Chelmer & Blackwater Canal

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Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
  • Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
  • Paddleboarding on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
  • Danbury Ridge
  • Cycling along the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
  • Fishing in the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

About

This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of Chelmsford with the tidal estuary of the River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin. It is 13.8 miles (22.1 km) long and has 13 locks.

The waterway passes highlights such as the lock at Paper Mill and All Saints Church in Ulting, joining the sea at Heybridge.

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