Tag: Canal & River Trust

Magical Mystery Tour

One thing about the waterways is ‘stoppages’. A stoppage is when the waterway is closed, for whatever reason. Sometimes they’re planned, to allow necessary and welcome maintenance of the locks or towpaths, and these usually happen in the winter when not many people are cruising anyway. But sometimes they are announced by the Canal and […]

Tags Aire & Calder Navigation, Calder & Hebble Navigation, Canal & River Trust, Dawnay Arms, Derwent Lass, Harrogate Borough Council, Mirfield Marina, Olive Branch Selby, Water Rat Ripon

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To Lincoln and Back

What Ian really wanted to do was to go on a long cruise. Four to six weeks. The Diary Queen had other ideas though, and eventually a compromise was reached. Just under four weeks, with leave of absence for me on 6th October to go to the dentist, babysit Ali, and go to book group. […]

Tags ADM Kings Mill, Aire & Calder Navigation, Barnby Dun, Calder & Hebble Navigation, Canal & River Trust, Castleford, Cupushi, Ferrybridge, Fossdyke Navigation, Freda's Garden, Gainsborough Old Hall, Keadby Lock, New Fleet Drain, New Junction Canal, South Yorkshire Navigations, Southcliffe, Stainforth & Keadby Canal, Stanley Ferry