Peter's Waterways Blog Afloat (in Leeds) without a Cruising Licence This was first published in IWA West Riding's Milepost in June 2106 as part of a series of descriptions of cruising options where the navigator does not have to buy themselves a cruising licence.

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Drie heading towards the station

Closer to home in this series of being afloat on interesting boats on interesting waters, but without having a tiller or wheel in hand, and with no need to buy a cruising licence, here is the Leeds Water Taxi

It is run with two boats Twee and Drie, and free to the traveller, running about every 20 minutes. It travels between Granary Wharf (just by the new South entrance of Leeds train station, and below River Lock) and Leeds Dock (still known by many as "Clarence Dock"). It has taken twenty thousand passengers in its first full year. See here

Drie from Twee

Peter Scott @peterjohnscott