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Great Plum

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  1. Fantastic! I was at uni at Exeter from 99-03 and whilst I canoed from Exeter to the double locks once and frequently “enjoyed” the Double Locks pub, I had never seen a boat go up and down the canal! there used to be a pub by the canal basin in Exeter called the Welcome Inn that was still gaslit when I was at uni - run by an old woman who tolerated us students - it was ridiculously cheap!
  2. This is very pertinent to me. I am a first time renter of a canal boat (whilst I have been on canals and opened / closed locks with scouts, that was over 20 years ago!) I will be boring the family with what to do / watching YouTube videos etc before July. It’ll be interesting to see what instruction we get from Anderton marina.
  3. I had a look at the distance - it might be too far for us I think
  4. Thank you everyone - lots to think about. I like the idea of a ‘ring’ as it means you don’t double back on yourselves but I whilst I would have no problem plodding on for hours, it’s probably not my family’s cup of tea - I think we would want to have 10 days for that realistically. I’ll check out the other ideas you’ve given me... Chester sounds like fun and doable. The Llangollen too (is that the canal with “that” aqueduct?)
  5. Hi everyone, novice here! My parents have kindly got us a week on a narrow boat from Anderton Marina for a week in July for my 40th birthday. whilst I have been on narrow boats before, this was as a kid with scouts so we are first timers really! There’s 4 of us, my wife and I and two boys aged 10 and 12. couple of questions - where should we go? Some friends suggest the Cheshire ring but that looks a big ask in a week? also, should we take bikes for the kids (can you cycle on a towpath?) where would we put them? anything we should or shouldn’t do? thanks :) Matt
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