Category Archives: Chester Trip
Audlem – or why do we bother boating?
From Nantwich Aqueduct to Ladybird Moorings, a distance of 11 miles, 5½ flg and 22 locks. It was raining and blowing a gale when we got up – not a good start for the last day of a holiday, or … Continue reading
Everyone Needs a little Salt in their Diet
From Cow Lane Bridge No 123E to Nantwich Aqueduct, a distance of 18 miles, 7 flg and 11 locks. None of us were feeling particularly rested when we got up on Sunday morning. The highlight of the rather disturbed night … Continue reading
Antiqui Colant Antiquum Dierum
From Beeston Stone Lock No 33 to Cow Lane Bridge No 123E, a distance of 11 miles, 2¼ flg and 7 locks. Beeston Iron lock was totally empty when we got to it the next morning, so we bounced the … Continue reading
Locks, Stock and Secret Nuclear Bunkers
From Ladybird Moorings to Beeston Stone Lock No 33, a distance of 19 miles, 2½ flg and 26 locks. After an evening checking out some of the pubs in Market Drayton we made a moderately early start. Not a traditional … Continue reading