Lichfield Canal

#3860 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Lichfield Canal, as it is now known, was historically a part of the Wyrley and Essington Canal, being the section of that canal from Ogley Junction at Brownhills on the northern Birmingham Canal Navigations to Huddlesford Junction, east of Lichfield, on the Coventry Canal, a length of 7 miles. The branch was abandoned in 1955, along with several other branches of the Wyrley and Essington, and much of it was filled in. ()

Coordinates: 52°39'59"N, 1°51'32"W

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Lichfield Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Letocetum, Erasmus Darwin House, Beacon Park, Minster Pool.

0.7 miS
Museum with Roman inn and bathhouse ruins
Letocetum, Lichfield
18 min walk • Letocetum is the ancient remains of a Roman settlement. It was an important military staging post and posting station near the junction of Watling Street, the Roman military road to north Wales, and Icknield Street.
1.6 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Erasmus Darwin House, Lichfield
42 min walk • Erasmus Darwin House in Lichfield, Staffordshire is the former home of the English poet and physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin.
1.5 miNE
Park
Beacon Park, Lichfield
38 min walk • Beacon Park is a public park in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. The park was created in 1859 when the Museum Gardens were laid out adjacent to the newly built Free Museum and Library.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Minster Pool, Lichfield
44 min walk • Minster Pool is a reservoir located between Bird Street and Dam Street in the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom.
1.4 miNE
Tower
Lichfield Clock Tower, Lichfield
36 min walk • Lichfield Clock Tower or Friary Clock Tower is a 19th-century Grade II listed clock tower located on 'The Friary' south of Festival Gardens in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom.
1.3 miNE
Church
Christ Church, Lichfield
33 min walk • Christ Church is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. The church is situated in Leamonsley in the south west area of the city.
1.6 miNE
Monastery
Franciscan Friary, Lichfield
41 min walk • The Franciscan Friary was once a large estate located on the west side of Lichfield city centre in Staffordshire. The estate was built and inhabited by the Franciscan Friars from 1237. At one time the estate consisted of a large church, a cloister, dormitory lodge and a refectory building as well as many other domestic dwellings.