On Friday, we cruised for a couple of hours stopping off at Great Haywood to fill with water. Over the bridge from the facilities a lovely farm shop and café has plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and is presented really well. We moored at Little Haywood, a small village just outside Great Haywood.
Great Haywood is the junction with Staffordshire Canal & home to Anglo Welsh Marina, they have all facilities and are very helpful.
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| Mother moorhen and baby |
Saturday we had a short cruise through to Wolseley Bridge (no 70), excellent visitors moorings with rings. Just a short walk over the bridge leads to a variety of shops in ancient buildings, including an antiques store and an Indian Restaurant, just over the busy road there is also a garden centre which is nice to browse. It is advisable to book a table at 'Shimla Palace' on a weekend as it was fully booked when we turned up with our wine (take your own alcohol!). Nevermind - opted for a take away instead , very yummy and good value.
Over the last few weeks, we have passed some wonderful canalside gardens. It always amazes us how people tend and decorate their gardens so much, but don't get to fully appreciate them, however they are lovely for boaters and towpath walkers to see..
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A twist on garden gnomes!!
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| Brindley Bank Aqueduct |
We moored just after Bridge 66 in Rugeley, these are excellent visitors moorings as they are less than 5 minutes walking to Tesco's and Morrison's and the town centre with plenty more shops/banks etc. Today we left Rugeley, just on the outskirts you pass the Armitage Shanks factory where they make bathroom suites. Just after this you pass through an extremely narrow section which takes you under bridge 59. It is probably worth sending someone through by foot to check for any oncoming boats, but certainly sound your horn!!
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| Nugget enjoying a nap |
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