Blisworth tunnel air vents

We left Stoke Bruerne on the 19th January after the ice had finally gone. I must say it was a really nice place to stay and we got to know the landlord of the Navigation quite well. Curry nights were on Wednesday so of course that was our regular evening out and all the boaters became our friends and neighbours. We were quite sorry to go.

We had been through Blisworth tunnel a few times, the last being with my brother Andre, and I was interested in knowing where the vents were above ground. Ian and I took the dogs for a walk along the route of the tunnel and eventually came across them. There are 5 chimneys along the length above ground but when we went through only 4 are open to the sky. All of them poured water over us as we sailed through, well they would considering all of the snow melt.