Skipton and Leeds, Liverpool Canal

Tuesday 5th March 2019

Not a bad day, considering it is early March, in UK. Dry, a bit of sun and a bit of cloud, 10C.

Totally uneventful drive of just under 100 miles to
Niffany Farm Caravan and Camping (N53.959569, W2.04724). As we were warned, there is a swing bridge over the canal, which is, shall we say, an interesting manoeuvre. If approaching from Skipton, on the A6069 (Broughton Road) it is a relatively easy, right turn, just the width of the Bridge to think about. If approaching from the opposite direction, it is a very tight, left turn, requiring a swing out, onto the wrong side of the road, to be sure you are lined up with the very narrow bridge. Best to drive past, turn around and approach from Skipton!

Niffany Farm Caravan and Camping seems rather nice, certainly, every pitch has a view. There is a substantial stone building, housing showers, toilets and a Games Room, Bar area. 

The owner had told us in advance, she would be "busy with the lambing" and for us just to take pitch 9. That proved rather

interesting, the numbers appeared to go from 1-7, then 10 - whatever. After a five minutes fruitless searching, Kathleen's patience (now, there is a contradiction in terms) was exhausted, so, we too pitch number 4.

Mush to our surprise, we are not the only people here, another Campervan and a Caravan are already parked up.

A quick sandwich, and we head off for a walk. The canal tow path turns our to be too muddy for Kathleen's liking, so, we resort to the road.