Severn, Avon & Birmingham Collins Nicholson Waterways Guide 2

Severn, Avon and Birmingham Waterways Guide published by Collins under their Nicholson imprint in a series of spiral-bound guides to Britain’s inland waterways. Coverage includes River Avon, Birmingham Canal Navigations, Droitwitch Canals, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and the Severn, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Stourbridge and Dudley Canals, Stratford-on-Avon Canal, and Worcester & Birmingham Canal.

Guides in the Nicholson series have Ordnance Survey’s mapping from the Landranger series with an overprint highlighting the waterways and adding locks with their names, number and rise, also staircase locks, weirs, turning points, various facilities such as overnight moorings, water points, sewage and refuse disposal, food shops, public houses and restaurants, etc. Towpaths, which can also be used by hikers or cyclists, are clearly marked.

The guides provide descriptions of towns and villages, contact details and where appropriate opening hours of local services, etc. Each guide also includes an introductory section with general advice, regulations and tips.

Completing the series is a general map of Great Britain showing the country’s navigable waterways.