Dunham Massey Hall to Abram (Leeds & Liverpool Canal)
A long day ( approx 20 miles) from Dunham through Sale, Stretford, Trafford Park, Worsley and Leigh.
We stopped for lunch and a look around at Worsley to see the entrance to the underground canal network developed by the Duke of Bridgewater for his mines. This was where British Canal Mania really started. The water in this area is orange from the dissolved ochre in the water.
We have moved from the Bridgewater Canal (belonging to the Manchester Ship Canal Company) and onto the Leeds & Liverpool Canal (British Waterways).
Near Trafford Park we crossed the Manchester Ship Canal on the Barnton Swing Aqueduct, amazing to think that one week before we were on the MSC.
Tomorrow will be another early start (by our standards) for the ascent of the 23 locks in the Poolstock and Wigan Flights.
ps We came across a lighthouse a long way from the sea!
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