Banbury and some good news

Bridge 159 near the M40

The M40 crosses the Oxford Canal

Moored in Banbury

We left Cropredy  at 9:00 in cool, breezy weather with some sun and light cloud.  After descending a couple of locks, passing below the M40, down a third lock and into Banbury where we moored in a wooded area not far from the town centre. This time 2 of the 3 locks were empty and needed to be filled before we could enter.

First job was to walk to Waitrose where we stocked up on food for the next 5 days, there being very few opportunities to shop until we reach Oxford, and even there, mooring near a supermarket may be difficult.

After lunch on board we walked into the town centre and were very impressed by what we saw. On previous visits we had found Banbury rather depressing with a large but empty shopping mall. Today the canal area and town centre were full of people and the shopping mall busy wtth far more shops than we remembered.

Now for the good news mentioned in the title.  Grant's Lock iha now been repared and so we are back on our original plan to join the Thames at Oxford in perhaps 4-5 days time. 

Daily travel data

Distance: 3.99 mile
Locks: 3
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes