Saturday 22nd June

Ocker Hill to Walsall

We set off and turned right at Tame Valley junction onto the Walsall canal. Quite a bit of this was shallow and slow going.

At Walsall junction we turned right into the town arm and moored in the basin at the end. This was not easy as we had to turn around and back in alongside the other boats. Soon the basin was full and three boats moored just outside.

We went for lunch in the Rose and Crown near the top of the locks. They only had rolls for lunch and the beers were disappointing apart from the Strawberry one that the landlord recommended.

Later we went for an early dinner in the Black Country Arms which used to be in the GBG. Then we went shopping in Tescos.

After that we returned to the same pub, then Martin and I tried the Red Lion where we had a short measure Banks bitter. Finally we went to the Lyndon House Hotel.