"Sue Burchett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Snipped
> Mike Stevens wrote
>>We stopped at the water point between Braunston Stop and Braunston Turn to
>>take on water, then another bout of bad weather started. We turned north
>>on
>>the Oxford Canal, and moored at 18:10 by the "Old Royal Oak", Hillmorton,
>>by
>>which time the weather had calmed down. We went to the pub for a meal,
>>but
>>their grill wasn't working, so we made do with fish & chips. The food was
>>OK, but the pub was big and a bit plasticky. There were canoeists
>>practising quite late in the evening, from a base on the wharf.
>>
> Serves you right you should have gone to the 'Bistro'. Licenced bar & good
> food, frequented by old boaty people.
>
Its never been open when we have passed. I would rather hit the bisects than
go to the pub in Hilmorton again. Last time it was rubbish
