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Leeds & Liverpool Canal holidays The Leeds & Liverpool is a most extraordinary canal. It's very long, and it brought great prosperity to many towns along its route, which still show the marks of the textile industry it served - wool on the Yorkshire side, cotton in Lancashire. These mill towns have endless fascination as you float past, sometimes in deep cuttings, sometimes on high embankments. In between the towns are miles of countryside, usually with stunning views of the Pennines. The middle section, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, deserves its place as one of the most beautiful canals in England. Here you drift along, with rolling hills, stone walls and handsome barns and farms rooted in the landscape. You can moor up and hear nothing but surround-sound sheep and birds. Then you can visit friendly pubs, small villages and towns. In Skipton, there is a highly romantic castle, a busy market and an endless variety of shops. Within easy reach is Bingley 5 Rise Locks, one of the Seven Wonders of the waterways; a visitor attraction in its own right, if you go through the flight you will find yourself a living part of the exhibit, under rapid-fire instruction from Barry, its famous lock keeper. Now you have two ways to discover the edge of the Dales: you can take either an out-and-back holiday or a one way trip. Our friends at Café Cargo have kindly helped us to set up a base at Foulridge, on the summit of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. From the moment you start - if you can drag yourself away from the Bargee's Breakfast and other delights - you are in dramatic scenery and heading away on a journey of real discovery. |
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"Dear
Nigel & Susan, A year or two ago a lady boat owner we met in a lock gave us three pieces of advice. 'Try cruising on the Leeds & Liverpool, do it in August because it will still be quiet even then and when you do hire from Shire Cruisers'. She was right on all three counts. Pleased we had a look at the Leeds and Liverpool, very surprised how quiet it was - actually quieter than a cold March in Braunston! Most of all however very pleased we booked with Shire Cruisers. It was the most comfortable and convenient boat we have ever hired despite not being the longest. Furthermore it made a huge difference to have what felt like one to one service from Colin both at the start and finish of our trip from Foulridge. All the best Dave & Sue Hipperson" |
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Shire Cruisers, The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge, West
Yorkshire HX6 2AG, England
tel: 01422 832712 - Overseas tel:
+ 44 1422 832712 fax: 01422 839565
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