Alrewas

The rain remained with us through the morning, but just an hour from Fradley we stopped at the village of Alweras. The National Arboretum was nearby and we may stop there as we return through Alweras. As it was, we walked through the village and on to the Trent to scope out the next bit of the journey on which we joined the canal and had to navigate a weir (by which we mean, do NOT go near the weir!). Watching another boat make the join made it all look simple, so we returned to the sleepy, pleasant town and found a lovely cafe called The Bank where we partook in some lovely loose leaf tea and home made cakes (including an extra couple which we took away with us!). The local butcher was also fabulous with some lovely pies and sausages. Full of sugar, we went back to the boat and navigated our way on to the River Trent.Read more