Marbury to Grindley Brook

What promised to be a wet day grimly hung onto staying dry. We had a lay-in this morning, so not an early start. Marbury lock was against us.

Marbury lockhouse has been sympathetically extended.

The sky was very threatening. But with boats coming the other way the remaining locks were in our favour, until we got to Grindley Brook.

We had an inquisitive audience at this lock.

Approaching Willeymoor lock.

The Willeymoor Tavern alongside the lock.

Freshly ploughed fields alongside Poveys Lock.

Grass track racing circuit.

Approaching Grindley Brook.

Approaching the staircase locks.

Ascending the staircase locks.

We managed to moor above the locks before the heavens opened, so we had lunch, before walking back down to the locks to have a look around. Some pretty cottages down by the bottom lock.

Some more cottages at the pound below the staircase locks.

Lockside Stores & Cafe, beside the bottom staircase lock. We bought some chutney from the stores and look forward to tasting it some time.

Slightly overfull lock on our return.

Keith.