The Wonderful Weaver Navigation

The Weaver Navigation is a wonderful waterway. If you are up this way please don't go by as it is well worth a few days to explore.

I think CaRT have sold too many tugs - bring back the big horses!!

Yes the locks are big but they fill gently and the CaRT guys that man them are very helpful - and very strong! Make sure you phone them before you arrive as they help you tie up and get through the locks.

Pictures below are our passage upstream to the Winford Bottom Flash.

Making road grit

The stockpile of grit for the winter

Note size of lorry on top of salt heap (looks like sand): gives you an idea of the heap's size

Winsford Botton Flash

Above is Winsford Flash, the end of navigation on the Weaver.

A final note to say that last night we were passed by the famous Jim Shead on his nb Lorna Ann.

Not a great deal can be put into words for the transverse on the Weaver: pictures tell a thousand words and more.  i.e. the whole area is absolutely beautiful and peaceful, a must-do visit, but it is also full of current and historic salt-mining industries and associated boat works (there is also what is colloquially called the 'boat cemetery' which speaks volumes).

Hopefully tomorrow we are heading upstream towards Runcorn Gap and the Manchester Ship Canal, although we don't think we're brave enough yet to tackle the latter - maybe another year!