The last section of the canal drops down the 6 (originally 7) locks to the River Avon. The day we were there it poured with rain. Here Foxhunter enters lock 12. Each lock has around a 9 foot fall.

Looking from the tail of Lock 12 with housing now beginning to intrude - although even modern buildings use the traditional Bath stone, it seems.

At Horseshoe Bridge, there is this fine cast iron notice which must date from the building of the canal.

The tail of Lock 11 is crossed by this stone bridge.

Lock 10 has an attactive cast iron foot bridge across it.

During the closure of the canal a road scheme was constructed which crossed the route of the canal roughly at water level. Therefore when restoration took place a deep lock had to be dug to get the canal under the road. The lock combines locks 8 and 9 and is therefore shown as Lock 8/9 (eight-ninths?).

The lock has a fall of over 19 feet and vies with Tuel Lane Lock on the Rochdale for the accolade of the deepest lock on the navigable canal system in this country. The depth of the lock is evident in this shot. The inset shows the lock number plate on the gate balance beam.

The final canal lock, 7, drops the navigator down to the River Avon. Despite this seemingly rural scene this is well into the City.

We turned right at the bottom of the lock and, passing under this fine single arch stone bridge, we were able to moor in the City Centre.

The mooring fee, £4.90 for 24 hours, is payable in the adjacent leisure centre. The limit of navigation is Poultney Weir although above the weir there is another, separate, navigable section on which a trip boat operates. Poultney Bridge has shops across it.

This is the view the boater gets from his (or her) boat. Pubs visited included the Rummer which is just above the columns on the left. Try also the Old Green Tree, in Green Street, and the Star in The Vineyards which is a short step up the hill, past the Post Office and tun right at the traffic lights!! - well worth the walk.

Poultney Bridge and Weir at night.

Bath Abbey, just a short walk from the boat mooring is well illuminated at night.