BANBURY
We moored just before Castle Quay and the Tom Rolt Bridge. Rolt being a driving force in the regeneration of the canals.
Off for some retail therapy.
Wow 2 of my favourite pastimes- canals and shopping side by side!!!
Inspired by Tim & Prunella's Oxford trip we sort out the Banbury of old and found a very nice cheese stall on the farmer's market.
The old town and its vast range of shops very much still surviving.
Back on the Quay this is Tooley's Historic Boatyard preserved as part of the Banbury Museum whose inland waterways gallery imaginatively spans the canal.
It was in this dry dock that Rolt has his narrowboat Cressy refitted prior to his 1939 cruise as told in his famous book Narrowboat.
Before we can wend our way onward we have to negotiate this swing bridge and a lock.
Looking down from the bridge.
Waiting for the lock......time to nip into Debenhams????
Exiting the lock.
We are soon out in this lovely countryside where thankfully the swing bridges are generally left open.
Off for some retail therapy.
Wow 2 of my favourite pastimes- canals and shopping side by side!!!
Inspired by Tim & Prunella's Oxford trip we sort out the Banbury of old and found a very nice cheese stall on the farmer's market.
The old town and its vast range of shops very much still surviving.
Back on the Quay this is Tooley's Historic Boatyard preserved as part of the Banbury Museum whose inland waterways gallery imaginatively spans the canal.
It was in this dry dock that Rolt has his narrowboat Cressy refitted prior to his 1939 cruise as told in his famous book Narrowboat.
Before we can wend our way onward we have to negotiate this swing bridge and a lock.
Looking down from the bridge.
Waiting for the lock......time to nip into Debenhams????
Exiting the lock.
We are soon out in this lovely countryside where thankfully the swing bridges are generally left open.
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