Saltaire

 Wednesday 29 November 2023

Leeds to Saltaire 

It was to be the 10:26 from Leeds that takes us into Saltaire  today with  four making the direct journey. Brian, Glenn, Derek and Colin. Mark and John would be meeting us on Saltaire Railway Station. 

We arrived in Saltaire at around 10:40 and the group made their way down to the canal travelling West for about 3km before climbing down some steps and crossing over the river to return back to Saltaire by hugging the river using a footpath that passed the Saltaire rowing club with a number of rowers out and about on the river practicing. 

The lads had now covered a distance of 6km and made their way up to The Boathouse Inn a popular eatery adjacent to the river and unusually quiet, probably because of the temperature which had been checked by a local at -0.2°C who was taking readings for his records. He was wearing Russian Combat Fatigues that protected him down to -50°C which are worn by soldiers in the current conflict in the Ukraine. 

We approached the Boathouse and asked for a table for six which we were shown to without further ado. Given the menus we ordered our food and drinks. The setup was perfect with lovely views over the river and Roberts Park. 

We had arrived at the Boathouse Inn at around 12:30 and taking over an hour to consume our Fayre we paid our bills and made our way back to Saltaire Station for our 14:12 train back to Leeds. 

Saying goodbye to John who had a ten minute journey back to Bingley the rest of us catching the train with Mark alighting at Shipley to catch the train to Menston and then a bus back to Otley. 

The remainder all arrived back in Leeds at around 14:32 and we then made our way back to Wakefield, Ossett, Morley and Beeston. 

Another lovely day out and it was great to have a sunny day although bitterly cold!