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of a black dog, a harbinger of disaster in the local mining community of years past.
Less known but even more chilling is the phantom vessel haunting the forbidding Harecastle Tunnel. The tale is not an old one. It’s events are not shrouded in the confusing mists of time.
In fact, the date is 1990, and if the same tunnel keeper happens to be on duty, maybe he will tell you about the Ghost of Harecastle Tunnel. MORE >>>
Less known but even more chilling is the phantom vessel haunting the forbidding Harecastle Tunnel. The tale is not an old one. It’s events are not shrouded in the confusing mists of time.
In fact, the date is 1990, and if the same tunnel keeper happens to be on duty, maybe he will tell you about the Ghost of Harecastle Tunnel. MORE >>>
Smithsons are pleased to offer moorings for narrowboats and cruisers. Short and long term moorers welcome.
Our secure moorings are on the Trent & Mersey canal, in the village of Kidsgrove, close to the historic Harecastle Tunnel and only 100 yards from the railway station
From here, there is easy access to the Trent & Mersey & Caldon canals, and miles of lock free cruising on the beautiful Macclesfield canal.
Banks, shops, restaurants, and a wide selection of pubs are within a few minutes walking distance.
Quiet Location
Rail Station 100 yds
Close to all Amenities
Electricity
Diesel & Bottled Gas
Secure access
Long & Short Term
Of course, you’ve heard of the Kidsgrove Boggart, the fearsome apparition of a murdered woman who’s headless presence is said to haunt the waterways of Kidsgrove. Others tell of the same boggart, but in the form
