Rodley to Bingley

Leaving Rodley at around 9.00 passing the closed boat yard, we passed through Apperley bridge also with it's closed on Monday boat yard to reach the first of a number of staircase locks at Apperley (Dobsons Locks)




Then continued climbing along the Aire valley side through Shipley with its boat yard that does not sell diesel (its a local boat yard for local people) until we pass the famous Saltaire mills where philanthropist Sir Titus Salt established his model town in response to the appalling conditions in the mills of Bradford in the 1840's






After leaving Saltaire it's a short couple of miles and one more staircase lock to the bottom of the Bingley flight where we moored for the night.




Ready to ascend the 3 and 5 rise staircase locks in the morning. Let's hope the boatyard at the top of the flight has diesel is open and is willing to sell it to us. It's now 8 months since we last found a yard open with diesel to sell and that was near Manchester. If we don't find somewhere soon we will be walking to a garage !

Location:Bingley, United Kingdom