most beautiful canal

[Gazboatman]

On my trip from Gloucester to Leeds (well Skipton)

 

I would say the Stafordshire and Worchester has some stunning parts.

 

Took this picture about 4 weeks ago, Can't imagine how nice it would look on a nice summers day.

 

 

Also the Shroppie had some nice parts, prob missed a lot due to cruising in the dark.

 

 

Can't wait to get out in the summer.

[journeyperson]

It might be the Calder & Hebble

 

 

Or the Leeds & Liverpool

 

 

Or the Rochdale

 

 

Or the Weaver

 

 

Or somewhere else.

[the grinch]

for me it has to be the Wey and Arun, below Baldwin's Knob Lock through the trees is beautiful in the spring / early summer, autumn down the bottom end of the Arun navigation is again lovely in the mist

 

then on the main canals i love the Trent and Mersey and the BCN both have a nice mix of country and town

[Rebotco]

To me, they are all bloody gorgeous.

The landlubbers just don't know what they're missing - and I aint gonna tell 'em!

 

Brian

[alan_fincher]

If you don't like locks try Braunston to Sutton Stop - North Oxford.

Have you come up with a way of avoiding the three paired locks at Hillmorton, then ?

 

Don't forget even the Southern GU can offer nice long lock free stretches..... It's about 19 lock-free miles from Cowley Lock to Hampstead Road Locks, I think, even without taking in a detour down the Slough Arm.

 

I'm firmly in the camp that needs my regular feed of locks, so personally do get a bit bored if faced with 10 or even 20 miles without them - each to their own, of course!

 

EDITED TO ADD MY FAVOURITE:

 

Staffs and Worcs I'd say - I absolutely love its quirky locks, bridges and tunnels, but have yet to sample anything north of the Weaver, so can't comment on the more Northerly ones.

Edited December 11, 2011 by alan_fincher

[Dalesman]

On my trip from Gloucester to Leeds (well Skipton)

 

Did you get all the way to Skipton then ..?

[muddywaters]

We found some beautiful sections on the T&M also love the Llangollen.

But one of what I consider to be the most beautiful canals I have been on is the Rochdale.

[Gazboatman]

name'Dalesman' Did you get all the way to Skipton then ..?

No when I say Skipton, I mean Bank Newton nr Gargrave.

 

Hopefully the stoppage should be finished by this Friday and I can then continue my journey.

Edited December 12, 2011 by Gazboatman

[Arge]

Hello all

Its got to be the Lancaster canal, our Norman 20 at 5;30 am.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGN1otRT8Co

[cotswoldsman]

Don't worry, I'll bring my own! I'd be happy to help you work through Blackburn or Greenberfield if I'm free.

 

Janet

 

I will time it for when you are free!!

 

 

 

[Arge]

http://http://youtu.be/dGN1otRT8Co

This is a cruise earlier in the year at 5.30 one fantastic summers morning on the way back to Tewitfield on the Lancaster Canal Edited December 12, 2011 by Arge

[GSer]

The long pound between devises and wooten rivers on the k&a, lovely scenery, good pubs.