Tyrley Wharf to Goldstone Wharf (Shropshire Union Canal)

Coming to Woodeaves Cutting

Into the Cutting we go

We are moving a couple of miles today to Goldstone Wharf where there is a really nice pub called the Wharf Tavern and we are meeting our friends from Audlem Sheila and Tony there for lunch on Wednesday, so looking forward to that.

It was really dull and overcast as we set off and spitting with rain.  We chugged on along the canal and soon came to Woodeaves Cutting.

Woodseaves Cutting which is about 70ft deep and a mile long and was cut out from the rock entirely by men without powered machines.  

Breathe In!

Tall Bridges here

Solid Rock Sides

Coming to the end of the cutting

It is lovely and really impressive but is very narrow in places and the sides are very rocky so not ideal to meet another boat coming the other way.  There are also a couple of really high bridges.  We saw a kingfisher while we were chugging through but he was too quick for a photo!

Milestone Marker

We met one boat coming the other way, but fortunately we had room to pass so we went on our way and soon we were out of the cutting and then came to Goldstone Wharf where we moored up opposite the pub.

Community Shop

We had lunch then went out for a walk along the towpath as there were a few caches along there and then we walked up over the bridge and up into the village of Cheswardine.    There is a mile stone in the village and also a Community Shop and a nice Church.

Church in Cheswardine

Wharf Tavern

We walked up by the Church and into the nearby woods to find our last cache of the day and we were lucky with this one, we found it after a bit of a search.  We then walked  back down the road and unfortunately for us it started raining, the spitty stuff but it did ease off and then we were back at Goldstone Wharf and the boat, it was a nice circular walk about 3 miles.

We are staying here tonight and also tomorrow to meet Sheila and Tony in the pub for our lunch and then we will move on Thursday.

Moored at Goldstone Wharf