Category Archives: UK

Pershore to Tewksbury

Leaving Fladbury Lock, we arrived in Pershore mid morning, moored and strolled into the town. We were quite surprised with what we saw; none of us had any per-conceived notions about Pershore and apart from numerous Georgian style buildings, the … Continue reading

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Stratford-upon-Avon to Fladbury Lock

Stratford was very busy, with a Boat festival and Music festival, and having been here before, we decided after going into Town, that we would move on, it was so busy, Geoff went to get the license (£50 for seven … Continue reading

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Banbury to Stratford upon Avon

Carpet tiles all fitted, but before we could leave we were back to B & Q for a refund, yes we had a number of tiles over. Heading up the Oxford is a very pleasant experience as it weaves around … Continue reading

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Kidlington to Banbury

We left Kidlington behind, and meandered slowly through little villages, stopping for fuel, topping up the water, and all the normal activities we have to do, then headed towards Banbury, we made one more stop in the middle of nowhere, … Continue reading

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2 days in Oxford

It was now early Sunday afternoon and we set off to find where we could catch the City Tour, Hop-on, Hop-off bus. After consulting Google we headed straight to Oxford Castle as the stop was right outside. Fortunately, on the … Continue reading

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Lechlade back to the Oxford Canal

We decided to head back today, we were away by 9.30am but no sign of the farmer who collects the moorings, so a free night! We meandered along the river, but this time we were not fighting the current, we … Continue reading

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