Aire and Calder Navigation — Local services in Leeds

This is such a beautiful place to walk/cycle/walk your dog/run or canoe. It is fairly flat although rather muddy in places and we did notice how quickly conditions can change; parts of the path which were fine when we used them mid morning were flooded across 2 hours later. It’s a beautiful open space with interesting features such as the many boats moored along the river banks, the locks, the fishing spots and lots more. We went down to the river from Woodlesford-quite a steep drop down to the river which seemed even steeper on the return leg of the journey. We were en route to RSPB St.Aidans. Very popular on a sunny day do you need to be aware of your surroundings at all times and look out for...

I walk this canal at least 3 times a week and each time I go there's something different and special to be enjoyed. If you love the peace, tranquility, wildlife (especially birds) and the amazing locals & boat people to be found in such a setting you will be very much at home here. A great place for kids too and active people, and those keen on wild flowers. All is there to be enjoyed, especially the work voluntarily done for Woodlesford in Bloom. Congratulations to...

Touring in my narrowboat was quite relaxing as the majority of the waterway is quite wide. It was suffering a layer of floating weed for much of the distance I travelled although it was no problem for my narrowboat. Mooring is a little infrequent but the official visitor moorings are excellent. Not too many locks so I was able to cover a conciderable distance in a very short time. The adjoining towpath seemed to be popular with cyclists...