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    M40 bridge
    M40 bridgeBeautiful cottage on the Kingswood Junction islandWe loved the saying at the bottom of this plaqueKingswood MarinaWinding Rainboat. She travelled from the bottom left of the photo to the bottom right.On the Lapworth Link heading towards the Grand UnionStanding on the Lapworth Link towpath watching Will wind on the Grand UnionKingswood Junction is a base for the CRT who've been working hard to remove an overgrowth of weedsRainboat moored on the left beyond the railway bridge. Permanent moorings on the rightBeautiful carved picnic tables.The Grand Union towpath really caught the sun in the mornings.Random audio post telling the story of a boat woman employed with her husband by Cadburys.

    Kingswood Junction, Lapworth

    September 11, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    We began the Lapworth Lock Flight today and managed eight of the twenty six locks! This took us to Kingswood Junction; a triangular junction with a little island in the middle. It joins the Stratford on Avon canal to the Grand Union canal via the Lapworth Link. Will being Will, wanted to make sure Rainboat travelled the whole triangle and link so he winded her in the marina, then again where the branch entered the Grand Union, while Vicky worked the locks. We moored up on the link beside a clearing with some beautiful carved wooden picnic tables. It was very peaceful apart from trains thundering accross the nearby railway bridge, which they continued to do throughout the night.

    Kingswood is a base out of which the CRT operates. It had all the facilities, although the elsan and showers were out of order 😪 It made us grateful to have opted for a compost toilet, meaning we aren't tied to service points like these.

    We'd not travelled anywhere near a supermarket for some time and were getting very low on food. Will took our one remaining bike and cycled to Sainsbury's several miles away, returning with his rucksack full to bursting.    Read more