Kingsbury

The weather was terrible today: at best, grey and overcast and at worst, heavy rain. Thankfully we hadn't planned to go far. A lazy start meant we could have breakfast in the Red Lion before moving just half hour down the road from where we walked to a retail park and a garden centre. A little further again brought us to Fazeley Junction where we took a right towards Birmingham for the first time, and I hopped off to do a 5km run. The weather was terrible for the first part of the run making it challenging underfoot. I slipped and fell on the bank before the weather cleared up for the final stretch, taking me to the first of the Curdworth 11 locks. A brief walk from here was the Dog and Doublet pub for a restorative first-run pint!

In the evening, we walked along the River Tame into Kingsbury, popping into the Royal Oak for a drink and the Coop to buy tea. Darkness had descended by the time we walked back but the bright moon made the river and water park look fabulous as it reflected off the water.Read more