Needing some shopping we decided to moor up at Pewsey this evening.  We set off at 8:50 and had a delightfully leisurely day with no locks and some lovely scenery.  At the start of the long pound it almost seemed like being in the fens but later in the day we were in much more open countryside.

We stopped at Honeystreet and had a short walk to St Mary’s Saxon Church at Alton Barnes.  It was a lovely church but the Whistler windows were a bit disappointing, very small and quite hard to see.

Honey street Wharf was also a bit of a let down.  The advertised chandlery was “work in progress” ie not built yet and the pump out not available as “he was taking the dog for a walk”.

We eventually used the self operated pump out in Pewsey, immediately after bridge 114, not before it as shown in Pearson.  The visitor moorings were full so we kept going and found a pleasant spot after bridge 113.

In the evening we walked into Pewsey along some pretty country tracks to shop at the co-op.  We followed this with a very good meal at the Tale of Spice Indian restaurant.