St Anns lock Leeds.
Field 3 Rise locks.
Sir Titus Salts mill at Saltaire
Moored at Dowley Gap.
Looking down the Bingley 3 Rise.
Top of Bingley 3 Rise.
Probably one of the most photographed lock flights in the country, Bingley 5 Rise.
Half way up.
Bingley 5 Rise from the top.
Some parts of this canal are covered in Rhododendrons
We left Leeds last Sunday morning in warm sunny conditions, and worked our way up the first 13 locks as required by BW, ( they chain these shut at night ) the last two being triple staircases with lockies and a large number of the local youth intent on swimming in the locks as we were trying to get the boats in!!. The next day we picked up much needed diesel and some oil for a change coming up in the next week or so. The scenery as we move away from Leeds and climb up into the hills is getting better all the time now.
There are more staircase locks on this part of the Leeds / Liverpool than I've ever seen any where, 8 sets in the first 20 miles, culminating in the famous Bingley 5 Rise, most of them have lockies on duty to assist, so you tend to get through them quite quickly, the other thing is the fact that you climb quickly as well, 260 feet from Leeds to Bingley. There are also large numbers of swing bridges, 34 so far, the girls are getting used to them, however each one is different to the last, so you need to carry a Watermate key, a Handcuff key and a Windlass each time.
Sir Titus Salts mill at Saltaire
Moored at Dowley Gap.
Looking down the Bingley 3 Rise.
Top of Bingley 3 Rise.
Probably one of the most photographed lock flights in the country, Bingley 5 Rise.
Half way up.
Bingley 5 Rise from the top.
Some parts of this canal are covered in RhododendronsWe left Leeds last Sunday morning in warm sunny conditions, and worked our way up the first 13 locks as required by BW, ( they chain these shut at night ) the last two being triple staircases with lockies and a large number of the local youth intent on swimming in the locks as we were trying to get the boats in!!. The next day we picked up much needed diesel and some oil for a change coming up in the next week or so. The scenery as we move away from Leeds and climb up into the hills is getting better all the time now.
There are more staircase locks on this part of the Leeds / Liverpool than I've ever seen any where, 8 sets in the first 20 miles, culminating in the famous Bingley 5 Rise, most of them have lockies on duty to assist, so you tend to get through them quite quickly, the other thing is the fact that you climb quickly as well, 260 feet from Leeds to Bingley. There are also large numbers of swing bridges, 34 so far, the girls are getting used to them, however each one is different to the last, so you need to carry a Watermate key, a Handcuff key and a Windlass each time.
We arrived in Skipton on Friday afternoon, the visitor moorings here are 3 days max, in the middle of the town, next to the bus station and amongst the shops so are very convenient. The town is very nice with a market. As the weather forecast was for rain and colder temperatures this weekend we have decided to stay put till Monday.
Thats all for this week
Thats all for this week
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