More of the Caldon

So the first Sunday Lunch of the trip was at the Rose and Crown at a little village called Stanley.  Pretty average to be honest as the meat was clearly precooked and who gives you chips with a roast???  Must be in a foreign country.  Anyway despite the soggy Yorkshire pud they managed an 8 purely because they had treacle sponge on the pudding menu.  Monday we moved on to a delightful spot called Caldon Forge, near the end of the canal.  Very quiet and quite beautiful although the pub was pretty good too. Oh and the weather was stunning. The only problem was that there was no television or phone signal, still that did us no harm.   Now we've turned back and are in the village of Chedleton not the least because I need to find a garage and get some anti freeze for the engine.  Probably go to Leek tomorrow which is down a side arm of the canal and apparently voted one of the most desirable villages to live in in England.

Just a pretty lock in the middle of nowhere