Tag: Scottish Canals

Poll: Which canal to cycle/walk next?

I’ve still got a long way till, the end of the Grand Union Canal. But I am already thinking, which canal should I take on next!

So far I’ve done:-

So which of these, ones do you think, I should take on next?

Which canal to cycle/walk next?

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Crinan Canal, Britain’s most beautiful shortcut! ✅

WOW! Can’t believe that Neil, my older brother Douglas and myself, walked the whole of the Crinan Canal in both directions, a distance of around 20 miles! So maybe the longest single day walk, that any of us done!

It really does live up to it’s name, of Britain’s most beautiful shortcut!

 Ardrishaig

 Crinan

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/canals/crinan-canal/

Falkirk Wheel 2012 visit

Here are some photos taken of the Falkirk Wheel during my October 2012 visit. To find out more about the Falkirk Wheel visit their website at www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk.

Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Wheel

The full set of these photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/falkirk-wheel/.