Thursday 27th June 2013 Kinver to Brewood

Tom will have to catch up on the towpath

An original garden gate at one of the lock cottages

The Clock Tower Kinver

The Armouries - Kinver High Street



The Rock Houses at Kinver



Monday 24th June 2013 - Stourport - Kinver via Kidderminster

Leaving River Severn and joining the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Stourport

Our overnight mooring at Stourport on the River Severn

Lock Cottage Stourport

View on leaving Kidderminster Lock - although the town itself wasn't as appealing

Cave at Debdale lock, where the tow horses used to be kept overnight

Sunday 23rd June 2013 Birlington to Stourport

The deserted River Severn - we only passed two boats all day

The Abbey at Tewkesbury

High and Dry at Tewkesbury after winter floods

The lovely city of Worcester looking down river

Thursday 20th June Pershore to Birlingham via Great Comberton

Our mooring tonight - Swan's Neck - a sharp turn on the river

Beautiful scenery en route



Some of the lovely houses in Great Comberton



Great Comberton's Library

Wednesday 19th June 2013 Stratford to Pershore via Wyre Piddle

Washday at Wyre Piddle Lock

River view of Wyre Piddle

Hand Pulled Ferry at Evesham
Three long blasts of the horn to warn the ferryman to raise the wire



Weir at Fladbury



Waiting for Breakfast

Monday 17th June 2013 Stratford upon Avon to Evesham

Breakfast on Board

Father's Day Meal



Lottie and Matt



Our final weekend in Stratford Upon Avon, joined by Lottie and Matt, before joining the River Avon to continue our journey



Friday 14th June Stratford Upon Avon

View from the boat window this afternoon - we think they were alive!!

When in Stratford

Monday 10th June Stratford upon Avon




The River Avon

Holy Trinity Church - Shakespeare's burial place

Sunday in Stratford

Riverside with the Swans

 

Stratford

Tea on the grass at Stratford

Stratford upon Avon June 4/5/6th



Meeting up with Peter and Jeanette on Joanie M - our last meeting was in 2009



Tom at the helm over the aquaduct



Mooring at Stratford upon Avon



Saturday 1st June

Some of the 21 locks on the Hatton Flight

John and Tom entering the last lock

Beautiful scenery

and great company

Tomorrow we leave the Grand Union Canal

Gateway to Stratford upon Avon