qwertybjg wrote: > --- In [email protected], "PHILIP H" <p.haslin...@...> wrote: >> Does anyone have any experiences of boating (or otherwise) on the Rochdale >> Canal? I am a relative >> newcomer to boating on the Canals although I enjoy wildlife and about 15 >> years ago went for holidays >> with my parents and one of my cousins on the Norfolk Broads. We enjoyed them >> tremendously.
Hello Philip - you can get a good idea of what lies ahead for you by looking through the Virtual Cruise here: http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/rochdale/rc3.htm > The Rochdale Canal features in the only trip report currently on Beatty's > (our boat's) website. > The trip begins on the Bridgewater Canal on this page: > http://nbbeatty.co.uk/Trip_1_p1.htm > > The Rochdale is a very interesting canal with the contrast of beginning in > urban Manchester > (at least the way round we did it) and moving into very rural areas. It is > also very pretty especially > towards the eastern end. There are lots of locks to do and it is necessary to > book the locks after the > first 9 through Manchester (Nos. 83 - 65, if my counting is correct) and the > summit pound. Your numbering is correct - it is Locks 83 to 65 that you need to book, but your counting is as suspect as BW's - there are 19 locks in that section, not 18! -- Martin Clark Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
