Lincoln to Newark
A day exploring Lincoln including a walk along the River Witham where it passes through the Glory Hole then up "Steep Street" to the Castle and Cathedral on top of the hill.
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| From June 2012 Leeds - Yelvertoft |
Mid afternoon we turned in Brayford Pool and returned to Saxilby for a Pub meal in the Sun Inn (dog friendl). After talking with the lock keeper at Torksey he suggested arriving at Torskey between 10:00 and 10:30 so an 8:30 start Saturday Morning.
Saturday morning after a short windy and cold run to Torksey we moored up and took water waiting for the 11:30 tide. At around 10:30 the lock keeper informs us that there is over 9ft of "fresh" coming over the weir at Cromwell so we are to leave early and fight the ebb for half an hour, this will make the most of any assistance from the incoming tide. We make steady but slow progress upstream but never get much above 4mph even at full power, and this slowly drops to under 3mph as any benefit frm the tide abates as we approach Cromwell lock. After 4:20hrs we arrive at Cromwell and lock up on to the non tidal River. We proceed through Nether lock and moor up in the middle of Newark town just opposite the castle.
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