Atherstone Visitor Moorings

Vicky's flu meant she would rather have stayed tucked up in bed than move on but we'd arranged to meet our friends Jeremy, Lynn, Wayne and Eileen for lunch the following day so she dosed herself up on cocodamol and clung on to the tiller with the dogs while Will worked us through the first 6 locks of the Atherstone flight. We stopped at the visitor moorings between locks 6 and 5 within easy walking distance of the pub. It was a little noisy from nearby roads and a railway but pleasant enough.

The meetup didn't go quite as planned. Vicky stayed home and Will went to The Anchor as had been agreed on WhatsApp. When the staff knew nothing about a table booked for six he called Jeremy. Jeremy was sat at the table he'd booked in the King's Head 10 minutes drive away! Meanwhile, Wayne was enquiring about a table in another King's Head! Jeremy drove and picked Will up while Wayne and Eileen drove to the right King's Head and all was well in the end. It turned out Will had gone to the pub that was agreed on Whatsapp but Jeremy, who lived locally had misremembered and booked the other one 😂

Vicky spent the next few days resting while Will explored Atherstone. It was a lovely little town with charity shops and a super hippy shop selling jewellery and crystals. Hopefully Vicky will get to see it when we come back this way after Christmas.Read more