We were very lucky to be taken for 5 nights on a narrowboat on the Lancaster Canal by my parents. A very much needed break away from it all. We boarded Bluebell at Tewitfield Marina which is currently the most northerly part of the Lancaster Canal that is fully navigable:
After being shown the ropes and having our steering observed we headed south along the canal under one of the many beautiful bridges:
They are all numbered (the numbers start in Preston) so you know where you are:
The canal is a haven for wildlife and this was just one of the many herons we saw:
This canal was built along the contours of the land (makes it intriguingly wiggly) so it has no locks but does have a swing bridge that the children helped to shift:
