Distance - 6.5 Miles
Geocaches - 3
Pub - Rose and Castle, Ansty
Previous Stages - Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| A dimpled, handled glass |
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