towpath treks: the blog

Today I was dog sitting. But Troy doesn't like being sat on so we went for a walk instead. We took the train from Burscough to Appley Br...

I was given this photograph recently, it shows a horse boat called Martha Alice passing under a bridge. The Boat The boat appears to be...

My interest in canals comes from my father, Frank Robinson. He got his love for canals from his father George Robinson. My Grandad had a few...

This year is the first year since the 1950's that my family has not owned a canal boat. Our last boat was the Norman 25 cabin cruiser A...

Today I finally did a bike ride I have been planning for a while. The plan was to cycle from the river lock at the end of the St Helen's...