tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post4407560932225854400..comments2024-03-26T21:10:39.866+00:00Comments on Postcard from Timperley: The Falkirk KelpiesPhreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-45926596807226567702014-10-04T17:39:33.511+01:002014-10-04T17:39:33.511+01:00Thanks everyone - a nighttime visit looks like a g...Thanks everyone - a nighttime visit looks like a good idea - a night hike from the wheel and back?Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-30790263177799356742014-10-04T09:26:38.407+01:002014-10-04T09:26:38.407+01:00Many canal boats now use the Falkirk Wheel Conrad ...Many canal boats now use the Falkirk Wheel Conrad but more importantly perhaps the Wheel and The Kelpies are part of The Helix, a programme which is regenerating around 300 hectares of land between Falkirk and Grangemouth. Google 'The Helix'<br /><br />The Kelpies are only a 20 mile drive away from us so one winter's night we will pop over to see them lit up.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-16626726155305990752014-10-04T08:38:49.778+01:002014-10-04T08:38:49.778+01:00The horses look magnificent, and If I'm in tha...The horses look magnificent, and If I'm in that area again I would certainly divert to have a look.<br /><br />I walked many miles, east to west on the Union Canal on my LEJOG walk and never saw a pleasure boat, then arrived at the Falkirk Wheel which lifts boats up into that canal. Whilst the wheel is a great piece of engineering and an interesting thing to see I wondered how much practical use it gets in relation to what must have been vast expense in its construction.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-27414606505736229232014-10-04T08:04:27.103+01:002014-10-04T08:04:27.103+01:00Glad you enjoyed them Martin. Enjoy the reunion.Glad you enjoyed them Martin. Enjoy the reunion.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-56479720711210629542014-10-04T07:06:40.456+01:002014-10-04T07:06:40.456+01:00They are stunning at night too.They are stunning at night too.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com