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From Lydiate Winding Hole to Salthouse Dock, a distance of 14 miles, 5 flg and 6 locks. We made an early-ish start, not because we were behind schedule but because we had to be at certain places at certain times and with 5 swing bridges in a few miles of canal it’s better to be […]
From Chapel Bridge No 7 to Lydiate Winding Hole, a distance of 14 miles, 1 flg and 7 locks. After very heavy rain over night we were surprised to wake to blue skies and sunshine, although it wasn’t too warm and when ever the sun went behind a cloud you definitely knew it was late […]
From Henhurst Bridge No 52 to Chapel Bridge No 7, a distance of 21 miles, 5¼ flg and 12 locks. We couldn’t make a really early start from Wigan because to conserve water a couple of the locks are locked up overnight so we didn’t actually get under way until after 8am. Although the old […]
From Grocer’s Wharf to Henhurst Bridge No 52, a distance of 20 miles, 7¾ flg and 3 locks. Overnighting in the city was very different to the previous night out at Little Leigh. You’d expect it to be noisy given where we were but it actually wasn’t that bad at all : it was much […]
[From Willow Green Bridge No 208 to Grocer’s Wharf, a distance of 27 miles, 4½ flg and 1 lock. It rained over night – that wasn’t something that they’d forecast, or if they had we had missed it – but by the time we got up the rain had cleared and things were starting to […]
From Prescott Bridge Narrows No 10 to Willow Green Bridge No 208, a distance of 20 miles, ½ flg and 6 locks. Start : Prescott Bridge Narrows No 10 Finish : Willow Green Bridge No 208 After walking back from the pub through light mist it wasn’t really a surprise to wake up and find […]
From Ladybird Moorings to Prescott Bridge Narrows No 10, a distance of 19 miles, ½ flg and 24 locks. There is no pleasant way to find out your portable toilet is full at 5am in the morning. It’s even less pleasant when you realise that the top and bottom units haven’t been locked together securely […]
We have confirmation of our booking through the Liverpool Link… we’re also probably going to phone and get permission to go through the rest of the docks to Liverpool Marina in Coburg Dock to get some fuel and do a pump out on the Saturday morning. We’ve just about got the crew sorted out too […]
In which Steve explains why we’re trying to do Liverpool again this year
This is the planned route but it may well change closer to the time, or even during the holiday as the timing are very easy and we know we’ll be able to do a lot more than this during the two weeks. Turn Round Here : Grocer\’s Wharf Turn Round Here : Tarleton Boat Yard […]