After breakfast we walked to Shenton which is at the southerley end of the Battlefield Line where you can take a ride on a steam train at the weekends. At Shenton station we watched an amazing artistic glass blower Richard Golding producing very colourful ‘T’ light holders in a variety of patterns. The display of his work has to be seen to be believed. There is also a potter on the other side of the rail track where we saw some very ornate items in production.
From Shenton station we took a circular walk which took us to the Battle of Bosworth Visitor Centre. Here we learnt some interesting facts about the Battle of Bosworth – ‘The war of the Roses’. There is also a large sundial in the grounds of visitor centre that shows the principle characters on both sides of the war. We saw the coffin of King Richard at the visitor centre which poses the question “What about the burial site at Grey Friars in Leicester where the remains of the same King Richard have been recently discovered? Along the circular walk were a number of information posts, some of which displayed armour and weapons whilst others were recordings that you can listen to. King Richards well can also be seen on the walk, where the King is reputed to have drunk from before the battle.
After lunch we cruised up the canal passing by Bosworth Wharf to moor at Congerstone some 5 miles north of Shenton. Contrary to the forecast the weather has been good so in the evening we decide to take a walk into Congerstone to have a drink at the pub but the pub turns out to be a classy restaurant/wine bar, not best suited to boaters and their dogs.
