Our Italian meal last night at Al'Angelo in Droitwich was very good with excellent food and service. Recommened to all visitors.
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| On the Droitwich Barge Canal |
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| Densie and Sans Souci in Lock 8 |
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| Original James Brindley bridge dating from c. 1770 |
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| Moored above Lock 2 |
Now to today's happenings. There are in fact two Droitwich Canals. The narrow Droitwich Junction Canal connects the town to the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. This becomes the wide Droitwich Barge Canal in the town centre and takes one to the River Severn. The Droitwich Barge Canal was one of the first canals to be built at the start of the industrial revolution. The Droitwich Junction Canal was one of the last ones, being constructed after the railways began to replace the canals.
We left our moorings at 9:15 travelling along the Droitwich Barge Canal with narrowboat Sans Souci. The journey took us down 6 wide locks and through attractive counryside to the two locks that drop down to the river. We stopped for the day at the CRT moorings above these final 2 locks whilst Sans Souci carried on his journey.
5.19 miles, 3 hours 15 minutes cruising, 6 locks
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