A Very Narrow Journey
We arrived at Bugsworth Basin on Thursday and we love it already We travelled along the spectacular Peak Forest Canal to moor at Bugsworth Basin and it is amazing. Bugsworth Basin is a fabulous old terminal basin system built in the 1790s. The canal line to Bugsworth was built to bring the canal as near as…
We cruise to Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal Today we left Bollington Aqueduct on the Macclesfield Canal. It has been lovely to stay there and we had a fabulous walk up to see White Nancy. Bollington is a lovely village and we enjoyed a wander around. The Macclesfield Canal is glorious with so…
Sunday 8th September Today we cruise to Bollington. We have really enjoyed our stay in Macclesfield on the visitor pontoon, but as today is lovely and sunny, we are moving on. The weather forecast for the next day or two is not good, so we will hunker down and get the fire lit. The scenery…
Wednesday 4th September We are now moving from Bosley Locks to Macclesfield. We are moving on today because of a couple of reasons. The first reason is that we are on a 48hr mooring at Dane Aqueduct and time has run out for us. The second reason is that we need to go find services…
Today we attempt to climb up The Cloud We are at our mooring below the Bosley Locks, at Dane Aqueduct and today we are climbing up The Cloud. The Cloud is a 343m hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire, a couple of miles west of the Peak District. It has a craggy appearance,…
We are now ready for moving up the Maccy. We have been here over a week. During this time, I have been home to Derby to celebrate our lovely Mary’s 70th and to see my lovely family, while Paul and Tilly stayed to look after the boat. Weekend in Derby
Tuesday 13th August We have loved Hanging Loose on the Caldon Canal but it’s time to move on. Today we are leaving the Caldon Canal, going through the Harecastle Tunnel and turning onto the Macclesfield Canal. The weather forecast is ok and we desperately need to go shopping. We are back at the beginning of the Caldon…
Our continuous cruising journey in our Narrowboat Hang Loose continues along the beautiful Caldon Canal. We also cruise down the Leek branch. In my previous post we travelled from the village of Salt onto the Caldon and up as far as Engine Lock. The Nicholson’s guide and everyone you speak to tells you not to moor…
Salt We had a lovely time Exploring the Village of Salt on The Trent and Mersey Canal but it was now time to get moving again and we will be cruising from Salt to the Caldon Canal. We cruised as far as Stone – only about 4 miles and a couple of locks today. It was a…
A Cruise to Salt We are going on a short cruise today and will be exploring Salt on the Trent and Mersey canal. A lovely couple we met at Tixall Wide recommended a pub there called The HollyBush Inn. First lock of the day is Hoo Mill Lock – great name. It’s so hot today…