Countess at Maesbury Marsh

I remember seeing the occasional horse drawn long boat when a small child on the grand union at Watford , so peaceful x

In the summer season it's possible to take short trips for the public in this boat pulled by a horse, Nick, to raise money for canal reclamation.

Do they go between two places where it is possible to turn around or just go astern one way?

There are 2 possible winding holes, one on either side of this mooring point, but I don't know how the horse manages to cope with this as the tow path is only on one side. We've never used the barge as we can walk much further than it can go.

Thanks for the two extra pics. I expect that it is easy enough for the horse these days with little other traffic, but imaging what it must have been like when most barges were horse drawn

Splendid diagonal and nice cloudy sky, a superbe image !
All the best
Fabio

Beautiful image and perspective.

Superbe compo !!!

Like the athmosphere, Amelia ! Great in this light !

Great...

WOW, a nice place to be, Amelia !! Have a good day and thanks a lot for all your kind visits on my gallery !!!

....ambiance lumineuse d'un ciel d'orage... excellent ...!

A lovely boat and image, Amelia. That would indeed be a great travel experience.

eine wunderschöne Landschaft und Aufnahme sowieso!
Herzliche Grüße und bleibt gesund!

If your walk was half as enjoyable as the photos you had a great time! You are lucky to live in the country in times like this, you can go out and about without running into crowds.

A smashing set of images Amelia..............and good to see you are able to get out and about, whilst still avoiding contact with other people.

The light in the main image is really lovely, despite the threatening looking sky. It's lit up the far side of the canal and the barge beautifully. There are some nice dappled shadows on the towpath as well. I love the images in the PiPs - the reflections in the winding hole are very nice and I especially like the signs in the other PiP.

We are lucky enough to live near the New Forest and the South Downs...........plenty of room for us to go out if we want to and yet stay safe.

A so nice boat.I would love to make a tour . Towed by a horse like in old times.

lovely picture

beautiful!

delightful landscape, love the house-boat !

A beautiful place for self isolation!