A walk with Towpath Treks along the western half of the Grantham Canal. We see where the canal joins the Trent at West Bridgford and then follow it as far as the former mining town of Cotgrave.
Although it has been closed for the best part of a century, the canal looks eminently restorable. The major obstacle will be that the route near West Bridgford has been lost to a road scheme, so a new way of reaching the Trent will have to be found.
And then there are the bridges. In the 1950s, 46 of the 69 that cross the canal were lowered as part of road improvement schemes.
So though it looks possible, restoration will be expensive. See The Grantham Canal Society site for the latest news.
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