Info needed about Wigan, Blackburn/Burnley and Skipton areas.

Monster3969 · 5th July 2010, 12:00

Hello folks.
This may sound like a strange request, but stay with me on this one.
During September time i am planning to Kayak the Liverpool to Leeds Canal in a 13ft Kayak, in the name of Charity. This is a trip of about 127 miles in total. I have done this once before about 8 years ago on a mountain bike, and i have now decided to do it again on the water this time. I am planning to do this over a period of 4 full days, working on roughly 32 miles per day, which doesn't sound much, but will be very hard going. I am not a professional Kayaker and have never done it before until about 2 months ago when i bought the Kayak and started training.
Here is why i need some info. I am planning to complete the trip on my own and do not have the luxury of a support team. I am planning on sleeping in a tent at night in certain locations along the route, and this is why i need the info. I need to know if there are any Pubs, Scout Huts, Camping sites, back gardens etc etc, that are next to or in very close prox to the canal, where they will let me get my head down overnight in my little tent. A toilet would be a bonus and somewhere to cook, but i will have a stove with me as well. Hopefully on the 2nd night, i will get a helper to meet me and replemish my supplies for the next two days. And am planning to be at the following locations along the trip:
Night one. Wigan area, possibly Lower Standish.
Night two. Somewhere between Blackburn and Burnley but hopefully closer to Burnley
Night three. Skipton, preferably Kildwick.
Any info or advice from people in these areas would be much appreciated. I am currently in contact with 'Guinness World Records', as there appears to be no record of this being done before, so it would infact be a record breaking trip!
Feel free to add to this thread any help or advice, it'd be much appreciated.
Mark

baggie9 · 5th July 2010, 20:17

Couldn't help you on any info,but good luck with your challenge.What charity are you doing it for?

baconbuttyman · 5th July 2010, 20:26

these may be able to help
http://www.llcs.org.uk/

Monster3969 · 6th July 2010, 07:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggie9

Couldn't help you on any info,but good luck with your challenge.What charity are you doing it for?

I am undecided on Charities, but was considering 'Help for Heroes' and one of the Cancer Charities with all the money being split 50/50.

On a side note, i have been in contact with Guinness book of Records and it would appear that this has not officially been done in their eyes before, so it may also be a record setting attempt!

The logistics are the only thing causing me a headache now as i need to sort out where i will be staying during the nights away......

sikelsh · 6th July 2010, 09:03

Are you camping? or B&B

Eitherway, I would contact Pubs along the canal explain what you are doing and what charity etc and they may give you some support, even if its a night in their beer garden.

There should be plenty of canal side pubs along the way, heres the waterscape list

http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and...-restaurants/3

Run the postcodes in Google Maps see where they lay on the canal.

Best of luck, if you get a http://www.justgiving.com/ website up, I would gladly sponsor you.

Simon

Monster3969 · 6th July 2010, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by sikelsh

Are you camping? or B&B

Eitherway, I would contact Pubs along the canal explain what you are doing and what charity etc and they may give you some support, even if its a night in their beer garden.

There should be plenty of canal side pubs along the way, heres the waterscape list

http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and...-restaurants/3

Run the postcodes in Google Maps see where they lay on the canal.

Best of luck, if you get a http://www.justgiving.com/ website up, I would gladly sponsor you.

Simon

Hi Simon.

That link has been very useful indeed, just the kind of thing i am after, so thanks very much. Also, thanks for the offer of sponsorship. I have not drawn up plans for this, as originally i was doing it for the fun of it, but others had suggested sponsorship, so i am still working on this.

Thanks once again.

Mark

5th July 2010, 12:00	#1
Monster3969 Regular poster MG ZT V6 190 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chester Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Info needed about Wigan, Blackburn/Burnley and Skipton areas. Hello folks. This may sound like a strange request, but stay with me on this one. During September time i am planning to Kayak the Liverpool to Leeds Canal in a 13ft Kayak, in the name of Charity. This is a trip of about 127 miles in total. I have done this once before about 8 years ago on a mountain bike, and i have now decided to do it again on the water this time. I am planning to do this over a period of 4 full days, working on roughly 32 miles per day, which doesn't sound much, but will be very hard going. I am not a professional Kayaker and have never done it before until about 2 months ago when i bought the Kayak and started training. Here is why i need some info. I am planning to complete the trip on my own and do not have the luxury of a support team. I am planning on sleeping in a tent at night in certain locations along the route, and this is why i need the info. I need to know if there are any Pubs, Scout Huts, Camping sites, back gardens etc etc, that are next to or in very close prox to the canal, where they will let me get my head down overnight in my little tent. A toilet would be a bonus and somewhere to cook, but i will have a stove with me as well. Hopefully on the 2nd night, i will get a helper to meet me and replemish my supplies for the next two days. And am planning to be at the following locations along the trip: Night one. Wigan area, possibly Lower Standish. Night two. Somewhere between Blackburn and Burnley but hopefully closer to Burnley Night three. Skipton, preferably Kildwick. Any info or advice from people in these areas would be much appreciated. I am currently in contact with 'Guinness World Records', as there appears to be no record of this being done before, so it would infact be a record breaking trip! Feel free to add to this thread any help or advice, it'd be much appreciated. Mark

6th July 2010, 09:03	#5
sikelsh This is my second home MGF Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 123 Thanked 281 Times in 178 Posts	Are you camping? or B&B Eitherway, I would contact Pubs along the canal explain what you are doing and what charity etc and they may give you some support, even if its a night in their beer garden. There should be plenty of canal side pubs along the way, heres the waterscape list http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and...-restaurants/3 Run the postcodes in Google Maps see where they lay on the canal. Best of luck, if you get a http://www.justgiving.com/ website up, I would gladly sponsor you. Simon __________________ Si Kelsh

5th July 2010, 20:17	#2
baggie9 Posted a thing or two Jaguar s Type Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: tipton Posts: 1,369 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Couldn't help you on any info,but good luck with your challenge.What charity are you doing it for?

5th July 2010, 20:26	#3
baconbuttyman Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,724 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	these may be able to help http://www.llcs.org.uk/