Amazing …..Falkirk (1 Viewer)

[jdk62]

Who knew..

Two fantastic engineering feats…

The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.

We had the tour of the Kelpies which was so informative.. 34,566 pieces of steel, no 2 pieces of cladding the same..,

The second was the biggest boat lift in the world..the Falkirk Wheel.. brilliant!

 

[jdk62]

 

[VXman]

I knew!

 

[rb62]

It might have been the biggest at one time but it has been surpassed,first by the lift at Streppy-Thieu and then by the one at the three gorges dam in China.

 

[L' Hobo]

It might have been the biggest at one time but it has been surpassed,first by the lift at Streppy-Thieu and then by the one at the three gorges dam in China.

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Is the Chinese one a lift or a lock?

Looks a hell of a size boat for a lift?

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[dazandandrea]

And apparently the falkirk wheel is so well balanced that it only uses the same amount of leccy that a domestic kettle would use to boil water gor a cuppa for one cycle.

 

[Aji]

Also worth seeing at night.

 

[Madcaravanner]

Is the Chinese one a lift or a lock?

Looks a hell of a size boat for a lift?

They're only 70 footers the maximum size for Narrow Boats

 

[rb62]

Is the Chinese one a lift or a lock?

Looks a hell of a size boat for a lift?

Yes it is a lock but they define it as a 'device for lifting boats' (I don't make the rules ) more interesting ones in Europe though close to Streppy is the sloping lift at Ronquiers that has just had a massive overhaul, also a sloping one at Arzvillier in north east France.



But we'll always have the oldest at Anderton

 

[L' Hobo]

They're only 70 footers the maximum size for Narrow Boats

But that doesn't look like a narrow boat in the bottom of the lift in the Chinese picture?

Edit: Just seen post above, perhaps you should?

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[Go_buddy_go_]

We were thinking of doing the kelpies at the beginning of June on a little east coast tour …. But the OH saw that England cricket team are In Barbados on the T20 so we’re going there instead!!

I’m not complaining

 

[Gellyneck]

This is what it looked like before it closed in the 30's!

 

[busby]

Who knew..

Two fantastic engineering feats…

The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.

We had the tour of the Kelpies which was so informative.. 34,566 pieces of steel, no 2 pieces of cladding the same..,

The second was the biggest boat lift in the world..the Falkirk Wheel.. brilliant!



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Falkirk Wheel built just down the road from me at Butterly Engineering near Ripley Derbyshire..Sadly no longer trading..BUSBY

 

[Smudger55]

Who knew..

Two fantastic engineering feats…

The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.

We had the tour of the Kelpies which was so informative.. 34,566 pieces of steel, no 2 pieces of cladding the same..,

The second was the biggest boat lift in the world..the Falkirk Wheel.. brilliant!



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Great photos, we visited there last September and overnight at the Kelpies. Agreed we thought they were brilliant. Cheers Smudger55

 

[Skez]

Parked at the Falkirk Wheel now, and just walked to the Kelpies and back. Two amazing sights, the wheel in particular, is incredible!

Overnight stop facilities here are great too!

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[Mikey RV]

Parked at the Falkirk Wheel now, and just walked to the Kelpies and back. Two amazing sights, the wheel in particular, is incredible!

Overnight stop facilities here are great too!View attachment 897048

Is there a limit to size for overnighting and do you need to book it up.i want to see the wheel and how long does it take to walk to the kelpies from there.

 

[Gellyneck]

Is there a limit to size for overnighting and do you need to book it up.i want to see the wheel and how long does it take to walk to the kelpies from there.

Fairly certain there is no size limit. Have a look here on the booking in / pricing.

Motorhomes at The Falkirk Wheel

www.scottishcanals.co.uk

You can see the motorhome overnighting area in a picture above or in Google Maps below.

Walking to The Kelpies is about 1.5 - 2 hours along the canal bank tow path but I think there is still a bus running between them that takes about an hour.

 

[Smudger55]

Is there a limit to size for overnighting and do you need to book it up.i want to see the wheel and how long does it take to walk to the kelpies from there.

You might want to consider parking overnight at Kelpies, you then get the view at night and then drive to the Falkirk Wheel in the morning as we did.

 

[Gellyneck]

You might want to consider parking overnight at Kelpies, you then get the view at night and then drive to the Falkirk Wheel in the morning as we did.

I could be wrong (as usual!) but I think there is a size constraint for overnighting at The Kelpies.
Also not sure if there is still the boy racers problem?

 

[Brianmor]

We did the wheel and the kelpies 2 years ago. We stayed at the Rosslyn campsite, 50m from the famous Rosslyn Chapel which is also amazing.
Apparently it was a complete wreck till a certain Dan Brown wrote his book about it and then the tourists and money flooded in. All three are within a very short driving distance.

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[Smudger55]

I could be wrong (as usual!) but I think there is a size constraint for overnighting at The Kelpies.
Also not sure if there is still the boy racers problem?

No boy racers and we have a 7.8m MHome.

 

[Dave and Jan]

Falkirk Wheel built just down the road from me at Butterly Engineering near Ripley Derbyshire..Sadly no longer trading..BUSBY

Likewise the company that built the Kelpies, near Leeds, has recently gone into liquidation. What a shame for British engineering.

 

[Mikey RV]

No boy racers and we have a 7.8m MHome.

I looked on there website and size limit is 8.5mtr we are 9mtr.

 

[AandL]

Wheel fantastic. Unless it breaks down with you on it!!

 

[L' Hobo]

Wheel fantastic. Unless it breaks down with you on it!!

That sounds great to me, sitting up there in your narrow boat, having a nice cup of tea, eating your sandwich while enjoying the view.
What's not to like?

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[Gellyneck]

I could be wrong (as usual!) but I think there is a size constraint for overnighting at The Kelpies.
Also not sure if there is still the boy racers problem?

No boy racers and we have a 7.8m MHome.

I looked on there website and size limit is 8.5mtr we are 9mtr.

I thought I'd seen it somewhere.
This from The Helix where you overnight park for The Kelpies.

How to get to The Helix | The Kelpies Car Park

Find out how to get to The Helix via car or public transport, as well as parking options in The Helix and Kelpies car parks.

www.thehelix.co.uk

Click the Overnight Parking tab.
Says 8m so not quite the same as noted by Mikey RV

 

[stuartholmes]

Who knew..

Two fantastic engineering feats…

The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.

We had the tour of the Kelpies which was so informative.. 34,566 pieces of steel, no 2 pieces of cladding the same..,

The second was the biggest boat lift in the world..the Falkirk Wheel.. brilliant!



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[stuartholmes]

And they're Scottish! Who knew the country that made half the world's boats could do that!!

 

[stuartholmes]

And they're Scottish! Who knew the country that made half the world's boats could do that!!

We were thinking of doing the kelpies at the beginning of June on a little east coast tour …. But the OH saw that England cricket team are In Barbados on the T20 so we’re going there instead!!

I’m not complaining

Good plan. It can get pretty draughty round those metal horse heads.