Saturday, 19 March 2022

19/03/22 - Centenary Way - Stage 8 - Ansty

Distance - 6.5 Miles

Geocaches - 3

Pub - Rose and Castle, Ansty

Previous Stages - Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4Stage 5Stage 6, Stage 7


A cool and breezy day but under blue skies - with just enough warmth that we can have our first Al Fresco lunch of 2022.  We hope that many more will follow.

We start at the Rose and Castle - only slightly perturbed by their "Chef Required" signage.  We had high hopes of something more than a liquid lunch.  As its a gastro-pub, we live in expectation that something will be to be rustled up for us, post walk.

Rose and Castle, Ansty
Rose and Castle for Lunch Outside

Today's walk is a 7 miles figure of 8. We decide to agricultural fields out the way first. The map shows the site of two lost medieval villages - Hopsford and Upper Smite.  No evidence of anything at ground level - just grassy fields, viewed from our tree lined avenue.

Mobbs Woods
Our path for taday

A crossing of the M6 and then down to the Oxford Canal for a good three miles of muddy towpaths for our return to Ansty.

Oxford Canal
Oxford Canal for easy navigation

The Centenary Way once again providing little of interest but at least this was a reasonable, if not unspectacular walk.

The Rose and Castle not even providing anything to liven the blog up.  It was open, doing food from an extensive menu with excellent service and a decent pint of Purity Mad Goose.

Oh, I do them a disservice.  There was something of interest.

Rose and Castle
A dimpled, handled glass


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