Cheshire Ring
Grappenhall to Lymm – Bridgewater Canal
Having completed walking the Leeds Liverpool Canal, this was our first walk on the Cheshire Ring. This is made up of sections of six canals – the Bridgewater Canal, the Rochdale Canal, the Ashton Canal, the Peak Forest Canal, the Macclesfield Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
To avoid the problems of getting back to the starting point Continue reading
Today’s walk was originally planned for July but, bizarrely for England, was cancelled due to the hot weather! Because of holidays and other commitments our number was reduced to thirteen this time.
We parked our cars at the Ship Inn at Lathom and took taxi minibuses to the river lock at Tarleton where the canal meets the River Douglas. Continue reading
At a celebratory meal at the L20 Restaurant in Bootle on 6th June, David Scott presented each walker with a certificate of completion of all 127 and a half miles of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. The certificates were designed and printed by Anne and John Blundell. Well done everyone!
Last Leg – Litherland to Liverpool 24th May 2018
Arriving from various points on Merseyrail, we met at Seaforth and Litherland Station and made our way past the Beatles Mural to the canal. Here we came across a Canal and River Trust stand, manned by fund raising volunteers Continue reading
Rodley to Shipley – 27th April 2018
After being dropped off again in Rodley, we set off westwards past the Owl Swing Bridge towards Apperley Bridge. We’d been forecast heavy rain, but it was only light at this point. It wasn’t to last! The railway hugged the canal Continue reading
Rodley to Leeds – 26th April 2018
Our walk today started at Rodley, walking east towards Leeds. The weather was dry – a mixture of sun and cloud with a following wind. The wind soon eased as the trees and landscape protected us. We soon came to the Fallwood Marina Continue reading
On Thursday, after a hearty breakfast, our coach (and Daniel) picked us up and calmly conquered the narrow rutted track again to Rillesden. This time we walked eastwards Continue reading
Wednesday’s walk started with a coach pick up from our hotel in Shipley. We were dropped at Booth’s Swing Bridge No.195 near Rillesden after a hairy drive down a narrow road/track. Continue reading
We began today’s walk at Seaforth and Litherland Merseyrail Station and made our way up to the site of the old lift bridge where the sausage factory used to stand. En route we stopped to admire the Beatles and John Lennon murals where Continue reading
David Scott writes: Hello Canal Walkers,
About 10 of our group joined the Architecture for Funner’s on their visit to the NWM at Ellesmere Port on Thursday 8th Feb. It had Continue reading