Days 83 - 85: Atherstone to Hopwas via Alvecote

On Tuesday 26th, from near the centre of Atherstone, we completed the final four locks in the flight then stopped for services at Bradley Green Bridge (known from now on as 'Henley', see below).

Bottom lock at Atherstone, with passer-by

About to exit the lock

Excitable welcome at the services

Serene scene looking back towards Atherstone

Ruined Alvecote priory, founded in 1159 by William Burdett as penance for killing his wife

Working boats Australia and Lynx, carrying coal, moored opposite us by Alvecote Marina

On Wednesday, Jan walked the 3 miles to Tamworth railway station to go to London for the day.  On the following day we moored a little further on at Glascote and next morning Denis travelled to Leicester - when he returned we continued to Fazeley Junction and then north to just before the village of Hopwas.

The aqueduct carrying the canal over the River Tame south of Tamworth

Another garden on a boat