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Willowbend Cruise

Every port of call

All thirty landings

Each stop the paddle-steamer makes, from lock gates to sea stacks. Narrow the list by stretch, by current or by volatility, or search for something you spotted from the rail.

Showing 30 of 30 landings

Water spills through the paddles of a brick canal lock, its heavy wooden gates held by white-tipped balance beams, while a small whitewashed keeper’s cottage stands beside it with flowers bright at the door.

The Lock Country

Keeper's Lock Gates

Floodwater wildsLow volatility

The rear doors of a narrowboat cabin stand open, painted with bright roses and a little turreted castle above a lake, brass rails gleaming and the tiller resting over calm canal water.

The Lock Country

Painted Cabin Doors

Rising tideMedium volatility

An arched stone humpback bridge spans a quiet canal, weeping willows trailing into the water beside a grassy towpath as a little painted butty boat drifts under the arch.

The Lock Country

Under the Keystone

Tumbling weirHigh volatility

A varnished punt glides through a curtain of weeping willow fronds on a sunlit bend of the river, its long pole dipping into clear green water.

The Lock Country

Punt Through the Willows

Rising tideMedium volatility

A timber college boathouse sits on the riverbank at dusk, warm lamps glowing in its windows and on the water, with stone spires dark against a rose-pink sky.

The Lock Country

Lamplit Boat Club

Floodwater wildsLow volatility

A red steam train crosses a tall stone viaduct of many arches high above a white waterfall plunging into a mossy gorge, its spray catching the light.

The Lock Country

Steam over the Gorge

Tumbling weirHigh volatility

A red paddle-steamer eases alongside a timber landing stage that juts into a wide golden river, drooping willow branches overhead and a lamp glowing on the landing post.

The Steamer Reach

The Willow Mooring

Plain sailingMedium volatility

Deck chairs stand in a row along brass rails beneath a red-and-cream striped awning, the long promenade deck ending in a gleaming steam organ that puffs little clouds into the air.

The Steamer Reach

Steam Organ Promenade

Floodwater wildsLow volatility

A lamplit wooden pilothouse at night, a great ship’s wheel standing before tall windows as a full moon rises over the dark river and a chart lies spread on a brass-edged table.

The Steamer Reach

Wheelhouse by Moonlight

Rising tideHigh volatility

A white paddlewheel riverboat glides over mirror-still bayou water with a lit bandstand on its top deck, strings of warm bulbs reflected below and magnolia trees along the bank.

The Steamer Reach

Bandstand on the Bayou

Fifth-reel eddyMedium volatility

A grand turreted stone castle rises from soft river mist on a small island at sunset, its windows glowing, a stone boat landing below and the tour boat drifting in.

The Steamer Reach

Turrets in the Mist

Fifth-reel eddyHigh volatility

A white tour boat under a red-and-white striped awning threads a tight channel between pink granite islands crowned with windswept pines, a red-capped lighthouse waiting on a rock ahead.

The Steamer Reach

Pink Granite Channel

Plain sailingMedium volatility

Small blue wooden fishing boats lie moored in clear turquoise water inside a curved stone harbour wall, with pastel pink and yellow houses climbing the cliff behind.

The Harbour Mouth

Lemon Stripe Moorings

Floodwater wildsLow volatility

Red and teal wooden dories are tied up along a weathered wharf in a sheltered cove, nets hung to dry on the fishing stage and a puffin keeping watch from a mooring post.

The Harbour Mouth

Puffin's Wharf

Plain sailingLow volatility

A calm bay of tiny granite islands at dusk, each with a single painted summer cottage, its own wooden dock and boathouse, canoes pulled up on the rocks and porch lights coming on.

The Harbour Mouth

Island Cottage Docks

Floodwater wildsLow volatility

The tide pulls back from a broad ledge of dark volcanic rock at dawn, its clear pools crowded with purple sea stars and green anemones while gentle waves break far out.

The Harbour Mouth

Sea Star Ledge

Fifth-reel eddyMedium volatility

Rock pools glow beneath an old wooden pier at sunset, waves spilling over the stones and a pearl clam lying open in the brightest pool.

The Harbour Mouth

Pearl Clam Pools

Tumbling weirHigh volatility

A small red wooden research hut stands on a tundra slope thick with pink fireweed and yellow poppies, a kayak resting on the grass beside it and the calm bay shining below.

The Northern Sound

Tundra Research Hut

Moored wildsLow volatility

A short wooden dock reaches into a mirror-still bay under a long gold and peach sunset, two orange kayaks moored at its end and a white beluga surfacing beside them.

The Northern Sound

Beluga Bay Dock

Plain sailingMedium volatility

In the glowing dusk of a midsummer midnight, fishing boats rest at their moorings in a small stone harbour as a golden island ferry glides in past the pier light.

The Northern Sound

Midnight Ferry Light

Fifth-reel eddyHigh volatility

A towering underwater forest of bull kelp rises toward a bright surface, long golden fronds swaying while beams of light fall between them like the arches of a cathedral.

The Northern Sound

Golden Kelp Forest

Tumbling weirHigh volatility

Two bright kayaks glide across a glassy rainforest inlet as giant mossy trees lean out over the water and mist lifts slowly off the far shore.

The Northern Sound

Mist on the Inlet

Moored wildsLow volatility

A bright yellow floatplane lifts off a calm cove in a spray of water, misty forested hills and a ribbon of low cloud stretching out behind it.

The Northern Sound

Yellow Floatplane Cove

Tumbling weirHigh volatility

A little driftwood beach shack is strung with glowing round bulbs at dusk, its counter lined with bright drinks and a tiki lamp flickering beside the sand.

The Warm Shallows

Driftwood Shack Lights

Moored wildsLow volatility

A long timber dock runs out under leaning palm trees, fishing nets hung to dry, a small rowing boat tied up and a striped buoy bobbing in clear green water.

The Warm Shallows

Turtle Under the Palms

Moored wildsLow volatility

A long weathered jetty stretches over a turquoise bay, little painted fishing boats tied along it and nets drying on the posts as a teal boat with an orange sail glides in.

The Warm Shallows

Orange Sail Jetty

Plain sailingLow volatility

Colourful surfboards lean against the rail of a small painted wooden surf shack under a bright blue sky, with rolling turquoise waves breaking on the shore.

The Warm Shallows

Board Rack Beach

Moored wildsLow volatility

A huge glassy turquoise wave curls over the bay in the morning sun, a single gleaming gold longboard riding high on its crest above the sparkling foam.

The Warm Shallows

Gold Longboard Crest

Rising tideMedium volatility

A long wooden pier strung with warm bulbs runs out over a calm sea, the sun sinking huge and orange on the horizon beneath pink clouds.

The Warm Shallows

Steel Drum Pier

Fifth-reel eddyHigh volatility

A chain of swaying rope and plank bridges links three palm-topped sea stacks high above a bright turquoise lagoon, with a red pennant flapping from the tallest stack.

The Warm Shallows

Sea Stack Crossing

Rising tideMedium volatility