Moorings at Lymm

Sunday, 10 May 2009 00:00

There are 48 hour moorings at Lymm on the Bridgewater Canal - not 24 hour as the new Nicholson states! We invested in the new edition for our explorations on the North West and Pennines waterways. In three days we have found three mistakes, albeit minor ones!

Moorings at Lymm from Lymm Bridge

We wandered into the village centre, just 5 minutes from the moorings.

Lymm became popular with Victorian entrepreneurs in the 1850s. The new London and North Western Railway was a big attraction! The line reverted to goods only in the 1960s and was sadly closed in 1989.

The Manchester Ship Canal skirts the village to the North, also a Victorian creation. However the Bridgewater canal was the first to affect Lymm in 1759 when the Cut split the village in two.

There are a number of interesting sights in Lymm. In the centre of the village is The Cross. This ancient landmark (possibly 14th Century) is carved out of the natural sandstone rock. It was a place of public meetings and the stocks are still there!

Restored to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Further up the village, The Dam was built in 1800, creating a tree lined lake below the Parish Church. This was to enable a road to be built - now the A56. We walked up to the Church to find it is only open at the beginning of the week! Hard luck if you want to say some prayers there later on in the week!

Back in the middle of the village is a pond encircled by whitewashed cottages and other old cottages. It is a lovely area to sit and enjoy the passing traffic!

Cottages and pond

I counted three pubs, two Indian restaurants and take aways, 1 Chinese, 1 Thai, 1 Italian restaurant and a Fish and Chip shop too. Either the residents have a serious eating-out habit or there are lots of visitors to Lymm.

I suspect the latter; the canal boats in the summer must queue up to moor. This evening the moorings are full and there are still some boats passing at around 7pm. The towpath is busy with walkers and there are plenty of Gongoozlers!

By Lymm Bridge there are some more cottages: one dated J H 1733

So, despite all the food outlets, it was back to Epiphany for our evening meal and a relaxing evening!

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