We left Wolseley Bridge at about 9.30 am and made our way up to Great Haywood junction.
We passed some lovely scenery like Bishton Hall and Cannock Chase. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHsFWmhua0_0sMf3pYS-5z-rwBO6wpOOws4oudrjnapoYaDY_-vHzQNGMX9zHKDvW8MU2SXYdOW5XKlBuo6xyxlXGuuxr7YyfJxH07p_PljuaCTjQPWO3n-J0CZ7_egJVYmSf/s320/P1000297.JPG)
We soon got to Colwich Lock at Little Haywood.
And then we passed Shugborough Park and got to Haywood Lock. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIJvNMNUQVEV9rtaGlwvi7z2088vhpmTkGFRleXgDmgV2pfZVybszUd5oSXSmU6wWi9nNFm0qAt7gvEoXwpeKHG5ic1RcHwiaP51zg80JIkMgyQXqoy9LJcC36MJyXkJ4ueNt/s320/P1000305.JPG)
Making a turn at the Junction, we made our way to Tixal. We were lucky enough to get a nice mooring which is where the canal turns into a small lake and is called Tixal Wide.
After some lunch we went for a walk to get rid of our rubbish and have a look around. We walked up to Great Haywood marina and had a look in the farm shop.
We then went on up to the village with it's shop and post office. We also had a look at the church, but it was locked. From there we walked across Essex bridge to Shugborough Hall and it's gardens. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicsVGPwf4r7zaZTlxCfF5n-TIhkHOViybdlvWUaTx5VlYZYXspjLmtcw9FsPKdZ7tmX4vIuMEHKggRgPP-HxwckmztZR0pd_EM_VtknjSoiTPiGkKwkaNnvjG4VgMpTPKQVHA/s320/P1000331.JPG)
We then followed a track to find the caves at Little Haywood and were a bit disappointed to find they had collapsed and the kids had messed about here, but it was still very interesting.
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We walked back to Derwent6 and sat out in the cratch with dinner watching the sunset. This place is a bit special and the wildlife here is just spectacular to watch.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RwZJ3Fiupc7PWK-sjP66aRAGtPdIs1dyu6KdPHHhRCcb3gW6FKUfAr8PQSgRIyCHDySLCQFNYFZS2lE9MWAcTYWMMlSsjimA_E5qZlBr-JrlM6QAC6esbt1A4j6km2Fsu9Ho/s320/P1000349.JPG)
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Nice sunset photos! (Shame they're not "clickable")
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