From Gargrave to Skipton
A bright and breezy run down into Skipton, through more stunning Yorkshire countryside. We moored at lunchtime after a couple of locks and a few swing bridges.
We spent most of the afternoon visiting Skipton castle, which is a very fine surviving example of a medieval/Norman structure, loads of rooms, dungeons and fireplaces, and with immaculately manicured and rollered lawns. Skipton itself was a pleasing scene of a bustling market town, probably the busiest town we have encountered. Lots of boats, boat trips, market stalls, and shoppers spending. Mary Portas would have her spirits lifted if she came here!
As a note of interest to a certain follower of the blog, we have caught up with the couple on the green boat whom we shared the Anderton Lift with. We met them on the towpath in Skipton this afternoon and they are planning to go up to Ripon as well, and they mentioned that they will have to leave their boat for a few days while he goes to a gig in early July ( he is a guitarist ) and they plan to use the same marina to leave the boat that we have chosen. Thats exciting isn't it.
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