Stoke Golding

View from Shenton aqueduct

 The very hot weather seems to be over.  We awoke to a cool and cloudy morning with some light rain.  We set off at 8:25 as soon as the rain stopped retracing our journey through Market Bosworth and on over Shenton Aqueduct where the canal crosses over a country lane.  I was not able to get a satisfactory photo on the way up so did not mention it last week.

Soon after the aqueduct we stopped at the services at Sutton Wharf to fill up with water.  By this time the rain had returned, heavier than before.  Luckily there was a cafe nearby so we had a coffee there whilst waiting for the rain to stop, which it did in half an hour.

The final stage of today's journey took us to the village of Stoke Golding where a blue plaque records that Henry 7th was crowned after his vistory at Bosworth. More usefully for us it has a very good farm shop where we stocked up with fresh veg, 3 pubs which we did not visit and a highly recommended Indian restaurant where we may eat this evening.

4 hours 15 miutes cruising, 8.16 miles