Holt leet Bridge on River severn to Wolverley on Staffs and Worcestershire Canal
We left the river Severn at Stourbridge and went onto the Staffs and Worcester canal. River travel is OK but canals are better! We immediately had 2 mini staircases to tackle before threading our way around 4 basins into the junction. Lots of very neat boats, a very orderly and quiet place. Barratts are building houses and apartments around a 5th basin that will be a very attractive place to live.
The locks seem so narrow compared with Mon and Brec ones! and if you think off side cutting is over due in Wales, you should see things along this canal!
Quite a tricky lock to negotiate under the road in Kidderminster, and managed to pass by a Marks and Spencer without any great wish to go shopping!
We found another quiet spot to moor for the evening, near the village of Wolverley.
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Hi. Really takes me back to our annual boating holiday in 1988. We really like the Staffs and Worcs. All really kicking off here,if you see a red boat following you its us trying to catch up!
Take care. Phill Sue and Todd.
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