Lion Quays Hotel to Bridge 4W - Llangollen Canal

My yummy dessert

Our delicious tapas

The sun was shining when we got up.  The hire boat beside us reversed out of the moorings and got a bit stuck so Kev went and gave him hand and helped pull the boat around and they went on their way. 

We had a great meal here at the Lion Quays last night, it’s a lovely place and we will definitely be coming back in the future, it’s also great you can moor right outside.

Leaving Lion /Quays

We untied and Kev reversed out perfectly and we went on our way.  The canal seemed shallow today and we struggled in a few places especially passing boats.

Lovely Sunny Day

Passing Ushers

We were soon passing Ushers 

Coming into New Marton Top Lock

pop up tearoom where we had a cuppa and cake and bought home made jam on our way up the canal a few weeks ago.  All the money taken goes to charity.

Bird by the lock

Coming into the next lock

We then came to New Marton Locks and a boat was coming up the top lock so we waited for him to come out and then it was our turn.  There was some workers on the lock doing some painting so they have me a hand.  A boat was coming up so we left the gates open and went on our way to the next one.

There was a boat coming out so we went straight in and there was also another boat waiting to come up so I got help at this lock as well.

Lovely Countryside

We were soon on our way again chugging along in the lovely warm sunshine.  We passed a hire boat place where there are lots of moored boats and although we were in the middle of the canal, we were scrapping along the bottom, we don’t remember the canal being this shallow on the way up.

Coming to a bridge

Used to be a tall bridge here

After another mile or so we moored up in some nice open sunny moorings where we stopped on the way up.  We had brunch then went for a walk down to Frankton Junction about a mile away.  This is the junction with the Montgomery canal and we are off down there tomorrow for a few days so we wanted to have a look at the locks you have to go through at the start of the canal.

It was very hot walking down so we had a look at the locks then sat in the shade for a bit before walking back.  We did a cache on the way back and we were pleased to find it.

We are staying here tonight then heading down to the junction in the morning.  You have to book to go on the Montgomery canal and they only let a maximum of 12 boats through each day and you can only go through the locks between 12 noon and 2pm when they open up the locks so we will be ready and waiting for our turn tomorrow.

Moored at Bridge 4W