Tibberton to Hanbury Wharf (Worcester & Birmingham Canal)

Leaving Tibberton behind

Passing Oddingley

Passing Dunhampstead

Leaving Dunhampstead Tunnel

After the strenuous day we had yesterday, doing 6 miles and 14 locks, we decided to take it easy today, so had a late start, we left Tibberton at 10.45am to travel the 3½ miles to Hanbury Wharf and arrived there at 12.15pm, that’s more like it!  The canal was quite quiet and only passed one boat.  We chugged past Oddingley where there is a little church near the canal and on past Dunhampstead, through Dunhampstead tunnel all 230 yds and moored at Hanbury outside the Eagle and Sun pub. When we got to Hanbury Wharf where the New Boat Company is they had several wide beam boats moored on the tow path opposite moored boats, so we had to squeeze through.  A little after we had moored up, they moved all the wide beams back into the boat yard making it easy to pass, if only we had waited!!

The Eagle and Sun

When we were here last September, the pub was a 2, 4, 6, 8 pub, cheap and cheerful.  It apparently changed hands last November and is now a Carvery and Steak pub.  When we first stopped here about six years ago, it was a carvery pub then and a very good one, so it has gone back to its roots, so we thought we would give it a go.

The Eagle & Sun Garden by the Canal

We had a really good carvery, with a choice of four meats and they were very generous with the meat and a selection of 14 different vegetables, Kev was in heaven and had the full house of veg!  It has all been done out and is very nice and clean and the staff were very friendly, a good pub and well worth a stop.

We are just going to chill out here for the rest of the day and stay here tomorrow and take a walk down to Droitwich.

Moored at Hanbury Wharf