{"id":252,"date":"2020-07-15T10:59:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2020-08-19T10:45:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:45:19","slug":"yorkshire-canals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/yorkshire-canals\/","title":{"rendered":"Yorkshire canals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-n9pl7-591a0775d2b9c69d16eb79a267fcb506 main_color  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  av-sticky-submenu container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id='av-custom-submenu-1' class='av-subnav-menu'>\n<li class='menu-item av-xqn1j-6dbd4c463b520cca8055c2feac03c2c1 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/heart-of-england-canals\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Heart of England Canals<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-sm1zb-cf8c9cc50123d93f75a1d04bf50d95ef menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/south-midlands-canals\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>South Midlands Canals<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-arcn0-251be854177531231683c227e7bc07f2 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/welsh-border-canals\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>NW England and Welsh Canals<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-gubcn-9b8e973f606cfc7b6860334cb34cd132 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/yorkshire-canals\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Yorkshire Waterways<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-8lp3z-38511f1b0e8bb4664d12ef18a54ad8a1 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-5'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/potteries-and-peak-district-canals\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Potteries &amp; 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Liverpool Canal<\/h3>\n<p>Definitely a canal with a split personality!<\/p>\n<p>Across its summit, around Skipton and Silsden, the grandeur of the canal is matched only be the rugged pennine scenery.\u00a0 The landscape of drystone walls is mirrored in the simple canal architecture.\u00a0\u00a0 This contrasts with the Yorkshire Canals and the monumental features of the famed Bingley Five Rise locks. Plus there is the &#8216;Straight Mile&#8217; in Burnley &#8211; a high embankment crossing the Calder Valley.<a name=\"aire\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"titlebold\">The Aire &amp; Calder Canal<\/h3>\n<p>Following the Aire Valley into Leeds is without doubt the finest entrance into the city, and after exploring the revitalised canal wharves, the Aire and Calder beckons. \u00a0\u00a0 This remains a successful commercial waterway and is becoming increasingly popular for pleasure boating.\u00a0\u00a0 Electrically operated locks make life easier, and the tankers and coal boats offer a reminder that canal transport still makes environmental sense.<a name=\"rochdale\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"titlebold\">The Rochdale Canal<\/h3>\n<p>Restored to the main system in 1996, the Rochdale Canal climbs out of Sowerby Bridge sheltered in the Calder Valley with intoxicating moorland scenery on either side. \u00a0\u00a0 Climbing steadily, the canal reaches a high point of 600 feet (the summit of the entire canal network) before dropping down to Littleborough, across the border with Lancashire.\u00a0\u00a0 Take a break from the locks and explore a section of the Pennine Way. Alternatively savour the Victorian heritage of fine mill towns such as Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"titlebold\">Not To Be Missed<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Skipton;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0a fine Georgian town with Norman Castle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds;<\/strong>\u00a0 opened in 1996, this canalside museum is probably the finest example of an interactive journey through the development of weaponry down the ages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henry Moore Sculpture Centre, Leeds;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0proving once again that not all the best galleries are in London, this centre features fine work from Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Jacob Epstein.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tetley Brewery Wharf, Leeds;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0a trip into the history of that British institution, the Pub, and the brewery tour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Explore the Yorkshire Canals. 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