Friday 18th October 2019



We moved less than a mile up the canal, passing through Wood’s Lock and moored in Cheddleton. We have fond memories of Cheddleton and had been looking forward to visiting here on Bridge Street. We had visited a number of times before, on board our shared-ownership boat and stayed at the local caravan site. Each time, we had enjoyed the place.

The village straddles a hillside and is much larger than it seems from the canal. We walked up the steep hill to the One-Stop Store. Height was gained quickly and the views across the Churnet Valley are magnificent. A green and pleasant land indeed.




View across the Churnet Valley from Cheddleton



On return, we spent some time on the boat before going to the Boat Inn for a couple. This is another typical canal-side hostelry. As it advertises at the door, a little pub with a big welcome. Unfortunately, they do not do food in the evenings, but the landlord did offer a take-away meal service from Leek and he would provide plates and cutlery. Service indeed.




The Boat Inn, Cheddleton



Since installing the EE internet service, although we had coverage for the first 3 days, we have not had any internet, TV signal or phone for 4 days now. It is nice to be back in touch with the world again by internet, but there is still no phone signal except intermittently.



Weather: a pleasant day but rain in the evening. 



Day Total: 1 lock; 1 mile; 0 Tunnel; 0 Swing Bridges; 0 Lift Bridges; 0 Boat Lift; Day’s running hours 0.9    

Overall Total: 766 locks; 1344 miles; 52 tunnels; 61 Swing Bridges; 14 Lift Bridges; 2 Boat Lifts; total engine running hours 848.0hrs








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