Photo of a brick built railway bridge over the Birmingham & Worcester Canal at Worcester. There is a distinctive round hole above a narrow arch accommodating aroadway, and a large arch over the canal to the right.
My first ride of the year yesterday was a circular #cycle along the Droitwich #Canal, River Severn to Worcester, and back up the B&W Canal. 20 miles of excellent towpaths, with a mudbath last 2 miles
Some of you may be interested in my article in the Riverviews online magazine (pages 18-19)
www.visitanglianwaterways.org
Pencil style drawing of a wide canal passing under a motorway bridge. There is stationary traffic across the bridge. A narrow boat can be seen passing under the bridge
It's always nice when you are cycling along and the traffic is stationary on the so-called faster route #cycling #canals #UKCanals
Pencil style drawing of Granary Wharf, Leeds, where the Leeds & Liverpool Canal meets the River Aire. There is a deep lock, surrounded by modern steel and glass buildings to the right, and older stone buildings to the left. There is the arm of a lock gate in the foreground.
I've just completed this drawing of Granary Wharf, the end of my ride from Skipton into Leeds. The lock drops the #canal onto the River Aire. This year I will complete the trans-Pennine circle by cycling from this point to Cooper Bridge, where the Huddersfield Broad joins the Aire & Calder
Pencil style drawing of a curved wrought iron fence with ornate stone posts. Inside the curve is a steep drop.
Stretton Aqueduct, on the Shropshire Union Canal, is an impressive structure, and carries the canal over the A5 trunk road #cycling #canaks #UKcanals
Wow. Minority Report is happening www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Pencil style drawing of a stone built building with a tall chimney on the left side. A stone wall and gate are in the foreground.
The old pumphouse at Cromford. I wouldn't bother cycling the canal all the way from Langley Mill unless you are feeling particularly masochistic #cycling #canals #UKCanals
Pencil style drawing of a lock. The gates are open (broken). There is a narrow bridge at the far end.
You can just about make out the Tewitfield Locks (aka Northern Reaches Locks) driving along the M6 north of Lancaster. Unfortunately they are no longer in use, and blocked off by the motorway at the top end. Progress to Kendal, on a bike or by foot, is somewhat hindered #cycling #Canals #UKCanals
Bleak but beautiful
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Good for you 😀
Good luck Sarah. The stretch beyond Gargrave is bleak.
A milepost, with "Shardlow 46 miles" on one side and "Preston Brook 46 miles" on the other, and there's a small plaque at the bottom which has R&D (I think) Stone 1819 Behind the milepost is a beautifully neat old brick wall with curved top stones, a bush growing politely over it on one side, and behind that there's a slated roof and chimney of a cottage visible.
Here's my contribution, from my journey along the Trent & Mersey canal in 2023. I thought it fitting to mark the half-way point with this photo, which I took while navigating the lock.
Pencil style drawing of a stone milepost, with a brick wall behind. To the left it says "L'pool 63 miles" and to the right "Leeds 64 1/2 miles"
People seem to be posting mileposts today, so here's one, about half way along the Leeds & Liverpool #Canal #cycling #UKCanals
Pencil style drawing of a stone bridge with vertical slits. In front are the brick sides of a canal lock, with two gates. The towpath has shallow steps down and heads under the bridge.
Lock and bridge at Awbridge, on the Staffs and Worcester Canal. Part of my rides from Wolverhampton to Stourbridge #cycling #canals #UKCanals
He gets everywhere!
A yacht on Windermere with its sail reflected on the water. A backdrop of autumnal trees and fells with low hanging clouds. A plume of smoke rises at the base of the fells and moored yachts can just be seen in the distance.
Yacht on Windermere in the autumn.
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
#LakeDistrict
#Stunday
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBforBooks
#Landscape
#Photography
The rolling railway bridge on the short Ulverston Canal is (I think) unique. It drew back to allow ships to pass along the sadly now defunct canal #Canals #UKCanals #Cycling
Pencil style drawing of a station platform with a number of signs: To The UP TRAINS; HEBDEN BRIDGE; PARCEL OFFICE: PLATFORM 1. The wrought ironwork of the canopy can also be seen, and windows of the offices to the right.
I love Hebden Bridge. Two of my favourite rides start and end there. The Vocation Brewery Tap is excellent. And the station features these fabulous wooden signs. #cycling #UKCanals #Canals
Pencil style drawing of 2 closed lock gates, with stone walls and water either side. In the distance, below, are the outlines of factory buildings in the valley. The gates are reflected in the water.
The top of the impressive Bingley 3 rise locks, looking across the Aire Valley. A lovely ride on fabulous towpaths from Skipton to Leeds - 29 miles with good beer at the end #cycling #UKCanals #canals
After a week of ice
The flash of a kingfisher
Along the moorings.
The spark of hope
Is kingfisher blue.
#naturewriting #ukcanals #naturepoetry #hope #birds
#winter
Ditto here - planning this year's canal rides
They are lovely trees in any case!
I'm really sorry but I read that as Star Trek and got very excited for a minute
I do enjoy a nice steam train
Pencil style drawing of a railway track, looking head on at two parallel carriages. To the right is a station platform, and some station buildings.
OK so it's a railway, not a canal. Bitton Station is at one end of the Avon Valley Railway. It's where I joined the cycleway to Bath, as there is only a footpath along the Avon from that point onwards. Nice perspective! #cycling #canals #UKCanals
Thanks! More to come, I'm in the process of writing up last year's rides.
Wow Sarah very impressive. Hopefully I'll bump into you one day when I'm cycling the canals. Happy new year to you and yours
Hope you have a peaceful, happy Christmas
Pencil style drawing looking up underneath an iron suspension bridge, with a stone tower visible on the far side of a gorge
One of my favourite rides was from Avonmouth to Bath, along the River Avon, the Kennet & Avon Canal, and part of the Avon Valley Railway Path. Includes cycling over the M5 bridge, and underneath the Clifton Bridge #cycling #canals
