Manchester - Waterways

Nearby the Roman Fort is the Bridgewater Canal which was constructed in 1759-61 to transport coal from the mines at Worsley to the up-and-coming new town of Manchester. Here, as at the Rochdale Canal, which was opened in 1804, Wigan Pier and Salford Quays to the west, between the River Irwell and the Manchester Ship Canal, many of the old warehouses have been restored and turned into offices, shops, hotels and restaurants. A boat trip on one of the Bridgewater packet boats is particularly recommended.