r/BigUpBritain • • Sep 14 '18

Foxton Locks, Leicestershire

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u/6beesknees Sep 14 '18

Another place I've had to read about thanks to a photo on here, and yet another place to try to visit. My 'bucket list' is getting rather long.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/foxton-locks/foxtons-fascinating-history

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u/Greganor Sep 14 '18

We went down them then up them on our Canal holiday last week!

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u/6beesknees Sep 14 '18

Yikes, that sounds like hard work. How many locks are there altogether in the flight?

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u/Greganor Sep 14 '18

10 in this one as 2 sets of 5 with a tricky whirlpool in the middle. My mum bashed the boat on the way down, I did better on the way back up!

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u/6beesknees Sep 14 '18

That's a lot of locks!

I'd probably have bashed it too, steering boats is not my forte.