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Collins/Nicholson Waterways Guides (3) - Birmingham and the Heart of England | 
| Author: Collins UK
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 5966
Media: Spiral-bound
Edition: New A5 edition
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0007281625
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.20486
EAN: 9780007281626
ASIN: 0007281625
Publication Date: March 5, 2009
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Product Description
Popular guide covering the canals and waterways around Birmingham and central England. Colour Ordnance Survey(R) maps clearly show locks, towpaths and boating facilities. There are also comprehensive navigational notes as well as descriptions of the towns and villages, pubs and restaurants alongside the waterways.
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 Novice Godsend June 13, 2009
Mr. Gareth James Hyde (Whittington, Lichfield)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Never been on a canal boat before and needed a map and places to stop handbook. This is a must for beginners, with helpful tips, places to stop to buy food etc. Great boon on our trip
narrowboat holiday must October 25, 2009
clivo (London)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First narrowbaot holiday? Why would you need a map, after all a canal just goes up or down doesn't it? Fortunately a friend recommended this map and what a star it was. It mapped pubs, shops, places of interest and walks all within half a mile or so of the canal. Oh yes and it helped when you got to a canal junction not to mention flagging up all those "winding points" where it was possible to turn a narrow boat around. All vital for the holiday.
Birmingham & the Heart of England Canal Map June 6, 2010
Mrs. Alison Whittaker (Cheshire UK)
I much prefer this book to the Pearsons Books because I feel that you are given so much more information ... I use this to show to younger enthusiasts (guides and rangers) how to work out lock miles, what other features to look out for besides locks, water taps, recycling disposal sites, pubs or shops or nature reserves etc, to tell the difference between bridges and pipe bridges. Also on our recent trip I noted that on Bridge 58 on the Trent & Mersey that there was a chippy not far from the pub.
We stopped here on the Saturday evening around 5.30 pm and went and looked for it. We were able to order our supper and gave a time we'd be back for it. Even the veggie people amongst us were happy with the choice of menu. We were directed to a small grocers shop about a mile away and the girls bought ice creams/lollies - it was that very hot weekend in May! From there we were directed to an adventure playground type park which was about half a mile hidden in the housing estate and we spent about 90 minutes letting the girls get rid of some energy before meandering back to the chippy and the boat. The chips were fantastic and the fish were large portions. Excellent service all around.
The Canal shop owned by British waterways at Fradley Junction didnt have Canal Badges - woven and neither did the other shops sell them. The cafe sold note books that said somethign along the lines of Fradley Junction but there was nothing to show that the girls had been to Fradley Junction which was a bit disappointing when it was supposed to be well known in canal circles.
The nature reserve was interesting as was the man made lake. The cafe next to the BW Canal Shop did a roaring trade that lunch time in cold drinks we reckoned! We spotted two working boats, one of which said that they would make badges up on the spot but in actual fact, was unable to to, but he did post us our order out. I've yet to see the badge though as someone else has got mine! He was an ex scouter apparently. Another boat did graphics. The canal was full of all types of ducks that had the girls drooling over.
Difficult to moor at Fradley Junction. The private mooring wasn't very clear where it stopped or started. Have to get there before lunch to secure a mooring. On the opposite side was a rowing boat that kept coming adrift from its mooring and the owner didnt seem to be too bothered but it did slow boats down an awful lot. Having a long boat ourselves, we found it a nuisance. There seemed to be boats moored at the junction itself and no thought was given by them to boats attempting to turn left or right back onto the Coventry. Extremely tight.
The swing bridge that is featured in the book doesnt show whether its operated with a key or not, so a "search party" was sent off to find out for us. No key required, just simply push it. Not quite sure why there is a swing bridge there after all because its difficult to keep a long boat hovering on the Trent & Mersey whilst waiting for the bridge to be opened. There was a couple sat so close to the water's edge that its a wonder they didnt get wet when we kissed the bank!
 Invaluable July 13, 2009
Tractor man (Bedford)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was invaluable to us as novices to the waterways. Clear easily understandable maps. It's not like you can get lost on a canal - is it? Well there are times when you would wonder and this book stopped us taking the wrong turn more than once. Spiral binding makes it easy to change page and easy to stay on the same page. We only used a tenth (if that) of the book for our journey, so for serious or serial waterway goers this book would represent good value. If we ever went on a canal boat again, I would definitely get the equivalent guide for the region I was going to. The pages do not like getting wet, an idea could be to photocopy and laminate relevant pages before you leave.
Good, but could be better September 7, 2009
T. Braddick (Herts, UK)
These guides have improved vastly from the Nicholson guides I originally bought in the late 70's/ early 80's. Colour OS maps help information to stand out clearly and the spiral binding means the pages you want stay open on the barge roof (wind permitting) when you are navigating (very helpful on junctions or other places where decisions are required - and not just how much ketchup you want on your bacon butty). There are a couple of things they could be more helpful on though. Firstly, pub/ restaurant/ shops are mentioned, but a note as to which bridge is most convenient or safest to moor would be good. Similarly, notes on general safe/ secure/ legal overnight moorings, particularly in built up areas would be useful.
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