Back to Base

From Anderton Second Pipe Bridge to Anderton Marina, a distance of 0 miles, 5¼ flg. Start : Anderton Second Pipe Bridge Finish : Anderton Marina Cast off 7.30! Unpacked boat at marina, packed cars and returned home via Shopping City Runcorn

Out of Manchester

From Timperley Bridge No 33 to Anderton Second Pipe Bridge, a distance of 23 miles, 5½ flg and 1 lock. Start : Timperley Bridge No 33 Finish : Anderton Second Pipe Bridge Steohen copped a 1oco at 3 am! Explored Daresbury and looked round church. Moored just past Anderton for night. Better weather

Skirting round Manchester

From Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch to Timperley Bridge No 33, a distance of 22 miles, 6¼ flg and 6 locks. Start : Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch Finish : Timperley Bridge No 33 Alastair joined us. Had coffee at Joan and Cliff McKnight’s, then […]

West Pennines and Wigan

From Grimshaw Park Bridge No 101 to Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch, a distance of 20 miles, 3¼ flg and 30 locks. Start : Grimshaw Park Bridge No 101 Finish : Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch Blackburn and Johnson’s Hillock Locks. Watered and shopped in […]

Groundings, Rubbish and no fuel

From Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance) to Grimshaw Park Bridge No 101, a distance of 24 miles, 5½ flg and 7 locks. Start : Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance) Finish : Grimshaw Park Bridge No 101 Ran aground in Nelson, then plastic bag round prop: Then ran out of fuel near Church. Reg said we must have […]

Escape to Lancashire

From Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184 to Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance), a distance of 21 miles, 1½ flg and 15 locks. Start : Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184 Finish : Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance) Shopped in Skipton and boys train spotted. Then on and on until Lancashire side of Foulridge. Hot and sunny […]

Up in to the moors

From Rodley Water Pipe Crossing Bridge to Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184, a distance of 19 miles, 4¼ flg and 16 locks. Start : Rodley Water Pipe Crossing Bridge Finish : Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184 Back up the Bingley locks, harder work going this way. Moored near Kildwick. Weather slightly warmer.

In and out of Leeds

From Kirkstall Pipe Bridge to Rodley Water Pipe Crossing Bridge, a distance of 8 miles, 4¾ flg and 20 locks. Turn Round Here : River Aire Junction Start : Kirkstall Pipe Bridge Finish : Rodley Water Pipe Crossing Bridge On to Leeds. Worked Locks with Pennine Explorer from Coles Morton Wigan. Shopped in Leeds. Boys […]

Down towards Leeds

From Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184 to Kirkstall Pipe Bridge, a distance of 21 miles, 5½ flg and 22 locks. Start : Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184 Finish : Kirkstall Pipe Bridge Lots of tricky swing bridges. Watered and souped at top of Bingley Five Rise. Worked our way down with very helpful […]

Deep in the heart of Yorkshire

From Site of Former Railway Bridge No 151B to Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184, a distance of 17 miles, 7 flg and 15 locks. Start : Site of Former Railway Bridge No 151B Finish : Milking Hall Swing Bridge No 184 Down Greenberfield Locks and Bank Newton . Reached Skipton and had evening meal […]