Through Congleton and now at Bollington

Today Monday 13th is day16 of our trip and we have covered 117 miles and 53 locks - the weather has been cold, sunny and wet just like April.

 

We are tonight moored on the Bollington embankment near the aqueduct and Clarence Mill. The town is a gem on the edge of The Peak District and is a must if you are in the area. We walked into town and had a lovely lunch in The Livesey's Deli in the High Street, it has been voted Cheshire's Deli of the year 2013 and a great coffee house. 

 

We tried to stop in Macclesfield but the visitor moorings were very few and the one we tried to moor at was very shallow and had a ridge below the water so we gave up. We did though go into Congleton which had  more accessible visitor moorings and is well worth the walk down the hill into town. Lunch that day with Stan and Sheila was at Illuccini's Café Bar which was excellent.

 

Blogger has changed the format for uploading pictures which is causing me problems and therefore apologies as these are in more of a random order than I would have liked.

 

 

The Macclesfield Canal has left the T&M which has dropped down 2 locks( the red canal) and is now below the Macc which crosses it on Poole Lock Aqueduct. We are moored on the left.

 

A very impressive property near Congleton

BB approaching one of the snake bridges near Congleton. There is something very simplistic about their design it enabled the working horses to continue to tow the butty whilst the towpath changes sides to avoid a warehouse without detaching the tow rope

Anne attending to Hall Green Lock -the first on the Macc and all of a 1ft rise.

Outside Crossley Hall it could be a cow on holiday from Milton Keynes

Our mooring last  Saturday evening was at the bottom of Bosley locks

Climbing the 12 Bosley locks which are in the most glorious of scenery and are a pleasure to do. In the distance is The Cloud at 1126ft high.

Our mooring tonight Monday in Bollington near Clarence Mill

The old Hovis Mill in Macclesfield

The Market Square Bollington

The very impressive embankment and the Bollington Aqueduct from the road leading into town

The impressive Adelphi Mill Bollington