Gateway Park - Droitwich Canal
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Located off the B4090 Hanbury Road, approximately 3/4 mile to
the east of Droitwich Town Centre, in front of Droitwich Rugby Club
Grounds.
The canal was originally built by James Brindley and opened in
1771 and has recently been undergoing restoration work.
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The culmination of more than 35 years of campaigning to restore
two Worcestershire waterways will come later this year (2010) with
the opening of the Barge canal between the river Severn and
Droitwich Spa. The Junction canal is scheduled to follow in
2011.
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The Droitwich canal restoration partnership was established in
2000 between British Waterways, Droitwich Canals Trust, The
Waterways Trust, Wychavon District Council and Worcestershire
County Council. The overall project on completion will
provide a linear canal park and a 21 mile cruising ring.
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Gateway Park provides a great base
for access to the canal. Come and enjoy the quiet of the canal side
location, children can enjoy playing on the unusual bespoke
equipment. Picnic next to the flower meadow and stream, or leave
your car here and walk or cycle along the tow path to the town
which is approximately 3/4 mile away. A sign posted walk starts
here and interpretation panels tell some of the canal story. The
tow path is on the other side of the canal just over the
bridge from the park and is wheelchair accessible.
- Park open every day of the year
- Parking - car park on site
(pay and display £2 all day)
- Toilets - none on site,
nearest at Lido park in town centre
- Facilities
- children's play area
- picnic areas
- wildflower areas
- stream
- canal walks
- Dog waste - poop scoop bins
provided - please clean up after your dog
- Area - approx 0.5
hectares
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