The Merry Macs.

The furthest we have been along the Ashby canal is to the Battlefields at Market Bosworth.

So it is about time we got to the navigable end at Snarestone.

Although named after the town of  Ashby de la Zouch the canal terminated at Moira three miles short of its namesake.

Ashby de la Zouch was lampooned in an American WW2 song 

The Ashby is the longest contour canal in England, it also has a reputation for being shallow, FL will enjoy 42 miles of
lock-free cruising and a clean base plate by the time we return to the Coventry canal.

Foxwell's Bridge.

Ashby canal centre basin

Info board beside the canal.

Carlton village.

Barn doors - Carlton village.

St Andrews church - Carlton village

Cruising the Ashby

Dry canal bed ?

The Battlefield Steam railway runs from Shackerstone to Market Bosworth and Shenton.

https://www.battlefieldline.co.uk/