Most beautiful of days
Day 9
Hanbury Hall is soon passed and it reached by a footpath leading southeast from lock 17 (Astwood Bottom Lock). This National Trust property is a red brick house built in 1701 in the style of William & Mary and little has been altered. Soon you have reached the flight of 5 Astwood locks, there are 5 locks a bit further on at Stoke, where there is a well placed pub just after Bridge 48 , a good place to moor up before the 30 flight Tardebigge locks are reached tomorrow.
Cruising time to here is 4 ½ hours.
Ian