only

Toilets: No accessible toilets nearby

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Braunston visitor mooring
Braunston vm access

Last Edited: 17 August 2022

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