Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns – Helly's Tea Room loop from Froghall
Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns – Helly's Tea Room loop from Froghall
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Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns – Helly's Tea Room loop from Froghall
00:53
2.99km
90m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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41 m
Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns
Highlight • Historical Site
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119 m
Willow Wood Workshop
Highlight • Structure
We took the kids to a willow weaving class held at Ford Green Hall when they were little. Very therapeutic!
The little workshop was closed when I passed it otherwise I would have browsed.
There is also a very quaint establishment selling hand crafted pottery further down the canal so be sure to look in when you pass that way.
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158 m
Helly's Tea Room
Highlight • Rest Area
Sadly it was closed because of Covid but I look forward to using these pleasant facilities soon.
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184 m
Hetty's Café at Froghall Canal Basin
Highlight • Cafe
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210 m
Bridge No. 55
Highlight • Bridge
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277 m
Lock 1, Uttoxeter Canal at Froghall Wharf
Highlight • Bridge
The Uttoxeter branch of the canal is derelict, but the first lock and basin at Froghall have been restored by the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust and re-opened on 23rd July 2005.
A bequest by Christine Vernon was made to the Inland Waterways Association which provided money for mooring pontoons and new stone to restore the first lock and basin of the Uttoxeter Canal.
The Uttoxeter Canal was a thirteen-mile extension of the Caldon Canal running from Froghall as far as Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England.
It was authorised in 1797, but did not open until 1811.
With the exception of the first lock and basin at Froghall, it closed in 1849, in order that the Churnet Valley Railway could be constructed along its length.
Such is progress, I guess.
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2.99 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.42 km
412 m
136 m
Surfaces
1.65 km
760 m
352 m
147 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (220 m)
Lowest point (130 m)
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