NB Dawn moored in Gargrave one morning.
We start out from the bottom of a friends garden and
head for Skipton where we stay the night before heading for Gargrave where
the pictures start.
To Gargrave and beyond.
A very wet break with Sat,
most parts of the country had some sort of flooding. We starting from
Riddlesden going slowly to Foulridge, back to Skipton then to Gargrave and
back to Riddlesden. There was rain most days, so we moved when ever the rain
stopped. I did not start taking any pictures until we arrived at East Marton,
but you can find many of these places pictures else
where. These pictures of Gargrave where taken
on out third visit towards the end of the fourtnight.
Part 2. To East Marston
After Gargrave, we tackle the last 3 of the
Gargrave locks, and we are then straight into the 6 Bank Newton
locks. At about 15 to 30 minutes per lock, it takes us some time to
get through. We then tackle the wibbley wobbleys to arrive at East
Marston. The wibbley wobbleys is a winding stretch of canal, as it
loops along the contours through some lovely Yorkshire country side.
Part 3 in East Marton, on the way out to Foulridge.
East Marton is a charming little place for any
one using the canal. The only draw back is the main road going over
the double arch bridge. There are steps going up to the road at the
bridge, but there is no footpath and you have to step straight out
into the road in front of some very fast traffic.
East Marton has some nice aspects, the local
church which can be found by going over the most westerly of the
access bridges.
The double arched bridge is always of interest,
the line of private moorings next to it, this always has at least
some boats of interest.
Over the easterly access bridge you find some
lovely cottages, with one of them offering B&B and nice meals during
the day.
Following the road round to the top, brings you
to the "Cross Keys" pub. the is always welcoming and has good drinks
and good food, which I have sampled on several occasions.
These are
the pictures I took from our time there.
Part 4 in Barnaldswick
On leaving East Marton there is a pleasant stretch of canal
before reaching Greenberfield locks a set of 3 set in delightful country side.
In the nearby car park is a hut containing a quaint snack bar serving really
good ice cream! At the top of the locks is a water point, which we used to top
our tank. We then moved just a little further through the suburbs of
Barnaldswick and stopped next to a bridge carrying a main road in to
Barnaldswick.
Just off the main square is a co-op which is good to
replenish your stores, but we walked on in to the square and went to one of the
cafes to enjoy a light lunch. We carried on walking round Barnaldswick and then
back to the boat. Some pictures of NB Dawn
moored near Barnaldswick.
Part 5 in Salterforth
After Barnaldswick, we travelled a little further to
Salterforth, where there is a pleasant village and pub next to the canal, where
we stopped for the night. Once settled in to our new mooring, we took a walk
round the village and spent a pleasant while at the pub having a meal.
The next morning after a light breakfast, we set off, but
after a short while we started having a interesting noise coming from the
engine. We pulled over and gave those nice people from RCR a call.
These are the pictures I took while we where
waiting. In the end they called Ian out from Pennine Cruisers.
Part 6 Foulridge
We make our way to Foulridge, and moor up just short of the
Warf. After taking a snack we went for a walk round the village, which is
located on the side of a steep hill, You seem to spend all your time trying to
struggle up hill, and not slid to fast down again .
These are some of the pictures I took.
In the evening we tried the nearest pub which was not yet
open! We must have been hungry, we then followed the main road to the next pub
and order a meal.
Part 7 on the way back to Skipton. In the
country.
The next day we cast of and went to tackle Foulridge tunnel.
It is a traffic light system, where you have to wait for a green light. Then we
were off. We came out into the open air, and we pushed quickly on so we could
travel the mile to the turning point, turn and back to the tunnel arrive before
the lights turn red. Unfortunately some one else was trying to turn in front,
and were having problems, so we had to wait while they sorted them selves out.
So we miss the green light and had to wait.
Going back, we went straight past Salterforth, Barnaldswick
and ended up mooring just before East Marton, as Sat liked eating there? (It
wasn't me!) The pictures are here.
and here.
Part 8 On the way back to Skipton, Bank Newton locks.
Setting off we decided to stop in Gargrave, not because of
the distance, but because of the number of locks in between. It was a cool
drizzling day, with heavy clouds, but I still managed to get a few
photo's taken.(These are mainley in the Bank Newton area.)
Part 9 In Gargrave
This is a pretty village at
the top end of 'Upper Airedale', it was once a thriving market town and
became an important transport link with the coming of the 'Leeds and
Liverpool' canal. Lead from nearby mines was loaded in to barges while
general goods where unloaded for distribution in the locality.
These pictures, consists mainly of views taken on the way home. (stopped 3
times - one there and once back. and a third time as we still had a spare
day to use up!) More recently, it has come to be where we
keep the boat permanently. (well Bank Newton Bottom lock to be exact.)
Gargrave Pictures When we stopped in
Gargrave Sat liked eating at the "Anchor Inn", part of a chain, but the food
is reliable with a reasonable choice, in comfortable surroundings.
Part 10 In Skipton (Stay a day with out moving as it
is so wet.)
The next day we set off for Skipton, and had a wet but
uneventful trip in and found some where to tie up. When in Skipton, we would go
for a walk in the evening and go for a cup of coffee at the pub called "Canal
Side", because it was besides the canal.
Update - The pub has now closed and it is now a large
Indian Restuarant,
We spent a day not moving the boat as it was so wet. In
stead we went exploring Skipton, we spent a pleasant time at the museum and then
looked round the church, pictures here.
Part ?? Back to Gargrave for the night.
We had a couple more days before the end of the holiday, so
we decided to spend it by going back to Gargrave, here are
Gargrave locks, Once ensconced on the moorings,
we went exploring around the village - Gargrave
pictures
Part ??? To Kildwick
We turned round and went back to Skipton and then on to the
village of Kildwick, it must have been wet as I have no pictures of this part.
and we eat at the local pub.
Part 11 - Back to Keighley via Kildwick and Five Rise lock
On leaving Kildwick we traveled back through Keighley and
decide as we were doing so well, that we would travel down to the Five Rise and
turn round there and come back to our moorings so the boat was facing the right
way for next time.
Skipton