Claymoore Narrow Boats - Cheshire
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Based in the heart of beautiful Cheshire, we can offer a large variety of routes to try from open countryside to bright city lights and with great motorway, rail and air links close by we are well located to get to with the minimum of fuss. Cheshire, we can offer a large selection of different routes to try from open countryside to bright city lights and with great motorway, rail and air links close by we are well located to get to with the minimum of fuss.
Our boats
Hiring a narrowboat from us? this video is here to help you choose your type of boat.
anglo welsh narrowboat holidays
The Llangollen canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales.
The Northgate Staircase Locks on the Chester Canal - Cheshire, England
The Virtual Tourist walks around the Northgate Staircase Locks on the Chester Canal in Cheshire, England
cheshire floating gardens 3 - Lindsay
British Waterways Heritage Boat Lindsay, decorated by Chris Harrop, descends the Bosley flight of locks on the Macclesfield Canal on her way to Middlewich to enter into the competition for the 'best dressed boat' as part of the Cheshire Gardens Festival 2008. Lindsay was awarded first place.
Beeston Castle VLOG (Full Tour 2018)
Here is a video that I complied together to make a VLOG on a castle that I visited. It is the ruins of a famous castle that once was part of two major wars 1. The English Civil War and 2. an number of welsh wars. It is situated on a rocky summit some 500 feet above the Cheshire plains. Beeston castle was built in the year 1220AD by Ranulf de Blondeville who was the 6th Earl of Chester after he came back from the crusades. There is also a well that was built around 1230AD which is thought to contain King Richard II's treasure that would save England. Please visit the English Heritage website to learn much more and if you can visit this place. The website is given below with the prices.
Prices
Adult - £7.50
Child - £4.50
Concession - £6.80
English Heritage members - FREE!
Llangollen Canal and Pontcysylite Aqueduct by boat
Photo slideshow of a narrow boat trip on the Llangollen. The awful app I used to do this has cropped some of the pictures, cutting out the odd essential element, which is pretty irritating, but so it goes.
The music was composed and performed by my brother Paul. He hadn't been playing very long when he did this but I think it's a catchy little ditty.
Walton makes a splash.
The launching of a narrow boat at Malkins Bank boat yard, Saturday 18th February 2012.
Narrowboat (Living) Journey on Friday 13th - Llangollen Canal | Narrowboat vlog
Canal Narrowboat vlogs or blogs blogger or vlogger vlog or blog Living videos Take your pick.Narrowboat Potteries. We took a narrowboat journey on Friday 13th. The weather was superb but the canal was quite busy.
We encountered inconsiderate and inappropriate mooring. Tom has a Rant about ‘lift bridge rage’.
We travel from Swanley Bridge Marina to just Wrenbury.
Our narrowboat experience cruising the cut. John & Tom (married couple) and Ethel (adopted daughter).
John, Tom & Ethel.
The Llangollen Canal (Welsh: Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangollen navigable feeder, both of which became part of the Shropshire Union Canals in 1846.
The Ellesmere Canal was proposed by industrialists at Ruabon and Brymbo, and two disconnected sections were built. The northern section ran from Ellesmere Port on the River Mersey to Chester, where it joined the Chester Canal, and opened in 1795. Work on the southern section began at Frankton, with a line southwards to Llanymynech, and subsequently, a second section was built westwards towards Trevor. This involved crossing the Afon Ceiriog and the River Dee, which was achieved by building two vast aqueducts, using iron troughs to contain the water. The Ceiriog was crossed at Chirk, and Chirk Aqueduct opened in 1801, to exploit local supplies of iron and coal. The canal then passed through Chirk Tunnel, and reached the southern end of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1802, which was not completed until 1805. To join the two halves up, a heavily engineered route from Trevor Basin via Ruabon and Brymbo to the River Dee at Chester was planned, but very little of it was built. Instead, the present route from Frankton to Hurleston Junction on the Chester Canal was constructed, and opened in 1805. As the route never reached the water reservoir at Moss Valley, Wrexham (built in 1786), a navigable feeder was built to Llantisilio where the Horseshoe Falls weir was constructed on the River Dee to supply the canal.
As part of the Shropshire Union system, the canal from Hurleston to Llangollen thrived until the end of the First World War, after which it saw very little traffic. Navigation was formally abandoned under the terms of an Act of Abandonment obtained by the owners, the London Midland and Scottish Railway, in 1944, but the channel was retained as it still supplied water to the main line of the Shropshire Union, and subsequently to the Mid & South East Cheshire Water Board. This arrangement was due to end in 1954, but as there was no alternative supply of water, the powers were extended. Early pioneering cruises of the waterway were made by Tom Rolt in 1947 and 1949, and despite being officially closed, a number of boats started to use it. There was a growing campaign to reopen it, but it was still designated as one of the 'waterways having insufficient commercial prospects to justify their retention for navigation' under government papers published in 1955 and 1958. It was not until the passing of the Transport Act 1968 that the route was finally designated as a cruiseway, and its future was secured. As leisure use of the canals grew, the route was rebranded as The Llangollen Canal in the 1980s, and it has become one of the most popular routes for holidaymakers. Its importance in the history of the British canal system was recognised in 2009, when the 11-mile (18 km) stretch from Gledrid Bridge near Rhoswiel to Horseshoe Falls including Pontcysyllte and Chirk aqueducts was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Four Counties Ring
Our Trip round the Four Counties Ring on the narrowboat Phoenix from Norbury Junction. Took a week with an afternoon in Stoke On Trent.
Potteries Paddlers Stoke On Trent Heritage Trail
Pontcysyllte Experience
A trip on a narrowboat over the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and beyond to Chester.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Llangollen Canal on Snowmane, Chas Harden Boats
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham in north east Wales. Completed in 1805, it is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain
Visit Stoke-on-Trent
Located in the heart of England, Stoke-on-Trent is a unique city that boasts a wide array of attractions. Attractions to visit include world class ceramic museums and pottery factories, the award winning Trentham Estate and many exquisite restaurants and eateries. With so much to see and do, why not visit Stoke-on-Trent?
To find out more visit: visitstoke.co.uk
Film produced by Inspired Film and Video
cheshire floating gardens 2 - Lindsay
British Waterways Heritage Boat Lindsay, decorated by Chris Harrop, leaves Bollington on the Macclesfield Canal for Macclesfield Marina, in the competition for the 'best dressed boat' as part of the Cheshire Gardens Festival 2008. Lindsay' was awarded first place.
Single handed Narrowboat journey time lapse, Caldon and Stoke
Caldon canal to the Trent and Mersey.
Music from Jakatta album, Visions.
Track 1: American dream
Track 2: The other world
Track 3: Feeling blue
Track 4: So lonely
Winsford Salt Fair 2016
The fifth year of the Winsford Salt Fair will take place from the 14th to 18th September 2016.
Recognised as one of Cheshire’s largest gatherings of narrowboats, the Salt Fair has now grown into a great event across numerous venues with lots of activities for all the family to enjoy.
This year’s event will include a regatta, fun fair, competitions and an all new two-day craft fair held on The Marina Island.
In addition, there are army displays, crazy golf for all ages and arena entertainment on Sunday 18th September, showcasing local groups and organisations.
Boat trips are available, also on Sunday 18th September, from The Marina Island up the River Weaver and around the Flashes and there is a celebration of salt artefacts and historical displays showcasing Winsford as Britain’s only salt extracting mine and promoting the mineral rich heritage of Winsford.
An exciting performance takes place on The Marina Island on Saturday 17th September from 6.30pm by the Mikron Theatre, returning to the Winsford Salt Fair to perform their original play called ‘Pure - the Business of Chocolate.’ Further details regarding tickets can be found on the Winsford Town Council’s website winsford.gov.uk, by emailing mail@winsford.gov.uk, or by calling (01606) 593582.
Winsford Town Council is hosting a unique competition with a chance for four people to win a trip down the UK’s oldest working salt mine. To enter, all you have to do is answer a simple question found in the Winsford Salt Fair programme (available from the Town Council and other venues in and around Winsford).
On Friday 16th September, you can see a parade of boats which will travel under the Town Bridge and go into the moorings at the Marina.
Braunston Marina & Village
This was a 2 mile round trip from the top of Braunston hill to the Church & back
Cotswold Canals - ROYAL EVENT - HRH The Prince of Wales
Friday 2nd February 2018
HRH The Prince of Wales visits the Cotswold Canals in Stroud.
Principal guests include:
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire Dame Janet Trotter
Sir Peter Luff Chairman Heritage Lottery Fund
Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Rod Hansen
David Hagg, Chief Executive Stroud District Council, introduced the Prince to members of “Cotswold Boatmobility” against a backdrop of workboats and dredger moored against Wallbridge Upper Wharf.
Trip boat “Perseverance” then carried its royal guest from Wallbridge Upper Lock to Wallbridge Lower Lock, where a green ribbon had been tied between the ground paddles.
The Prince is introduced to groups of volunteers on the temporarily carpeted lockside, before unveiling a plaque in the reception marquee.
he that outlives this day…..will stand a tip-toe when this day is named
(Henry V IV, 3, 2275)
A commemorative supplement is available at the Saul and Wallbridge visitor centres, and also through the online and postal sales from Cotswold Canals Trust (Trading) Ltd.
Incidental music “If I could fly” by Jonny Easton. (creative commons attribution licence)
Film produced by volunteers for the benefit and accessibility of all.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct S.U.P.
Crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on a Stand Up Paddle Board.