Tag: Foxton Locks

Canal , Canal journey , Narrowboat , welford

Winter on the cut: hirers & otters

by Kay February 5, 2019 4 Comments

Mild winter The first part of winter 2018-2019 has been unseasonably mild in Northamptonshire. The canal and marina have hardly frozen, unlike the winter of 2017-18 when it was frozen hard early in December. I have been out both walking and on Pea Green. Monte the Cat and I headed out of the marina on […]

Canal River Trust , Canal visit , History & canals , Narrowboat

Foxton Locks – getting to the bottom

by Kay March 1, 2018 4 Comments

Foxton and its locks I have dragged many visitors to Foxton Locks since my random move to Northants 20+ years ago. Way before my mad boat buying I would take unsuspecting guests to Foxton, only 20-ish minutes from home. Once there I always seem to have the same routine. Parking in the top car-park, meandering […]