31st October 2009
After a morning spent catching up with the pictures from our backlog of walks by early afternoon when the day had brightened up we set off for a short walk and a visit to the cafe at Glasson Dock.
The dock at Glasson was completed in 1787. Built because it was increasingly difficult for ships to get upriver to Lancaster it was also connected to the then Lancaster Canal which ran from Preston to Kendal in 1826.
The salt water dock which exits through lock gates at the far end into the River Lune 3/4hour each side of high water
The cream building used to be a pub but was made into apartments a number of years ago.
The old Lock-keepers house is available to let
The Victoria Inn one of the two remaining pubs in the village
The fresh water marina. Connected to the Lancaster canal by a series of 5 locks
The lock between the salt water and fresh water docks.
Sunderland across the River Lune
Middleton and the 2 Power Stations at Heysham
Bazil Point and Overton across the River Lune
Looking across the River Con to the Conder Green picnis site
And to Conder Green
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