Hatton Locks

Sun was out first thing but it quickly became cloudy although still nicely warm.

After breakfast we hopped on the bikes for an 8 mile round trip ride to Hatton Locks. A flight of 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal, it spans less than 2 miles of canal and rises 45 metres. The flight opened in 1799, but were widened in the 1930’s

Just before the top lock there is a nice pub on the hill. The Hatton Arms where we stopped for a well earned pint of cider before continuing to the top lock and then riding back from whence we came.

After a nice cuppa we walked into Warwick for a nice rain free stroll around the shops. We sat for a while to eat a nice Thornton's Ice cream, before strolling back to the van for a nice relaxing hour or so in the beautiful afternoon sun.

The big black clouds were on their way so we went inside for tea and waited for the rain to arrive, which it did about 7:30pm, although it didn’t amount to much this time.