A Canal Walk from Linlithgow to Muiravonside Country Park

Please don't tell me you've tuned-in because you want to see a man eating a tree? Just a small experiment with regard to the use of irrelevant thumbnails, looks of shock, and bizarre video titles. It'll be interesting to see how the video statistics look for this one!

The video actually looks at a walk along the Union Canal from Linlithgow to Muiravonside Country Park. But things didn't start well.

Oliphant the Bakers has now closed down, both their branches in Linlithgow and in Bo'ness. They shut up shop in June this year, after around 168 years in operation. So sad to see a long-established business closed. So, no pie today.

And no pee either. When I arrived in Linlithgow railway station the ticket office was closed. Another sign of the times when I imagine it may close for good and we'll all have to use ticket machines. But the key for the toilet was kept in the ticket office. Where on earth is a person supposed to pee these days?

So, pie-less and pee-less, I wandered along the canal. Good to see this canal well used, with a number of moving barges slowly coasting to and fro.

At the Avon Aqueduct - Scotland's largest aqueduct - I headed down many wooden steps into Muiravonside Country Park, which is a nice place for a wander on a bright Autumn day. There, we found a seat, had a chat about dogs, and wandered back to The Four Mary's in Linlithgow for a well-earned pint of beer.

A lovely walk, partly on the John Muir Way, spoiled somewhat by the loss of a cracking bakers that used to make the best chicken and haggis pies ever.