Celebrity Britain by Barge:Then and now
Lady Teal, leeds LiverpoolCelebrity Britain by Barge:Then and Now featured the Leeds & Liverpool canal last week. It was actually very good with lots of history, though it jumps around location a bit, but most wont notice that!
We did bump inot at Foulridge, but…
Waterways World does Hotel Boats
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Lookout for December Waterways World as it has a great article on Hotel Boats. Obviously everyone looking at this post is aware of Hotel Boats on the British Waterways but a lot of people are not
It…
Lady Teal Gold
Lady TealHaving achieved our 5 star and our Gold Accolade , of which we are quite ridiculously proud, we thought we should update the boat signs.
Lady Teal heads south!
Lady Teal, River DonOk, lets not get carried away! In fact what we have actually done is gone the furthest South on the eastern side of the country that we have ever been . We have taken the opportunity to go down the Don, way past Doncaster.
Even the pig…
That’s a big bit of water for Lady Teal
Lady TealIt's not often that we moor in such a large area of water. We are just off from the Aire and Calder, more precisely the junction of the New Junction canal and the Sheffield Keadby canal, actually at the Junction. It is a lovely evening and and…
Lady Teal shares a crowded lock
Aire Leeds, Lady TealLady Teal does not share locks very often, not because we don't want to but because there is not normally any room. However, today on the Aire and Calder we shared a lock with 6 other boats, really busy for us.
Lady Teal playing with the big boys!
Lady TealIt's always fun to mix in with the big vessels, and make use of my marine radio license!
Exol Pride, formerly Humber pride, is a tanker built in 1979. is 60 metres, almost 200 foot, long and 6 metres wide.
She takes oil from Hull, via Goole…
An interesting day for Lady Teal & her guests
Aire Leeds, Lady TealLady Teal is always willing to share and we are back on the Aire & Calder sharing the big locks! This is Knostrop lock near Leeds. For the nerds amongst you Sheaf is a Sheffield Class built 1938 by Dunston, Richard, Thorne, she has been…
Celebrating another lovely day
Bridgewater canal, Lady TealCelebrating another lovely day on Lady Teal on the Bridgewater canal.
The weather has been wonderful and the scenery gorgeous. What more could we ask for?
This really is a wonderful canal with scenery, villages and plenty of places to moor,…
Lady Teal on the Bridgewater
Bridgewater canal, Lady TealLady Teal has been sailing to waters new this last few days! we have ventured down the Bridgewater Canal past Manchester down toward Preston Brook, and we have to say it is lovely.
We were concerned that Sale, Altrincham and Timperley looked…