We’re back at Thurmaston! We arrived about 3-30pm yesterday (Fri) having left Kilby Bridge at about 8-15am, in the rain, for the 12 mile, 17 lock journey (yes I thought it was…
Author: Bridget
Last night I couldn’t get an internet connection so here is 2 days worth! Wednesday was a really lovely day, the weather was superb for this time of year and…
Read the PostGrand Union Canal – Husband’s Bosworth to Kilby Bridge
We have had a good travelling day today. With no locks to worry about we have come about 12 miles to just outside Husband’s Bosworth. We passed the Welford Arm…
Read the PostGrand Union Canal – Yelvertoft to Husband’s Bosworth
Sunday morning was a bit drizzly so we decided to stay at Braunston until Monday after all. We had to walk up to the village to get a mobile phone signal as there…
Here we are at Braunston, about 7 1/2 miles from Hillmorton which is on the outskirts of Rugby. Hillmorton Locks are doubles, ie 2 single locks side by side. This was presumably to speed things…
Today (Fri) we have travelled about 10 miles. The scenery is lovely but the mooring situation is dire! That said we have struck lucky tonight with a semi rural position…
We are now ensconced in a rather cramped mooring on the Oxford Canal. Moorings seem to be a bit scarce on here so far. On the Coventry you could moor up virtually…
Read the PostCoventry Canal to Oxford Canal Nuneaton to Ansty
Today we have travelled about 7 miles from Tamworth, through Polesworth (very nice town), up the Atherstone flight through……you guessed it, Atherstone and are currently just outside Nuneaton. We did the…
I have had a really lazy few days. Two days at Fradley doing bugger all and the last two days with only 2 locks to do! However, tomorrow I have…