Northwich to Barnton Cut Visitor Moorings (River Weaver)

Work Boat going past

We spent yesterday morning in Northwich with Pat, Patrick and Poochie, we did some shopping and chilled out.  There is a swing bridge just up from where we are moored and we heard an alarm and the bridge was swung open and a big CRT Work Boat came through pushed by a tug, it was a great sight.  

Pat, Patrick & Poochie going on their way

Swing Bridge Opening

Verdin Park

Robert Verdin

We had some lunch and then in the afternoon we said goodbye to Pat, Patrick and Poochie as they were heading back up the river to go back up the lift and make their way back to their mooring which is a long way from here.  It was so lovely to see them all again and we had a great few days together with lots of laughs and quite sad to see them go but hopefully we will meet up again next year.  There are not that many moorings at Northwich so Pat and Patrick were breasted up with us and there was another boat next to them, so when they moved, the other boat which was called Bullfinch breasted up with us.

We went for a walk in the afternoon as there was a park near where we were moored and we hadn't explored that side of Northwich before so we had a walk around there. The park is called Verdin Park and in there is a statue of Robert Verdin who was a salt manufacturer and the Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Northwich from 1 July 1886 to 25 July 1887 and we assume the park is named after him.  It was a nice walk and a lovely sunny afternoon

Another Work Boat going by

Going under the Swing Bridge

This morning we are moving on, a mooring became free in front of us, so Bullfinch moved into that one.  Before we left Northwich, the bridge was swung again and another large work boat came through.  We have never seen the bridge swung before and now we have seen it swung two days in a row!

Back past the Anderton Lift

Coming to the Chemical Works

We had a rain shower just as we set off but we had to stop at the services so by the time we had filled up with water, the sun was out.

Heading up to Barnton Cut

We chugged on along the river and soon was going past the Anderton lift and the Chemical works which are opposite the lift.

The river was quiet with not many boats around and we went on a couple of miles and moored in the visitor moorings at Barnton Cut.  There were a couple of boats there and two of them were just leaving so we pulled down to where they had been as it was a nice sunny spot.

This is a lovely mooring really quiet.  The river and the Trent & Mersey canal run very close to each other along this stretch so tomorrow we are going to walk along the towpath and go up onto the canal and up over Barnton Tunnel to the village of Barnton where there are a few shops as we are staying here tonight and also tomorrow.

Moored at Barnton Cut