Our Narrowboat Quest - Exploring Wigan: A Fun Day Of Cruising!
We leave our mooring between bridges 40 and 41 just East of Parbold on the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Winding our way through the Douglas Valley we soon reach Appley Lock, where only the main line lock is in operation, the other derelict alongside it were used as a navigable side pond for boats passing in opposite directions. Continuing our journey through the Douglas Valley we negotiate one swing bridge, the other two being derelict and soon find ourselves at Dean Lock where we were joined by a lock buddy for the remaining three locks into Wigan.
We pass Wigan pier and moor up for the night on the pontoon just after bridge 51 and before lock 87.
Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Enland Waterways of England and Wales. Living og Grid
Today’s journey starts at the Ship Inn in Haskayne and we travel the 3 miles to Scarisbrick Marina where we are due to leave Dunworkin while we travel back to Kent for grand parenting commitments. The countryside here is mainly flat cultivated lowlands which on a pleasant day would be populated with walkers and fisherman. We were not so lucky with the weather and within minutes of casting off the heavens opened and didn’t stop until we were moored up in the marina. However the wildlife didn’t seem to mind the rain.
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30 сен 2024