Ambergate

This week we will be looking at a selection of rivers around England and Wales, starting with the Derwent at Ambergate.

Behind the village

The village of Whatstandwell is a steep walk up from the canal, the back of various properties along the main street can be seen here from the towpath.

A damp scene

After heavy rain, the towpath heads towards another bridge.

Crich Council Footbridge No 13a

Crossing the canal and leading into the village.

To the canal

A little footbridge that leads from the railway station footbridge to the canal towpath.

Whatstandwell

We return to the Cromford Canal this week, this time starting at Whatstandwell.

Narrows (6) : Market Harborough Wharf

Entrance to the basin.

Boats on the canal (429)

Two boats at Market Harborough Wharf.

Little bridge

At Market Harborough Wharf.

Boats on the canal (428)

GWR liveried heritage boat at Market Harborough Wharf.

Return to Market Harborough

This week we return to the Market Harborough branch of the Grand Union Canal.

Boats on the canal (427)

Moving away from the town centre.

Star Lock Pipe Bridge

Liquid across liquid.

Boats on the canal (426)

At Stone.

Winding Holes (15) : Stone Bottom Lock

Turn here.

Another Stone

This week we return to Stone and the Trent & Mersey Canal.

Another bridge

Another bridge around the edge of the lake.

Awaiting an angler

A little jetty for fishermen.

A bridge

A little bridge over one of the streams which feeds into the lakes.

Motorless watercraft (36) : Lots of little boats

Boats at rest at Earlswood Lakes' boating club.

Return to Earlswood Lakes

This week we return to Earlswood Lakes in Earlswood, the feeder reservoirs of the Stratford Canal.

Moorings (38) : Wrenbury Church Visitor Moorings

Moor here, especially if you wish to pray.

Across Wrenbury Church Lift Bridge

This way across.

Boats on the canal (425)

At Wrenbury.

Wrenbury Church Lift Bridge 19

A highly interesting lift bridge.

Return to Wrenbury

This week we return to the Llangollen Canal in Wrenbury.

Acton Swing Bridge

A side view of this bridge.

Down the river

A view down the Weaver.

The mechanism

Acton Swing Bridge was built in 1933 to replace an earlier stone bridge. This mechanism is used to swing the bridge open to allow large vessels to pass along the river.

The bridge

Acton Bridge is so-called because of a bridge! This is an impressive swing bridge which carries the A49 across the Weaver.

Acton Bridge

This week we visit the Weaver Navigation at Acton Bridge.

Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club

Also located at Nantwich Basin.

Boats on the canal (424)

Another boat at Nantwich Basin.

Narrows (5) : Nantwich Basin

Controlling boat speed.

Boats on the canal (423)

At Nantwich Basin.

Return to Nantwich

This week we return to the Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich.

Little Venice

Having family in London, i visit the capital a lot. The first part of the capital's canal network i visited was Little Venice. Over a couple of years i ended up walking every metre of the canals of London, but it started here.

On the Stratford

The Stratford Canal is a favourite. When i was doing my masters i visited the town a lot to use the archives (as the subject of my thesis was on the economic development of the town due to the coal trade in the early 19th century). Here is a boat on the canal.

Perrywell Road Bridge

My interest in canal walking really began when i worked close to the Tame Valley Canal in Perry Barr and visited the canal at lunchtime. So, this stretch of canal is where it all began.

Post 3000

When i started this blog many years ago, post 3000 seemed so far away but here it is, and it is Curdworth Tunnel.

Approaching a milestone

Well, if you travel the canals you will reach and pass many milestones. However, this blog is reaching a big milestone this week (tomorrow in fact), 3000 posts! So, this week we will not feature any one waterway as a theme but instead will feature some interesting photos we may have missed earlier, and do a bit of reminicing.

Starting with a narrowboat about to pass below Brace Factory Bridge, the feature on the waterway network closest to where i live!

Bath Row

We reach Bath Row, soon we will be entering Edgbaston but for now we'll leave the canal here.

Mailbox Footbridge

A more modern kind of bridge.

Holliday Wharf revisited

A former wharf, now with other more modern usage.

Granville Street Bridge 88 again

Another view of this bridge.

Leaving Birmingham

This week we look at the Worcester & Birmingham Canal as we head away from the Mailbox.

Boats on the canal (422)

At Market Harborough.

Wharfs (33) : Market Harborough

At the terminus of the Market Harborough branch of the canal.

Pubs (59) : The Waterfront

Bar and restaurant at Market Harborough Wharf.

Boats on the canal (421)

At Market Harborough.