There was a lot of rain in the night and it was still pretty overcast first thing this morning. However the forecast said it would cheer up, so it was after 11am when we headed out for a walk. We went along the canal to the junction, then down past Haywood Lock to Essex Bridge over the Trent, the gateway to Shugborough Hall.
It’s not that long since we were last here, but of course the seasons have changed so we had plenty of autumn colour. We walked past the house and over a bridge, then along a path opposite the house to another bridge.
We didn’t really want to see the whole mansion again, but fancied another look at Patrick Lichfield’s apartments — so we went in and were allowed round the rope to bypass most of the house. There’s no photography in the apartment, which seems somewhat ironic. Then we walked back up the canal to the farm shop where we had lunch of Staffordshire oatcakes. It was really busy, probably because it’s half term. Walking back, we went past the boat partly because I needed a few hundred more steps, and partly to get a view of Tixall Gatehouse.
0 miles, 0 locks. (60 miles, 41 locks)
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