EnglandSouth Derbyshire DistrictWillingtonWillington Railway Station52°51’13” N 1°33’52” W
22. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We moved on from Barton-under-Needwood just to get a little farther before we lost the light. We stopped up just an hour later at Branston, a massive new housing estate just outside of Burton. DespiteWeiterlesen
EnglandFindern52°52’0” N 1°31’6” W
22. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Trundling on from Willington, the day was warm in the sun but the breeze and clouds brought a distinct chill. We arrived at Stenson Lock, our first double width (widebeam) lock - it was huge. It tookWeiterlesen
EnglandSouth Derbyshire DistrictChellaston52°51’13” N 1°27’14” W
22. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Next stop - Swarkestone. Basically nothing here except a pub and a nursery, so we thought we'd investigate the pub. Turns out we've driven through here many times on our way to Calke Abbey and thatWeiterlesen
EnglandWeston upon Trent52°51’6” N 1°24’12” W
22. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
We pootled on from Swarkestone aiming for Weston-on-Trent. The falling sun meant for beautiful views over the countryside and wonderful colours and reflections on the canal. We enjoyed the last bit ofWeiterlesen
EnglandSouth Derbyshire DistrictShardlow52°52’4” N 1°20’46” W
23. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
It rained once again through the night and the rain stayed with us for the rest of the morning. We went through the Weston Lock and on to Aston-on-Trent for a very brief stop (being too early for pubsWeiterlesen
EnglandSawley52°52’18” N 1°19’30” W
23. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Shardlow to Kegworth was a pretty uneventful run, being essentially where we live. Just beyond Shardlow, we went through the Derwent Lock which was the first double-wide lock we'd been through withWeiterlesen
EnglandSouth Derbyshire DistrictWillington52°51’0” N 1°34’22” W
24. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
A breakfast of sausage sandwiches to stave off the hangover (for Ben!), before mum and Kev joined us on board at about 8am. We pushed off, aiming to reach Willington for the night.
The day wasWeiterlesen
EnglandLichfield DistrictAlrewas52°44’8” N 1°44’57” W
25. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
We left Willington reasonably early, aiming for Alweras by mid-afternoon. We therefore skipped Burton once again deciding that the half hour walk to town wouldn't yield any different shops to a normalWeiterlesen
EnglandLichfield DistrictAlrewas52°43’38” N 1°43’40” W
26. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
With the clocks going back, we were up in more than good time for the day's plan. So we breakfasted before walking out, through Alrewas and over the A38 to the National Memorial Arboretum, which noneWeiterlesen
EnglandHopwas52°38’35” N 1°44’16” W
26. Oktober 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Through Fradley and back onto the Coventry Canal was fairly uneventful. At Whittington, I jumped off the boat and did a 5km past the military ranges, which was painfully slippery underfoot. 5km tookWeiterlesen
