Lancaster to Bilsborrow

Over the last few days, we have cruised through Lancaster, Garstang and Bilsborrow, enjoying meals out, some lovely walks and even a BBQ due to the weather improving significantly.

Glasson Docks

Lancaster has excellent sanitary facilities and a shopping centre with everything you need.  We enjoyed a couple of meals including a full English breakfast at 'The Cornish Bakery' in the town centre - excellent food at reasonable prices.

Whilst moored near bridge 90, we had a walk into Galgate (small Spa shop in the village) and met up with Anne and Brian on Andante, enjoying a catch up and a pint at 'The Plough'.   Rather than navigate the Glasson Branch with six locks, we went on a pleasant circular walk through the surrounding countryside, joining the Lancashire Coastal Way and Glasson Docks.  After a yummy bacon butty and cuppa at the 'bikers' café at the docks we headed back along the Glasson Canal branch.

 

Bridge 85  lies between two farms, so when the Canal company constructed the canal, they had to build a double bridge with a dividing wall down the centre.


The 'Double Bridge'

We had a pleasant day in Garstang, enjoying some reasonable priced snacks from 'Singletons' on the High Street. Thursday is market day here; it is a lovely town with a wide variety of shops and pubs etc.  Whilst moored in Bilsborrow, we went on a short circular walk which took us over the River Brock and also the busy M6 and A6. We enjoyed a 'steak on a stone' meal at the White Bull which is just overlooking the canal next to the Waterways facilities and can certainly recommend this as very tasty.

Unfortunately the weather has changed significantly from sun and blue skies, to wet and windy and we are wondering if the crossing on the Ribble Link on Sunday will be postponed as high winds are forecast....