Skipton to East Marton

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Conduit Courtyard,
Skipton Castle

Skipton: Shopping for provisions with Andy, then a little stroll around the town taking photos. Met-up with Niall & Ginger, and walked up to Skipton Castle. Dogs are allowed, so we got tickets and had a look around. Quite impressed. The public part of the castle is small but totally complete, and the Conduit Courtyard with its old yew tree is particularly impressive.

Spend so long in the castle that we get a message from Dave that he has finished the repairs and is now at the first swing bridge on the way out of the town. So we make our way back and along the towpath to eventually meet-up with the boat about two miles out of Skipton.

The weather turned really quite nice again for most of the day, until we were caught in a heavy shower going through Bank Newton Top Lock No 41. Just the wrong time for it to start raining, and we got pretty soaked. This particular section of the canal is supposed to be very picturesque, as the canal does a series of extravagant tight loops following the countours of the hills. However, in the rain we didn't really get to appreciate it that much.


East Marton

We ended up mooring at East Marton where the canal passes through a small fold in the hills - making it particularly sheltered. Dinner at the nearby Cross Keys, which has some very comfy leather chairs.

Skipton to East Marton: 9.3 miles, 12 locks, 5 swing bridges