Onto Saddleworth. 2 locks.

After the Standedge tunnel trip, we have found a nice little mooring at the village of Saddleworth where we will be staying for a couple of days.

How nice is that? all we have to do is walk to the left down the embankment and we are amongst the shops. There does seem to be proportionally more Cafes and cream cake shops here than other shops, must be very touristy at the right times.





The village does boast it's own police station though, complete with the old blue lamp. "Evening all". (Am I showing my age here?)





Not far from the village is this fairly new pub/eating house which has been built next to a new marina. The marina has one boat in it and has a locked bridge for the entrance, the pub has no moorings at all, this all seems a terrific waste on a canal very short of moorings and pubs.




Working through some of the locks here you begin to notice these date stones set in the walls as the water level drops. This 1871 stone is the earliest one I could find, 138 years old,....... now that is older than me. Only just says D. Another swim? says I.




After all the low water problems on the East side of the tunnel the West side has far too much, even flooding this bridge towpath.

We are now going to be heading off towards Birmingham to pick up another couple of passengers/lock slaves in August.


Until tomorrow............................