Bonny Journey – Day 5 – Church Minshull to Marston
Not a long journey, through Middlewich, and Northwich heading toward the Anderton Lift over the river Weaver.
I anticipate mooring near this is going to be a bit of a problem, so I’ve made it a more relaxed day, intending to tackle the lift and start on the Bridgewater canal in the morning.
Middlewich
Not having visited before, I was pretty pleased how pretty it was on a sunny day.
I had to drop in to Lidl to get some yoghurt, (for breakfast), and some beer, (for sustainance) an cycled, which was nice.
Pretty pleasant place.
Here’s a picture of the high street.
From Middlewich, it’s not far to Northwich and about 8 miles to Preston Brook, the furthest point on the Trent and Mersey and where the Canal And River Trust becomes the …