EngelandSouth Derbyshire DistrictWillingtonWillington Railway Station52°51’13” N 1°33’52” W
22 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ 🌧 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. DespiteMeer informatie
EngelandFindern52°52’0” N 1°31’6” W
22 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 tookMeer informatie
EngelandSouth Derbyshire DistrictChellaston52°51’13” N 1°27’14” W
22 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 thatMeer informatie
EngelandWeston upon Trent52°51’6” N 1°24’12” W
22 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ 🌙 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 ofMeer informatie
EngelandSouth Derbyshire DistrictShardlow52°52’4” N 1°20’46” W
23 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ 🌧 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 pubsMeer informatie
EngelandSawley52°52’18” N 1°19’30” W
23 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 withMeer informatie
EngelandSouth Derbyshire DistrictWillington52°51’0” N 1°34’22” W
24 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ 🌧 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 wasMeer informatie
EngelandLichfield DistrictAlrewas52°44’8” N 1°44’57” W
25 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 normalMeer informatie
EngelandLichfield DistrictAlrewas52°43’38” N 1°43’40” W
26 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 noneMeer informatie
EngelandHopwas52°38’35” N 1°44’16” W
26 oktober 2020, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 tookMeer informatie
