Glasson Dock and a biker meet.

Saturday 16th July 2022

Well, here we are again! We have an itinerary planned so we are pretending that we are on a berthed cruise ship with the days excursions planned – so, on with our plan to visit as many of the locations on our original route as possible by car.

 

 

We set off for Glasson Dock, more grandly known as The Port of Lancaster. We parked up and realised this was a bikers ride-out destination courtesy of the tea van located there. Insignia on a couple of bikes indicated that blood bikers were there, they were quickly identified and much chatting ensued before they left.

 

We then had a wander around and found the Port of Lancaster Smoke House. The smell was wonderful but we didn’t have a cool bag and so could not buy anything as the car would be in the sun and too hot later. We returned to the tea van for a cuppa and a bun whilst sitting in the shade. 

 

Then we noticed that the lock was being prepared. Two yachts and a catamaran were going to sea. It took so long to get them into the lock that the local bus gave up waiting for the road bridge to re-open and went off back up the way it had come from – presumably taking the long route round.

 

Next, off to Galgate where we got caught up in the middle of a ‘boat-trip’ coach party and some pirates who had moored their hire cruiser and were going to the pub. From here we walked up to the junction that goes down to Glasson and Graham helped a boat work through the top lock.

 

We then travelled to Bilsborrow via Garstang. At Bilsborrow is Barton Grange complex which includes a garden centre, an activity centre ( that includes a cinema, curling rink and bowling) and a marina.The Tentatrice crew recommended this location for a stop off. They weren’t wrong! The custard slice in the café was the best we’d ever tasted. It is a beautiful place with impressive arty décor and superb plants. As for the urinals in the gents toilet, they come a close second to the Philharmonic dining rooms in Liverpool.

 

Then onto the Horns Inn at Churchtown where we were to meet Graham’s cousins and their partners. This was one of the highlights of the whole trip. We had a wonderful evening talking about family across the generations, with so many memories shared. 

 

That is a memory that we’ll treasure. We recommend the Horns for food as well. After a long day, we finally got back to Jannock in the dark, just after 11 pm.

G&B