Welcome to Shropshire Union Canal

The Shropshire Union Canal Staffordshire is a beautiful waterway that runs through the heart of Staffordshire. It is a popular destination for boaters, walkers, and cyclists who come to enjoy the stunning scenery and peaceful surroundings. The canal was originally built in the 18th century to transport goods between the industrial towns of the Midlands and the ports of Liverpool and Bristol. Today, it is a popular leisure destination that attracts visitors from all over the world.

The canal is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including otters, kingfishers, and herons. It is also home to a number of historic buildings and landmarks, including the famous Anderton Boat Lift, which is a marvel of Victorian engineering. The canal is also home to a number of charming villages and towns, including Market Drayton, which is famous for its gingerbread.

The Shropshire Union Canal Staffordshire is a wonderful place to visit at any time of year. Whether you are looking for a peaceful walk along the towpath, a leisurely boat trip, or a cycle ride through the countryside, there is something for everyone to enjoy. So why not come and explore this beautiful waterway for yourself and discover all that it has to offer?

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 10°C

Feels Like: 6.9°C

Wind: 15.9 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Woodseaves Ce Primary Academy Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Michelle Easthope	Dickey's Lane Woodseaves Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0LB 01785284212 School Website
Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Kirsten Sweet	Lowfield Lane Gnosall Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0ET 01785822391 School Website
St Peter And St Paul Catholic Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Sarah Staniforth	Coppice Drive Newport Shropshire TF10 7HU 01952386450 School Website
The Burton Borough School Community School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Krissi Carter	Audley Avenue Newport Shropshire TF10 7DS 01952386500 School Website
Castle House School Other Independent School Head Teacher Mr Ian Sterling	Chetwynd End Newport Shropshire TF10 7JE 1952567600 School Website
Newport Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mr Nicola Moody	Avenue Road Newport Shropshire TF10 7EA 01952386600
Newport Infant School Community School Ages:5-7 Head Teacher Mrs Chris Pierce	Granville Avenue Newport Shropshire TF10 7DX 01952386610 School Website
Adams Grammar School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Gary Hickey	High Street Newport Shropshire TF10 7BD 01952953810 School Website
All Saints C Of E C Infants School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:3-9 Head Teacher Mr Charlotte Ashton	Bourne Avenue Ranton Stafford Staffordshire ST18 9JU 01785282228 School Website
Newport Girls High School Academy Trust Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs Michael Scott	Wellington Road Newport Shropshire TF10 7HL 01952797550 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Stafford Station Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AA 7.71 Miles

Penkridge Station Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5AN 9.48 Miles

Oakengates Station Road, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6DH 9.57 Miles

Shifnal Market Place, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9QB 9.65 Miles

Stone Station Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8ER 9.81 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Wheelwrights Limousines 01785 284664 Lodge Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST20 0NT 1.52 Miles
Ultimate Taxis Ltd 01952 813636 70 High Street, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7BA 3.72 Miles
Suit Hire 01952 810433 2A Lower Bar, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7BQ 3.76 Miles
Roger's First Class Travel Airport Transfers 01952 820003 9 Dungarven Drive, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7UR 4.21 Miles
Brown's Classic Cars 07834 786526 Unit 3/Long La, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9LL 5.44 Miles
Abacus Private Hire 01785 247693 11 Bromstead Crescent, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1UQ 7.03 Miles
Mini Digggers By Dingo Digger Hire 07737 313695 Holmcroft, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PX 7.48 Miles
Travel Exclusive 01785 620618 4 Turnhill Cl, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9PQ 7.48 Miles
24Hr Westside Taxis 01785 225588 147-149 Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2EZ 7.86 Miles
Kaminski Hire 01785 603030 141A Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2EZ 7.86 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Norbury Junction St20 0Ph Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:07:30
Norbury Village St20 0Pa Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:07:30
Knightley Smithy Lamp Box St20 0Ew Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:30
Sharratts Corner Lamp Box St20 0Jp Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Coton End St20 0Eq Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:07:30
Woodseaves Post Office St20 0Np Collection Today available until:15:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:10:45 Sunday Last Collection:15:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Tf10 Sutton Newport Weekday Last Collection:09:30 Saturday Last Collection:09:30
Woodseaves Green St20 0Mp Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Tf10 Aqualate Stafford Road Newport Weekday Last Collection:14:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Gnosall Post Office St20 0Da Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Audmore Road St20 0Ha Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Audmore Road St20 0Ha Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Tf10 Weston Jones Newport Weekday Last Collection:09:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
High Street St20 0Ex Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
High Offley St20 0Na Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:07:45

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Gnosall 01785 822220	Gnosall Surgery/Hlth Ctr Brookhouse Road, Gnosall Stafford ST20 0GP
Linden Hall Surgery 01952 820400	Linden Hall Surgery Station Road Newport Shropshire TF10 7EN
Linden Hall Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Station Road Newport TF10 7EN
Newport & Central Pcn 01952 820400	Linden Hall Surgery Station Road Newport TF10 7EN
Wellington Road Surgery 01952 811677	The Surgery Wellington Road Newport Shropshire TF10 7HG

Local Stores

Petrol Gnosall - Station Road
Station Road
Gnosall
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST20 0EZ
01785 822775
Store Website
2.38 miles

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SPAR - Western Downs
5 Cape Avenue
Western Downs
ST17 9FL
01785 220828
Store Website
7.2 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Shires Veterinary Practice
2A Newport Road Gnosall Staffordshire ST20 0BL 01785 823713 Website 2.23 miles

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Tern Veterinary Group
Audley Avenue Newport Shropshire TF10 7BX 01952 820222 ternnewport@btconnect.com Website 3.54 miles
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Bishop Hendry &Amp; Edwards
11 High Street Newport Shropshire TF10 7AR 01952 820 165 mail@newportvets.co.uk Website 3.74 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Shires Veterinary Practice
The Veterinary Surgery Stone Road Eccleshall Stafford Staffordshire ST21 6DL 01785 850218 eccleshall@shiresvets.com Website 4.94 miles
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Haygate Veterinary Centre - Muxton
Unit 2 Wellington Road Muxton Telford Shropshire TF2 8NQ 01952 677717 admin.haygate@cvsvets.com Website 7.38 miles
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Haywood Farm Vets
Haywood Farm Haywood Lane Cheswardine Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 2LW mail@haywoodfarmvets.com Website 7.40 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Loynton Moss
A Number Of Different Paths Through A Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Site, Which Is A Nature Reserve. There Are Canal Walks Adjacent. A519 Stafford Lancashire ST20 0NX 1.13 miles

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Granville Country Park
This Is The Old Mining Area Of Muxton Which Is Now A Country Park. The Main Route(55) Is Mainly Flat With A Separate Bridal Way Running Adjacent. There Are Some Walks Off The Main Track That Involve Some Steps. Muxton Ln Muxton Telford TF2 8PQ 7.20 miles Free Car Park At The End Of Muxton Lane, Past The Entrance To The Shropshire Golf Centre

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Granville County Park
Nice Walk Along A Flat Path, Approx 3-4 Miles. Granville Country Park Donnington Lancashire 7.73 miles

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Downs Banks
Downs Banks Brook Is A Stream Which Runs The Length Of Downs Banks (National Trust). There Are Fantastic Views From The Highest Point On The Downs, From Millennium Monument. ST15 8UU 10.47 miles About 5 Miles From M6 J14/J15. Drive Into Stone From The A34.

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Barlaston Downs
Lovely Area With Stream Running Through, Park Area And Forest Walks. Barlaston Downs Car Park Barlaston 10.96 miles

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Shugborough Estate
A Lovely Walk Which Encompasses The Shugborough Estate, The Essex Bridge, River Trent And The Trent & Mersey Canal. ST17 0UP 11.30 miles Signposted From M6 Junction 13; 6-Miles East Of Stafford On A513. For The Seven Spings Car Park, Head On Through Milford Along The A513. The Lane To The Car Park Is On Your Right, Opposite Weetman’S Bridge.

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Weather Forecast

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Temp	-0.3°C	-0.5°C	-0.7°C	-1.4°C	-2.4°C	-3.9°C	-5.7°C	-7.4°C	-8.5°C	-9.2°C	-10.6°C	-13.3°C
Feels Like	-4.2°C	-4.3°C	-4.6°C	-5.5°C	-7.4°C	-9.7°C	-11.8°C	-14.1°C	-16.2°C	-16.9°C	-19.1°C	-20.7°C

Sunday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-13.1°C	-13.6°C	-14.1°C	-14.8°C	-13.4°C	-11.7°C	-9.5°C	-7.5°C	-6.7°C	-7.1°C	-8.5°C	-9.5°C
Feels Like	-22°C	-22°C	-22.1°C	-22.2°C	-21.2°C	-18.9°C	-15.1°C	-11.8°C	-9.6°C	-10°C	-12.7°C	-14.8°C

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	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-9.7°C	-8.7°C	-8°C	-8°C	-6.6°C	-3.5°C	0.8°C	3.9°C	4.4°C	2.7°C	0.5°C	-5.1°C
Feels Like	-15.6°C	-15.1°C	-14.9°C	-15.3°C	-14°C	-10.4°C	-5.1°C	-0.9°C	0.5°C	-0.7°C	-3°C	-9.8°C

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