Monday 29 July -
7am we left the mooring at Star City - (Nechells) to reach the next 'advised' mooring at Catherine de Barnes. First you climb through Garrison locks before reaching Bordesley Junction and turning sharp left to tackle the first of the Camp Hill Locks. These are the last of the narrow Locks before turning broad at Knowle.
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| Bordesley Junction |
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| Bottom of Camp Hill Locks at Bordesley Junction |
Whilst the canals in some inner cities are not always the most pleasant to experience, we have to remind ourselves that this is why the canals were constructed, to deliver cargo between cities and ports and therefore they are the heart of the system and what canals are all about. We do enjoy exploring these areas, all part of boating on the inland waterways.
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| Camp Hill Locks |
At the top of the Camp Hill Locks are handy CRT services. Located in a secure compound, modern, in full working order and easy to access!
After the locks there are approximately 7 miles to Catherine de Barnes most of which is quite shallow and in a wooded cutting. We had to stop on a couple of occasions to free the propeller of rubbish. After a slow cruise, at times pushing through the sediment, we reached the visitor moorings (cruising time from Nechells to Catherine de Barnes was approximately 6 hours). In the village is a convenience store, a pub and restaurant.
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| Nugget en-route |
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