Grid reference SD9552
near to Thorlby, North Yorkshire, England
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Narrowboat 'Cray' on Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Cray approaching from the east, (actually south-east at this location), on this stretch of the canal adjacent to the A65.
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Gate into the pasture
The field, adjacent to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal south of Gargrave, is now being used for grazing sheep, but there is evidence of low banks and ditches within the field, suggesting it may have been used for arable farming in the past.
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A walk from Skipton to Gargrave [32]
After passing through the gate SD9552 : A walk from Skipton to Gargrave [31], the track (which is not on the line of the right of way) twice crosses a former meander of the River Aire. This was probably cut off when the railway embankment was constructed.
The walk follows... ( more)
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River Aire (set of 2 images)
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View to railway bridge over River Aire from path beside Leeds & Liverpool Canal
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The River Aire heading south
Seen from the open window of a southbound train on the Settle Carlisle line.
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Cows grazing alongside the Leeds Liverpool canal
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North along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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River Aire on the outskirts of Skipton
The River Aire to the NW of Skipton, with the Leeds & Liverpool Canal behind the trees in the middle distance.
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The Aire valley to the west of Skipton
Viewed from a passing steam-hauled train on The Dalesman excursion to the Settle-Carlisle line
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Pasture on Copy Hill
Following a footpath between Gargrave and Skipton, keeping close to the railway.
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Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Thorlby
The canal runs roughly parallel with the A65 at this point, for a while. Looking NW.
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