page_title: Gongoozler
section_title: Notable locations
hierarchical_section_title: Gongoozler / Notable locations
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Falkirk Wheel English: Falkirk Wheel Side 2004. فارسی: چرخ فالکرک Türkçe: Falkirk Wheel, Forth ve Clyde Kanalı ile Union Kanalı'nı bağlayan bir dönen tekne kaldıracı
context_page_description: A gongoozler is a person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate.
context_section_description: Staircase locks, which can hold many boats at once, are very popular amongst gongoozlers, making Foxton Locks on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal an ideal location for gongoozling.
  Fradley Junction in Staffordshire is a popular place to observe canal traffic, as are many other junctions, due to the occasional need for three boats to pass.
  The Falkirk Wheel, near Falkirk in Scotland, which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, is a huge and spectacular feat of engineering, and attracts very large numbers of gongoozlers.
  Some locations have become known for their gongoozlers thanks to local events that encourage an increased number of observers. Princess Street lock on the Rochdale Canal in Manchester city centre is normally quite quiet, but it becomes a popular attraction during the Manchester Mardi Gras (which is actually held in late August).
  The eight locks of Fonserannes on the Canal du Midi in Southern France attract so many gongoozlers that they have become the third most popular tourist attraction in Languedoc.
caption: The Falkirk Wheel is a popular attraction for gongoozlers
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