I shouldn't really admit to this but a friend lent me an annual ticket for the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port which was still valid so we decided to make that the trip.
We had to change at Liverpool Lime Street where there was some superhero costume event taking place.
To get to Ellesmere Port we had to switch to the Underground line which excited Simon.
We waked from the station to the museum. We were in enough time to book onto a barge trip along the Ellesmere Canal.
It was only a short trip there and back but we learned something of the history of the canal and the area.
We then explored the rest of the museum. This framed a view out to the Mersey.
The site is very large and I did get the sense that they don't quite know what to do with it all. In one of the sheds, you can put a boat together; one of the few displays that's interactive.
Another part is dedicated to old engines.
This old barge was in the dock.
A variety of other craft were moored up there.
The remaining dockworkers cottages have been furnished according to different time periods. I recognised some of the artefaccts from my gran's old house.
The Mossdale is believed to be the only remaining wooden Mersey Flat barge.
You were allowed to walk onto this one.
Some modern housing adjoins the site.
This display of old arcade games seemed to have no connection to the rest of the exhibits.
After we'd finished exploring the museum we went to the nearest Greene King pub for something to eat. We then walked to the station and returned home.
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