Start of our walk |
 |
Up a few steps... |
|
The start of the canal walk in Preston |
|
Spot the turtle!
|
|
And off we go, houses in Preston |
|
Ashton Basin |
|
Footbridge over junction with Ashton Basin |
|
Quite busy in Preston with decent towpath |
|
Blackpool Road bridge (Bridge 11A) |
|
Preston skyline from the canal |
|
Woodplumpton Road bridge (Bridge 12) |
|
Suddenly the canal becomes more rural |
|
Nice old stone cottage |
|
Thomas on Savick Aqueduct (Bridge 13) |
|
A few more houses but the area was quiet |
|
Hollinshead Fold bridge (Bridge 14) |
|
Last houses for a while on a wide stretch of the canal |
|
Rural again, swans, trees and sunshine |
|
Ingolashes bridge (Bridge 15) |
|
Approaching Cottam Mill bridge (Bridge 16) |
|
Nice house by Cottam Mill bridge (Bridge 16)
|
|
Ribble Link Navigation |
|
Out into the country |
|
A nondescript modern bridge with graffiti |
|
Approaching Cottam Hall bridge (Bridge 17) |
|
Sign about dog fouling |
|
Note towpath which drastically reduces in width |
|
Distance marker, Preston 3 miles |
|
Other side of distance marker, Garstang 14 miles |
|
Trees, trees... We were glad of the shade |
|
Approaching Lea Malt Kiln bridge (Bridge 18) |
|
Lea Malt Kiln bridge (Bridge 18) |
|
Cyclists at Quaker's bridge (Bridge 19) |
|
Countryside, note towpath, now earth and grass |
|
Brier's bridge (Bridge 21) |
|
Swans and their young |
|
Lea Lane bridge (Bridge 22) |
|
Ward's House bridge (Bridge 23) |
|
Rural |
|
Salwick Hall bridge (Bridge 24) |
|
Boats moored close to Salwick Hall bridge |
|
More trees and some welcome shade up ahead |
|
Wilson's bridge (Bridge 25) |
|
Salwick bridge (Bridge 26) and time for lunch
|
|
Hand & Dagger, Treales Road, Salwick
|
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Military vehicles |
|
Six Mile bridge (Bridge 27) |
|
Not much to photograph, all countryside and trees |
|
New bridge (Bridge 28) |
|
Reflections... |
|
M55 Motorway bridge |
|
Kellet's bridge (Bridge 29) |
|
Another rural shot, no towpath |
|
Posing or trying to straigthen mileage marker? |
|
Boats moored |
|
Roots bridge (Bridge 30) |
|
Thirsty cows |
|
Swillbrook Marina |
|
Nice cottage taken from the towpath |
|
Stone Chimneys bridge (Bridge 31) |
|
Swillbrook bridge (Bridge 32) |
|
Canalside cottages |
|
Pendle Marine, Ice Cream Stop
|
|
More trees and countryside, lovely place to walk |
|
Woodplumpton Aqueduct (Bridge 33) |
|
Whinnyfield bridge (Bridge 34) |
|
Grassy towpath |
|
Countryside and narrow canal |
|
Another thirsty cow |
|
Time to leave, Bell Fold bridge (Bridge 35) |
|
Nice house at Bell Fold bridge (Bridge 35) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
