点评:Our journey on the Lancaster Canal Trust’s narrowboat at Crooklands was wonderful, and we would very much encourage anyone to go. We only found out about these trips by accident, as I asked my husband to google canal trips at Lancaster, and then discovered the Crooklands site. The boats run hourly from 11am to 4pm, on Sundays and Bank Holidays, and can accommodate 12 passengers. At £4 per person, and free parking in an area adjacent to the car park for the Crooklands hotel, it is wonderful value.The service is staffed by volunteers., who are very knowledgable and interesting to talk to during the cruise. We learnt plenty of history, ands that the canal used to carry gunpowder to local quarries. Lord Wakefield, a Quaker, refused to sell his explosives for military use. It is hoped to extend the navigable portion of the canal to Kendal, and also further south, though the building of the M6 cut the canal in three places, sadly. We were very annoyed to hear that the Canal and Waterways Trust is experiencing an enormous funding cut, which makes no sense in view of the many benefits from water travel, leisure activities, to wildlife and the environment. It was very peaceful sailing up between the reeds, watching the ducks, and the sheep in adjacent fields. Soon the canal will be rich with bright yellow water lilies. Unfortunately a dry spell earlier in the year resulted in the growth of excessive duck weed , and this has to be cleared regularly, maintenance which is at risk with the funding cuts. I love the Lancaster canal as I used to be taken for walks along it when a young child, and it was a real joy to be gliding along its waters in 2023.
翻译:我们在兰开斯特运河信托基金在克鲁克兰的窄船上的旅程非常精彩,我们非常鼓励任何人去。我们只是偶然发现这些旅行的,因为我让我的丈夫在谷歌上搜索兰开斯特的运河旅行,然后发现了克鲁克兰遗址。游船于周日和银行假日上午 11 点至下午 4 点每小时运行一次,可容纳 12 名乘客。每人 4 英镑,并且在克鲁克兰酒店停车场附近的区域免费停车,非常超值。这项服务由志愿者提供,他们知识渊博,在游轮期间与他们交谈很有趣。我们了解了很多历史,知道这条运河曾经将火药运送到当地的采石场。韦克菲尔德勋爵是一位贵格会教徒,他拒绝出售他的炸药用于军事用途。人们希望将运河的通航部分延伸到肯德尔,并进一步向南延伸,但遗憾的是,M6 的建设将运河切割成三处。听说运河和水道信托基金正在经历巨额资金削减,我们感到非常恼火,考虑到水上旅行、休闲活动、野生动物和环境带来的诸多好处,这毫无意义。在芦苇丛中航行,观察附近田野里的鸭子和羊群,非常平静。很快运河里就会开满亮黄色的睡莲。不幸的是,今年早些时候的干旱导致浮萍生长过多,必须定期清除,由于资金削减,维护工作面临风险。我喜欢兰卡斯特运河,因为小时候经常有人带我沿着它散步,2023 年能沿着它的水域滑行真是一种乐趣。