I have just read this months Waterways World and there on page 83 is Kate boat moored outside the Greyhound at Hawksbury Junction
-- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/ "sean neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :> destination for long hours each day. We will be able to moor the boat : > at : > do some sightseeing from her. As the song says "They're coming back to : > the : : I would reckon that the main 'sights' other than countryside are in : Warwick and central Coventry - Leamington is quite pleasant but the : better bits are away from the canal moorings, which are not in the most : pleasant area. There could be a point in spending the first day or so in : Warwick, to look around, get sorted out, over jet-lag etc. The section : of Coventry between the canal basin and the Cathedral contains : interesting modern developments, but beyond Stretton the country is : fairly bleak and you are actually going south to get into Coventry. If : you want to visit Coventry it might be more convenient to get e.g. a : train to Coventry - for example the Ibis hotel, which is fairly cheap : and cheerful, is 200 yards from the station, with a frequent fast : service to Birmingham airport. : : > Turn and off down the Grand Union back to Warwick and Kate : > Narrowboats. A : > round trip of about 70 miles, 46 broad locks and 6 narrow locks : > : > Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants : > : Sean : : : : : : Yahoo! Groups Links : : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : :
