{"id":1812,"date":"2017-03-01T21:40:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T21:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2017-03-25T14:47:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T14:47:53","slug":"itinerary-of-the-west-midlands-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/itinerary-of-the-west-midlands-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Itinerary of the West Midlands trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1ara8UTQ7CP7RlkZW0numNBDlRwk\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin: 24px 24px 24px 0; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid black;\">\n<h6>Map Legend<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: orange; color: orange; margin-top: 5px;\">\u2014\u2014<\/span> Off-canal bike routes<br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: red; color: red;\">\u2014\u2014<\/span> The \u201cofficial\u201d canals of my trip<br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: gray; color: gray;\">\u2014\u2014<\/span> Some of the other canals in Birmingham<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1817\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/itinerary-of-the-west-midlands-trip\/red-museum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/red-museum.gif?fit=24%2C24\" data-orig-size=\"24,24\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-museum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/red-museum.gif?fit=24%2C24\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/red-museum.gif?fit=24%2C24\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1817\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/red-museum.gif?resize=24%2C24\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/>\u00a0Attractions I intend to visit<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1818\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/itinerary-of-the-west-midlands-trip\/light-gray-museum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/light-gray-museum.gif?fit=24%2C24\" data-orig-size=\"24,24\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"light-gray-museum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/light-gray-museum.gif?fit=24%2C24\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/light-gray-museum.gif?fit=24%2C24\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1818\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/light-gray-museum.gif?resize=24%2C24\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> Attractions along the way<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For those of you playing the home board\u00a0game version of <em>Cycling the Canals of Britain<\/em>,\u00a0I\u2019m including the provisional itinerary of my trip and a Google map of the journey. I\u2019d welcome any suggestions for better routes than the ones I\u2019ve marked, attractions I <em>must<\/em> visit and those I can avoid and especially places to eat.<\/p>\n<h6>Arrive Thursday May 4<\/h6>\n<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Blob_Birmingham.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a9\/Blob_Birmingham.jpg\/320px-Blob_Birmingham.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfridges in Birmingham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I arrive in Birmingham about noon and the first thing I\u2019ll need to do is walk to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onyourbike.com\" target=\"_blank\">On Your Bike<\/a> and pick up my hired bike. It\u2019s about a half-mile walk and wouldn\u2019t be difficult if I weren\u2019t hauling luggage.\u00a0From\u00a0the bike rental,\u00a0I have to\u00a0ride\u00a0to <a href=\"http:\/\/hattershostels.com\/birmingham-livery-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hatters Hostels<\/a> where I\u2019m staying the first two nights of my trip. Hatters is in the Jewellery Quarter and by bike, Google Maps doesn\u2019t have a very direct route to the hostel because the A4400 \/ Queensway \/ A38 is in the way. Fortunately there\u2019s a ready-made bike path in the form of the canals and I will travel there by following the Digbeth Branch and then the Birmingham and Fazeley canals.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never stayed at a hostel before, so this should be an experience, although somewhat\u00a0tempered by having a private room and en suite bathroom. I may have time to take a shower before going to a meeting of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcnsociety.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Birmingham Canal Navigation Society<\/a> at the Titford Pump House, which appropriately enough is on the Titford Canal, a branch line of the Old Main Line Canal.<\/p>\n<h6>Friday May 5<\/h6>\n<p>I\u2019m to meet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balti-birmingham.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Munro<\/a>, author of <em>Going for a Balti: The Story of Birmingham\u2019s Signature Dish<\/em>, possibly\u00a0for lunch somewhere in the Balti Triangle (marked above on the map).\u00a0I also hope to have an opportunity to explore the Birmingham\u00a0canals like the Old and New Main Lines, but I may have to take a quick trip down to Bournville that day. Friday will be busy, but luckily so many of the things I want to see are clustered at the intersection of the main lines, the Worcs &amp; B\u2019ham and the Birmingham and Fazeley. Just going to pick up my bike Thursday I\u2019ll pass by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullring.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Bullring shopping area<\/a> that includes the bizarre <a href=\"http:\/\/www.selfridges.com\/GB\/en\/content\/store\/birmingham\" target=\"_blank\">Selfridges<\/a>\u00a0(flashbacks of <em>The Corbomite Maneuver<\/em>) and the quaint\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bullring.org\" target=\"_blank\">St. Martin in the Bull Ring<\/a> church. There\u2019s also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brindleyplace.com\" target=\"_blank\">Brindleyplace<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.visitsealife.com\/birmingham\/\" target=\"_blank\">National SEA LIFE Centre<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birminghammuseums.org.uk\/bmag\" target=\"_blank\">Birmingham Museum &amp; Art Gallery<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5>Saturday May 6<\/h5>\n<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kings_Norton_Junction_toll_house.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/11\/Kings_Norton_Junction_toll_house.jpg\/320px-Kings_Norton_Junction_toll_house.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toll House at Kings Norton Junction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Saturday I\u2019ll start my bike ride south on\u00a0the Worcs &amp; B\u2019ham from Gas Street Basin, where the canal meets the rest of the Birmingham Canal Navigation. I\u2019ll want morning light and sunrise is 5:27, so\u00a0Saturday will be a long day. I will ride from Birmingham to Droitwich Spa and spend the next two nights at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phepsonfarm.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Phepson Farm Cottages<\/a>, a nearby bed and breakfast. That\u2019s about a 20-mile ride Saturday and I\u2019ll have a lot of interesting demands on my time.\u00a0I would like to ride\u00a0through Bournville Village, the\u00a0Cadbury company town that\u2019s still being administered by the trust George Cadbury established in 1900. There\u2019s also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/facilities\/lapworth-museum\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Lapworth Geology Museum<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/barber.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Barber Institute of Fine Arts<\/a> at the University of Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>Next is Kings Norton Junction where the North Stratford Canal joins the Worcs &amp; B\u2019ham, set off by the picturesque former toll house. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be spending a lot of time photographing the bridge and the toll house and the intimidating guillotine gates that guard the Stratford Canal.<\/p>\n<p>The next attraction is also an obstacle to my path, the 1.5-mile-long Wast Hill Tunnel. I\u2019m hoping I can catch a ride on a narrowboat going through the canal, which should take about 45 minutes. If I can\u2019t, I\u2019ll have to detour around the tunnel,\u00a0but some cyclists have mentioned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiw_onPjrbSAhVHzVQKHUezDv8QqQIIISgAMAE&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birminghammail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmidlands-news%2Ffamily-hell-kicked-out-kings-7084275&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZrfnbifKh_kjivWv5hHe_S39JpQ&amp;sig2=SMrak3dv9bKBoVBBdBdjFQ\" target=\"_blank\">anti-social nature<\/a> of some of the residents of the Hawkesley Estate (there are\u00a0three housing estates south of Kings Norton).\u00a0I can either take Redditch Road (the A441) to the north or Longdales Road to the south and I\u2019d love to hear some recommendations on the best route. The southern route skirts open country and I think would be the more attractive path.<\/p>\n<p>After the Wast Hill Tunnel I\u2019ll encounter the Shortwood and Tardebigge tunnels, but\u00a0the detours around those are much easier and direct. After Tardebigge, of course, I\u2019ll encounter the longest flight of locks in the UK. Starting at Lock 58 (58 being the nickname of the Worcs &amp; B\u2019ham), I\u2019ll ride\u00a0by 30 more locks to Lock 29. (NOTE: I\u2019ve always been suspicious of the rather large gap between Lock 57 and 58 and suspect someone wanted a nice, round number.)\u00a0If I stop to photograph every single lock, I\u2019ll never get to my destination, so I will have to push on. Although I can average 10 mph on a concrete or tarmac (or metalled) bike path, I think 6\u20138 mph is a better estimate on a dirt towpath and even slower if it\u2019s muddy and raining.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to arrive at the junction of the Droitwich and Worcs &amp; B\u2019ham canals sometime\u00a0between 5 and 6 pm and have dinner at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eagleandsundroitwich.com\" target=\"_blank\">Eagle &amp; Sun pub<\/a>. From there it will be a\u00a02\u00be-mile ride to Phepson Farm. If the weather and my legs are willing, however, I might ride back to the canal after checking in at the bed and breakfast so that I might get an evening photo of the water.<\/p>\n<p>I hope at some point to ride a little way on the Droitwich canals and to tour the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitdroitwichspa.com\/businesses\/salt-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt Museum<\/a> at the city\u2019s tourist bureau.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5>Sunday May 7<\/h5>\n<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Worcester_Cathedral_Nave_and_Pulpit,_Worcestershire,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6a\/Worcester_Cathedral_Nave_and_Pulpit%2C_Worcestershire%2C_UK_-_Diliff.jpg\/320px-Worcester_Cathedral_Nave_and_Pulpit%2C_Worcestershire%2C_UK_-_Diliff.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worcester Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019d like to take it easy Sunday, but the complicated schedule of the various\u00a0attractions in Worcester (some are closed Sunday, Monday <em>and<\/em> Tuesday)\u00a0means another early start. I would like to climb the tower at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worcestercathedral.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Worcester Cathedral<\/a> so that I might have an aerial photograph of the city.\u00a0The cathedral is also interesting because of its part during the English Civil Wars and being the burial place of King John of Magna Carta and Robin Hood, and Prince Arthur, Henry VIII\u2019s brother. I also want to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcestershire.gov.uk\/museums\/info\/1\/the_commandery\" target=\"_blank\">Commandery<\/a>, a building that has had many roles and\u00a0during the Civil Wars\u00a0was the last stronghold of Charles II. If possible, I will also ride alongside the River Severn to Powick Bridge, where the first major cavalry engagement\u00a0in the\u00a0wars took place. I plan an early night\u2019s sleep back at Phepson Farm.<\/p>\n<p>I should point out that sometime over the weekend or Monday or\u00a0Tuesday, I hope to meet with members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/wbdcs.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Worcester Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society<\/a>, either at Alvechurch, Droitwich Spa or both. This should give Margaret and Tony a better idea of my timetable and most of my activities can be rearranged. The schedule presented here is aspirational.<\/p>\n<h5>Monday May 8<\/h5>\n<p>I will relocate to Worcester proper on Monday, staying at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldenglishinns.co.uk\/our-locations\/the-ye-olde-talbot-worcester\" target=\"_blank\">Ye Olde Talbot\u00a0hotel<\/a> on Friar Street. Friar Street\u00a0is\u00a0packed with Tudor buildings,\u00a0most of which are shops but there\u2019s also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tudorhouse.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Tudor House<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/greyfriars-house-and-garden\" target=\"_blank\">Greyfriar\u2019s House Museums<\/a>. I\u2019ll only be able to visit Greyfriar\u2019s House on Tuesday, however, because of the museum\u2019s schedule.<\/p>\n<h5>Tuesday May 9<\/h5>\n<p>Other than Greyfriar\u2019s House, the only appointment I have Tuesday is to ride north on the canal to Stoke Prior and\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.black-prince.com\" target=\"_blank\">Black Prince Narrowboat Hire<\/a>. There are a number of boat hires on the canal including <a href=\"http:\/\/anglowelsh.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Angl0Welsh<\/a> just north of the Tardebigge Tunnel, Black Prince and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.viking-afloat.com\" target=\"_blank\">Viking Afloat<\/a> at Lowesmoor Wharf in Worcester. Black Prince have offered to let me film a customer getting their tour of the boat (customer willing). I\u2019m hoping it will be first-time renters so I can capture that happy, glazed look on their faces. (NOTE: AngloWelsh and <a href=\"http:\/\/valleycruises.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Excellence Afloat<\/a> also have bases on the Stratford Canal.)<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5>Wednesday May 10<\/h5>\n<p>I leave Worcester on Wednesday\u00a0for Stratford-upon-Avon. It will be about a seven mile ride north on the Worcs &amp; B\u2019ham to Dunhampstead and then 20 miles cross-country eastward to Wilmcote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare.org.uk\/visit\/mary-ardens-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\">the childhood home of Mary Arden<\/a>, Shakespeare\u2019s mother. It\u2019s a daunting ride for me because 30 miles is pretty much the longest I ride in a day, but I plan to stop for lunch either in Astwood or Sambourne and replenish my energy. At Wilmcote, I can follow the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal another three miles to the home\u00a0of the Bard. I\u2019ll be staying at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huntersmoonguesthouse.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter\u2019s Moon Guest Cottage<\/a> for two days as I explore the city. I\u2019m sure I will be seriously exhausted and yet I\u2019m contemplating attending a performance of <em>Julius Caesar<\/em> at the Royal Shakespeare Company. It would be embarrassing to fall asleep during a performance.<\/p>\n<h5>Thursday May 11<\/h5>\n<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Shakespeare's_Birthplace.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7a\/Shakespeare%27s_Birthplace.jpg\/320px-Shakespeare%27s_Birthplace.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shakespeare\u2019s Birthplace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is my day to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare.org.uk\/visit\/shakespeares-birthplace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shakespeare\u2019s birth place<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stratford-upon-avon.org\/shakespeare\" target=\"_blank\">his grave<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare.org.uk\/visit\/shakespeares-new-place\/\" target=\"_blank\">his home<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespearesschoolroom.org\" target=\"_blank\">his\u00a0schoolroom<\/a>, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare.org.uk\/visit\/anne-hathaways-cottage\/\" target=\"_blank\">wife\u2019s home<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare.org.uk\/visit\/halls-croft\/\" target=\"_blank\">his daughter\u2019s home<\/a>, etc. Not to mention ride the bike along the River Avon and buy souvenirs. I\u00a0think by this point I may be so exhausted some attraction will\u00a0be left unvisited.<\/p>\n<h5>Friday May 12<\/h5>\n<p>I ride north on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal on Friday. I will look forward to one of the loveliest canals with it\u2019s split bridges and barrel-roofed lockkeeper\u2019s cottages. The <a href=\"https:\/\/canalrivertrust.org.uk\/news-and-views\/blogs\/heritage-team\/edstone-aqueduct-as-seen-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\">Edstone Aqueduct<\/a> should be pretty impressive, but I \u00a0think I will most look forward to just riding through what was the Forest of Arden. I plan to meet Clive Henderson with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stratfordcanalsociety.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Society<\/a> at some point along this trip. I\u2019ll stay at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebellattanworthinarden.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The Bell Inn<\/a> in Tanworth in Arden, not far from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nick_Drake\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Drake\u2019s<\/a> grave for those who remember the \u201960s.<\/p>\n<h5>Saturday May 13<\/h5>\n<p>I will explore\u00a0the North Stratford Canal Saturday and perhaps tour <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birminghammuseums.org.uk\/sarehole\" target=\"_blank\">Sarehole Mill<\/a>, a still working mill with an association to JRR Tolkien, assuming it\u2019s open that day and I\u2019m up to it. I\u2019ll return to Birmingham\u00a0Saturday and check in at\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/nitenite.com\" target=\"_blank\">Nitenite Citryooms hotel<\/a>. I\u2019m saving money by staying in a tiny, windowless room but frankly I don\u2019t plan to spend much time in the room except to sleep.<\/p>\n<h5>Sunday May 14<\/h5>\n<p>This is my last full day in Birmingham. I will have returned my rental bike Saturday and the only thing I have planned is to use a Brompton Bike to ride to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birminghammuseums.org.uk\/soho\" target=\"_blank\">Soho House<\/a>, the Georgian home of industrialist and Lunar Man Matthew Boulton. There are a lot of steam engines stamped Boulton &amp; Watt that powered the Industrial Revolution, and by visiting Boulton\u2019s home I hope to feel a connection to the spirit of innovation of that age, assuming my brain still works at this point.<\/p>\n<h5>Monday May 15, return to Denver<\/h5>\n<p>I think unlike my flight out, I will have no problem sleeping on the plane. I\u2019ve been telling people my 92-mile route won\u2019t be that hard\u00a0because it will be spread over eight days, but looking over this itinerary, I\u2019m already tired.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: I am not receiving any compensation for mentioning the places I\u2019m staying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Map Legend \u2014\u2014 Off-canal bike routes \u2014\u2014 The \u201cofficial\u201d canals of my trip \u2014\u2014 Some of the other canals in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Itinerary of the Cycling the Canals of Britain trip #Worcester & #Birmingham, #Droitwich, #Stratford-upon-Avon canals","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p74kO9-te","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1812"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1844,"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions\/1844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}