Narrowboat in Stratford upon Avon - Living on the water
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Once upon a time - this is how the story could begin - actually, many years ago we were on the English canals with one of the so-called Narrowboats for 10 days.
Together with a friendly family, we had rented a narrowboat at that time, traveling from London to Bath and Bristol. Had enjoyed the narrow canals with the even more narrow locks for recreational use and learned to appreciate the numerous pubs on the banks. It's been a long time ago, but unforgettable. So, watching the navigation of a narrowboat to pass through a lock in Stratford upon Avon, we had stopped enthusiastically on the shore, had had a short conversation with the boatmen and were deeply remembered.
The locks limit the boat size
A narrowboat is a boat or originally a barge with a specific design, made for the narrow canal locks of the United Kingdom. The English canal system was once comparable to today's German Autobahn (which are stuffed with trucks, serving as a warehouse for German industry), when it has been the British "highway" at the time of the Industrial Revolution. With the advent of railways, commercial channel traffic gradually decreased and the last regular long-distance service disappeared in 1970. However, some commercial traffic lasted until the 1980s and beyond.
Narrowboat - vacation and permanent residences on the water
To date, the use of Narrowboats is possible without a license, now you may think due to its maximum possible speed, easy to handle. Basically right. However, one should not underestimate the handling in the locks, even if it all seems very simple. However, a huge fun factor is always with you when the walker on the bank begins to overtake.
Back then we were witnesses to a lock accident in which a long narrowboat in a lock had initially reached its proper length, but then, with the drainage of the water, remained stuck on the concrete base of the lock gate and due to the difference in height in the lock the narrow boat was flooded from the bow. It took a day until the lock was usable again, because a crane had to lift the boat, so that the lock could be flooded again.
Where do narrowboats - cargo ships come from?
Please read as well:
Longdendale Trail - hike up to the moor heights
Biking and Hiking Longdendale Trail to Woodhead Tunnel
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