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    Lancaster Canal to The White Cross
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    Lancaster Canal · Canalside
    Lancaster Canal to The White Cross
    Walk. Arrive. Drink in the sun.
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    © Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0
    1.5 milesDistance
    ~30 minWalk time
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    🍺1 pubOn route
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    The White Cross
    Lancaster · NE-facing
    🌥 In shade
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    PUBS ON THIS WALK
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    Start time12pm
    8am5pm
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    Start walk at 12pm
    Penny Street Bridge
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    The White Cross
    In shade — Sun returns tomorrow
    12:30pm
    30 min walk

    ⏱ Estimated at 3 mph walking pace. Actual arrival time may vary.

    1.5 miles · ~30 min walk

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    1.5 miles~30 minFlatDog friendly1 pub on route

    The Lancaster Canal towpath is a traffic-free, flat route through the heart of Lancaster that ends at one of its most established canal-side pubs.

    Getting there
    Start
    Penny Street Bridge, Lancaster LA1 1XN
    Distance
    1.5 miles · ~30 min
    Terrain
    Flat
    Dogs
    Welcome
    Parking
    Penny Street Bridge car park (5 min walk)
    Bus
    City centre — 5 min walk from bus station
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    PUBS ON THIS WALK
    🌥 In shade
    The White Cross
    4.5 ★ · Quarry Rd, Lancaster LA1 4XT
    Sun todayNo direct sun today
    6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
    Set in a restored 130-year-old cotton mill on the Lancaster Canal. Great British Pub Awards 2022 fin…
    Dog friendlyFood servedHeatersCovered area
    Stop 1 on this walk · 1.5 miles from start
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