Hi Daniel Thanks for your comments. I take your point about there not being an obvious reason to stop here and we should give it some thought as it's a very valid comment. Would the short bus ride to Alton Towers count as an attraction or as a problem though? ;)
As for lowering the pound, the problem is not the lock but the area just before Froghall where the canal breached in the 70's. It was not restored to full depth and there is a concrete base that means the pound can't be lowered any more than it was at the time of the basin restoration project (only a couple of inches, I believe, but don't quote me on this as I wasn't involved at the time.) Cheers, Steve On 23/08/2010 16:12, dhutch wrote: > If the cill of the bottom lock of the cauldon where lowered 6inchs it would > make a massive difference to the airdraft available. > > We went down into the basin before winding, but as it where mid-day and we > where busy boating we didnt stop. > > I would happily stop the night, or if i where weekending it, leave the boat > there for a fortnight between weekend trips. However we very rairly stop > anywhere more than a night. > > Other than the surrounding countryside, im also not really aware of a reason > to stop, if that doesnt sound rude. Im not aware of a neary by pub, or good > day activity in the area? Short of walking/riding towards uttoxeter for a day > at Alton Tower? Prehaps a map of how to get there from the basin would be in > order, its not a long walk. > > > Daniel > > --- In [email protected], "classicstove"<john.gl...@...> wrote: >> >> >> >> --- In [email protected], "qwertybjg"<qwertybjg@> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> --- In [email protected], Steve Wood<steve@> wrote: >>>> >>>> I brought Bream down into Froghall Basin yesterday, to find it deserted >>>> (a few photos at >>>> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=212850&id=508807470&l=0cf94048a2.) >>>> It's obvious that almost no-one is using the basin and (with my Caldon& >>>> Uttoxeter Canals Trust hat on) I'm curious to get people's views about >>>> why they don't use this stunningly beautiful location. Clearly the >>>> Tunnel is an issue, but even people who get through the tunnel tend to >>>> wind above the lock and don't drop into the basin. >>>> >>>> CUCT and BW recently met on site and are jointly going to do work to >>>> remove the weed that has grown due to the lack of use and also tidy up >>>> the pedestrian areas around the basin but is there anything else we >>>> should be thinking about to tempt you to stay here? The relevant point >>>> here is that more boat movements would help slow the growth of weeds >>>> which are flourishing in the still clear water. >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> NB Bream >>> >>> I would happily go through the tunnel and lock down into the basin but the >>> tunnel is too low for me (Colecraft cabin boat ballasted well down) and I >>> suspect for many others >> >> When I have been to the turning point before the tunnel, there have been >> always beed several boats during the day arriving but also are unable to get >> through the tunnel >> >> When the canal is extended onto Utoxeter, this 'bottleneck' will have to be >> tackled both at the planning stage to ensure boats, and hence usage can be >> projected for the value the canal will bring to the valley and that the >> majority of the boats can pass through the tunnel >> >> Two solutions: dig out the tunnel and bridge the road across the canal or, I >> suspect the preferred, build a small fall lock and lower the bed of the canal >> >> John >> >> http://www.boatmail.co.uk - the boaters mail forwarding company >> http://www.canalandriversidepubs.co.uk - all the waterway pubs> >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
