Newbold to Burton Hastings (Ashby Canal)

Another day of reasonable progress along the bits of the Oxford and Coventry canals that we have done in the past.

Newbold Tunnel has now been "decorated" with coloured lights - I'm not convinced that this was the best use of scarce money to be spent on the canals, but judge for yourself:

We stopped for a "pie and a pint" at the Greyhound in Hawksbury:

Then following the usual wait for the stop lock, we travelled briefly on the Coventry Canal to Marston Junction, where we had an "interesting" turn into the Ashby Canal, at which point, the pace slowed and the countryside changed to a much more rural feel.

We're currently moored in the middle of nowhere just before the village of Burton Hastings (a bit south of Hinkley). And the forecast rain has just arrived, which is nice timing.

16.5 miles and half a lock (1') today.