The Grantham Canal stretches 33 miles through the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire countryside, once a vital trade route and now a peaceful corridor for…
Insights
Grantham Canal Water Points and Elsan Stations Explained
The Grantham Canal’s Bridges: Designs, Materials and Stories
The bridges along the Grantham Canal are easy to overlook when the water, locks and countryside take centre stage. Yet these crossings reveal how carefully the…
Seasonal wild garlic along the Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal runs for roughly 33 miles between Grantham in Lincolnshire and the Trent at West Bridgford near Nottingham. Its towpath passes through quiet…
Canal-Side Learning Adventures For Children
The Grantham Canal offers children a different kind of outdoor classroom: a quiet towpath, working locks, old bridges, ponds, hedgerows and a waterway shaped…
A Guide To The Grantham Canal’s Lock Keeper’s Cottages
The Grantham Canal runs for roughly 33 miles through the English Midlands, linking the market town of Grantham with the River Trent near Nottingham. Its locks,…
Riding the Grantham Canal: Surfaces, Gaps and Detours
The Grantham Canal offers a varied cycle ride through the English Midlands, linking Grantham with the River Trent near West Bridgford. Its towpath passes…
Spotting Otter Signs Along the Grantham Canal
For most of the twentieth century the Eurasian otter was virtually extinct across lowland England, pushed out by polluted rivers, habitat loss, and…
Stone, Water and Work Along the Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is often described through its locks, towpath and quiet rural scenery, yet the waterway also preserves a story of rock, building and…
Canal-Side Camping Near the Grantham Canal for Overnight Stays
The Grantham Canal threads through 33 miles of unspoilt Midlands countryside, linking the River Trent at Nottingham to the market square at Grantham. For…
The Grantham Canal's Canal-Side Flood Defences and Drainage Systems
The Grantham Canal stretches for just over thirty-three miles across the English Midlands, linking the River Trent at Nottingham with the market town of…