Building the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
It’s easy to take our local canal for granted if you are a frequent walker or a cyclist. We have some beautiful countryside alongside the canal including the 7 mile Rufford Branch which boaters can use to access The Ribble Linkand onto the Lancaster Canal and 42 miles of lock free cruising. This post looks […]
Silver Propeller Challenge – IWA
There are over 100,000 boats registered on the inland waterways of England, Scotland and Wales, and in 2016 more than 672,000 people enjoyed the pastime of inland boating. IWA’s aim is to see those boats and people spread out across all of our wonderful canals and rivers. Most parts of our waterways are vibrant, busy […]
The Leeds / Liverpool Canal
When you sail with us our experienced skippers will try and include a little insight into the history of the Leeds and Liverpool canal whilst you enjoy a relaxing sail along one of the oldest and longest navigation canals in the UK. The concept of a series of navigation canals came as a result of […]
Afternoon Tea Cruise
Afternoon Tea – A Brief History The quintessentially English habit of Afternoon Tea dates back to the 1840’s and was designed tostave off hunger between Lunch and the set Evening Meal. It was indulged in by the upperechelons of society who would declare ‘open at home for tea receptions’ for up to 200 guests toattend […]
Meet the Skippers From Our Boat Trips
A lot of you will have seen the faces of our skippers cruising up and down the Leeds / Liverpool canal on our daily trips or possibly recognise them from a boat trip you’ve been on. Combined our skippers have a vast knowledge of the canal and local area that we are keen to share […]
History of the Leeds Liverpool Canal
Our 30’ narrowboat is a familiar sight as she cruises the West Lancashire stretch of the canal buthow much do we really know about the Leeds Liverpool canal ? The canal was originally proposed in the 1760’s with Yorkshire stone and coal barons keen to finda way of getting their products to the thriving port […]
A Canal Odyssey – Leeds Liverpool Canal
The Leeds Liverpool canal is 127 miles long and is the second longest waterway in the UnitedKingdom. There are 91 locks to travel through. Officially completed in 1816 it took 46 years ofmanual labour to complete. Join us on our Lancashire Canal Cruises narrowboat for a relaxingcruise from Scarisbrick to Appley Bridge via Parbold. It’s […]