Mooring on Caldon canal near Hanley

[boatsandsteam]

My wife wants to visit the Emma Bridgewater factory in Hanley. We will be going up the Caldon canal in May. Can anyone suggest safe moorings around the Hanley area as have heard Hanley Park may not be a good place to overnight. What is is like during the day?

[Nick D]

There are some very good Moorings on the Caldon near the Emma Bridgwater factory with mooring rings just before you get to the electric lift bridge (heading west).  This stretch is quite residential so is probably ok for an overnight stop, definitely ok day time.

[Arthur Marshall]

It's fine during the day.  There has in the past been trouble reported round the park at night, although I think that was closer to the town than to the swing bridge, and also was several years ago.  I've not heard of any problems since.  If you carry on for the night. there's a good bit of piling to moor to just before Engine lock, and the village just before that (Milton) is good for shopping and also has a fine 2nd hand bookshop, if one is into that sort of thing.  You can squeeze in to moor just after Milton Bridge where the canal widens a bit on the curve.

 

[boatsandsteam]

Thanks Nick and Arthur. Appreciated.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Lovely during day. 

Dont know if the evening reputation is deserved. 

A beautiful stretch of canal and and river to explore. 

Enjoy. 

[Señor Chris]

7 hours ago, Nick D said:

There are some very good Moorings on the Caldon near the Emma Bridgwater factory with mooring rings just before you get to the electric lift bridge (heading west).  This stretch is quite residential so is probably ok for an overnight stop, definitely ok day time.

Spent a night there last year when the electric bridge borked. Very quiet.

 

[kingswood]

just watch out for the rubbish in the water prop stopper