Barton Marina – Fradley Junction Canal Route
Length: 11 miles / 18km
Duration: A long weekend or midweek adventure
Difficulty: Not applicable
Direction: Not applicable
Accessibility: TBC
Summary
FOR A LONG WEEKEND OR MIDWEEK ADVENTURE: Fradley Junction via the Trent and Mersey Canal
Taking just under 11 miles there and back, Fradley Junction is well worth a visit.
From Barton Marina, travel southwest on the Trent and Mersey Canal for 5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks to Fradley Junction.
You’ll find leaflets and guides at our welcome station open weekends from March to October. Our Fradley office reception is manned by volunteers during the summer and staff during the winter from 10.00am to 2.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Highlights:
Fradley Junction is where the Coventry Canal joins the Trent & Mersey Canal. It’s one of the busiest places on the waterways with cafes, a pub and the ever popular Fradley Pool Nature Reserve. At Fradley, canals, boats and people meet making it a great place for a family visit.
Starting Point:
Barton Marina, Barton Turns, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8DZ
End Point:
Facilities:
- Parking – FREE
- Toilets
- Food
- Shops
Things to do and see
- Cycling
- Fishing – the pool at Fradley Pool Nature Reserve also has an accessible fishing peg
- Walking route
- Canoeing routes
- Pond dipping platform
Places to eat:
- Kingfisher Café (in the caravan park)
- Canalside Café
- Swan Inn
Picnic spot:
There’s several benches around Fradley Pool Nature Reserve
Trails:
- Carved bench and chainsaw sculpture trail
- Interactive installations, interpretation panels and audio trails (ask at the welcome station for details)
- Fradley Junction to Fradley circular walk
- Explore more with our Explorers
Wildlife spotting:
Nearby is Fradley Pool Nature Reserve. As well as our friends the swans and ducks, you might even see bats and terrapins at the Fradley Pool Nature Reserve and floating bird island
By car – Fradley Junction is close to the A38 between Burton-on-Trent and Lichfield. There is a pay & display car park on site.
By train – Lichfield Trent Valley is about three miles away
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