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have a pint at the linacre in bootle ,BITD had one of the only 2 level pubs to serve canal goers although it is now only serving at ground level
Good point. Not an alehouse to leave your bikes outside tbf.the green man has no bike storage !!!
shredder - Cheers mate, how's the riding around there? Been to Baildon Moor and liked it. It seems like there's loads of stuff in the area and it'll be fun getting to know the local trails! 🙂
Barnoldswick is a long way past the half-way point!!!
I rode from Botany Bay (Chorley ish) to home (Clayton-le-moors) which was 20 miles. I had to do a quick 2 minute diversion via road about 5 minutes in, and you have to cross over to the other side of the canal at Rishton/church which is steps, so I hope your bike is light 😉
I'm following this thread with interest. Hopefully I can use the info when I do Leeds to Liverpool in September.
Are you looking for cheap overnight stay, or pushing the boat out? I could recommend both in Clayton about 5 mins ride from the canal.
Very good loads to link in Esholt / Calverley / Thackley Buck Woods / Otley / Baildon Moor. Give me a shout if you want a pootle round when youre sorted.
garry, too true, but not as bad as what people say ,Ton could do from Pier head to say Bankhall way in about 20 mins ,then could jump off at Irlam road and have a pint in the "the little merton "
Thanks shredder, will do!
looking for BnB, preferably in a good boozer.
one that sells bank top would be perfect.
Ton,
i thought we did it last night
i certainly felt like i'd ridden it all thismorning when i got up!
😆
This place is literally a stone's throw from the canal, but the rates seem a little expensive. Decent pub just up the road.
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Plenty of choice food wise too.
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recommend the Eagle and Child in Bispham particularly if their beer festival is in full-flow...
First weekend in May. But there's plenty of decent beer the rest of the year.... 😀
Has the section around Leigh been opened up ( that is the leeds liverpool is it not?) - when I rode that a few years ago tgher were anti bike gates all along it - very annoying. Used to be banned on a private bit of it in Manchester too IIRC but I think that got sorted
Agree with timc ... you got to start at the Pier Head/Liver Buildings. If you want a real good view to get you on the way ... cycle up the lock flight from Stanley dock on to the Vauxhall canal level ... and look back towards the river from the last lock before you turn left onto the canal towpath which heads north. You can access the lock flight though a tiny open doorway in a big brick wall opposite the massive brick built tobacco warehouse. Cross over to the left of the canal at the first bridge available, and cycle up the lock flight towpath.
The Bootle - Rimrose Valley stretch is OK if you keep moving and don't engage the locals in conversation. I'm surprised to hear about the air pistols! Ride the Bootle-Rimrose stretch twice a day, 4 days a week and never seen or heard (or felt!) any one taking a pot shot. Is this a new bit of entertainment for the local hoodies? Not seen anything too scary in the last 7 years on that stretch ... guess it depends on what you're used to!
(OT) Funniest thing I saw on the LL at Norris Green was two PC’s on their kitted out HT's coming towards me in the distance heading south from Broadway Bridge. One male PC seemed to have a very large cardboard box balanced on the bars and the WPC had two plastic shopping bags, hanging one on each grip. It looked so peculiar as they headed towards me wobbling a bit under their loads.. It could have been just a bit of shopping at Broadway as they headed back to Eaton Road Station.... but I doubted it. WTF, I just had to stop and ask ... (I'd spoken to them before on several occasions).
I was right. They'd confiscated a whole box of Stella and the two bags full of assorted beer from the scalls on Broadway Bridge, no doubt nicked from the Broadway shops; they told me with a slight grin. I didn't ask for an invite to the Eaton Road party that night! The image of this police bicycle beer run kept me amused for the last 8 miles home anyway! Hope they got the goods back without incident! Bet they didn't train for that on the Bikey Training Course!
Ton - The offer still stands for you to park at my house then if needed you can catch the local train to Liverpool town centre for a couple of quid.
Just let me know
thanks for the offer john.
we might have a lift to liverpool, but if i need to drive i will be in touch.