Wolseley Bridge to Great Haywood - Trent & Mersey Canal

Lovely Sunset

Harry in the Nature Reserve

Greenfinch on the Feeder

We stayed put yesterday (Friday) and after breakfast we walked up to the garage on the main road to get a few things then had another walk around the nature reserve as it was another sunny warm day.  

We sat on a bench by the river again for a bit then walked on through the reserve and all around the paths.  There is a hide on the lake where they have bird feeders and so we sat in there and watched a greenfinch feeding.  We then walked back to the boat and just chilled out.

Passing NB Dexta

We are turning around today and heading back up the canal to Great Haywood.  It was another glorious morning as we set off from our mooring under the bridge and on along the canal.  

Our Picnic Spot Yesterday

Coming to the Lock

The canal runs parallel with the River Trent and we could see the spot the other side of the river where we sat and had our picnic in the nature reserve.  We chugged on along the canal past the diesel boat NB Dexta and to the winding hole where we turned around and came back up the canal.

Kev & Harry Coming up the Lock

Lovely Harry

It was quite quiet today and we only passed a couple of boats coming the other way and then we were approaching Colwich lock and a boat was just coming out so they left the gates open for us.

Colwich Lock

I got off and walked up to the lock and Kev brought the boat in.  I shut the gates and then opened the paddles to fill the lock.  It didn’t take long and we went out the lock shutting the gates behind us and on along the canal past Little Haywood and then we were approaching Great Haywood and we moored up in a lovely open sunny spot with views of Shugborough Hall.

Lovely View of Shugborough Hall

We had lunch, then walked up to the footbridge, went over that and into the village to go to the shop.  We then walked down to the farm shop and I went in and got some sausages, bacon, ham, local tomatoes and a few other goodies.  We then had a coffee in the cafe and then walked back to the canal and sat on a bench for a while near the junction in the lovely sunshine before we walked back to the boat passing the Candy Boat on the way and so obviously I had to buy a couple bags of sweets.

We are staying here tonight then off tomorrow up past the junction and a couple of miles up the canal to Weston-upon-Trent.

Moored at Great Haywood