200 Sunday 7th January 2024 Rochdale Canal towpath : Todmorden to Hebden Bridge
We did the Mill's Hill to Littleborough stretch during the Christmas holidays and had done Littleborough to Todmorden a couple of years earlier. Simon wanted to get on with the next stretch so we drove to Todmorden.
I told Simon there used to be a curry restaurant by the side of the canal here which gave the spot a wonderful aroma.
The design of the mooring here was new to me.
Stoodley Pike soon came into view.
We soon came to Lobb Mill.
There was a nice message on the near side.
Not long after that , we met an old friend of mine Mark Billington from the Lancashire Young Person's Walking Club. He was preparing a walk for his Meetup group with two companions I didn't know. We had a brief chat then they moved ahead . Before long though, we overtook the other two with Mark no longer in sight.
Eventually, we found him having a break at Stubbins Wharf on the edge of Hebden Bridge> I had a longer chat with him as he waited for his companions to catch up. We moved on and came off the canal at the little theatre. On Bridge Gate, we stopped by a busker with an unusual stringed instrument. As usual, Simon blagged a go on it.
We had a stop at a not very good cafe then returned to the canal for the short stretch to the train station.
We caught the train back to Todmorden then drove back home.
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