82_Meandering on the Trent and Mersey

1st February 2020
We leave our mooring above Aston Lock and passing Aston Marina we head South Easterly into the Trent Valley. We had about a 30 minute wait at Aston Lock as just as we cast off a boat cruised past to the lock landing. I helped the two man crew through the lock, they had only just bought the boat and were taking it to Nottingham. It had an old Lister engine which kept cutting out, I wished them the very best of luck!  

4th February
We moor up beside the little village of Burston for a few days before heading onto Great Haywood. You can see here that the River Trent meanders beside the canal from Stone to Great Haywood forming many meandering cut off loops evident from the drone footage. We continue in a south easterly direction as the canal cuts its way through Sandon Park and the villages of Salt and Western upon Trent, although feeling quiet and remote, major roads and the railway are never very far away. We arrive in Great Haywood, it’s busy here as it’s a popular area to moor with boaters facilities above Haywood Lock. As there was little space above the lock, and the alternative was directly opposite the cafe and farm shop we decide to make the sharp turn onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and moor near Tixall Wide. This beautiful scene on the videos thumbnail was taken here on a cold and frosty morning.  As the farm shop was only a short distance I was able to top up on a few fresh provisions.