A leisurely 9am start to get to Wansford for lunch. It had been very windy during the night with some mysterious bangs, but there was no apparent reason. It was still quite windy, but at least the sun was shining.
Moored below the old bridge in Wansford in what turned out to be the grounds of the Haycock Hotel. Ate in the expensive hotel then went to try the beer in the Paper Mills pub opposite.
Onwards downstream, sharing the nwxt two locks with another boat.
Spotted a new mooring at the Nene Valley railway.
Stopped to empty the loo in Peterborough then moored for the night nearby.
Went to the old barge, Charters.
This is now run by the Oakham brewery and the food is now provided by a Thai restaurant on the upper level. So we went to the Drapers Arms to eat. Although this is a Wetherspoons, it is in the GBG. They even had live music and we were asked if we wanted our beer served with or without a sparkler!
After eating there we went to the Oakham Brewery Tap. This also has Thai food but not in a seperate area. Then we walked to Goodbarns Yard, but they did seem to have much beer and there was a loud band playing. So we walked south of the river to the Palmerston Arms. This is a Batemans pub and is unusual in that all beer is served into glasses from the casks in the cellar, which is behind the bar with a large window.
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