67 Saturday 8 May 2021 Warrington

 The  weather  forecast, that  it  would  be  absolutely  pelting  it  down, turned  out  to  be  correct  so  I  had  to  choose  a  bad  weather  option. With  museums  not  yet  open  and  Simon's  pocket  money  being  low, it  was  a  struggle  to  find  an  attractive  option  but  I  eventually  decided  on  using  the  GM  Wayfarer  ticket  to  visit  Warrington. I'd  never  visited  the  town  centre  before.

We  caught  the  train  to  Bolton, then  one  to  Manchester  Oxford  Road ( 10 minute  wait )  then  one  to  Warrington  Central ( just  across  the  platform )  so  were  there  within  an  hour.  Simon  was  running  a  livestream  on  Twitch.



We  wanted  a  map  to  find  a  pub  I'd  identified  for  lunch  so  we  walked  in  the  pouring  rain  to  the  library. The  nice  lady  there  didn't  have  a  map  but  came  to  the  door  and  gave  me  directions.



We  got  more  wet  but  found  The  Waterside  Inn  easily. We  got  a  good  table   on  the  verandah, which  was  well  sheltered  and  had  a  heater  nearby  although  it  didn't  stop  my  coffee  going  cold  very  quickly. I  was  rather  disappointed  by  my  choice  of  food  but  Simon  was  very  happy  with  his  steak  and  ribs.




By  the  time  we'd  finished, it  had  actually  stopped  raining  and  we  had  a  quick  look  at  the  river.



We  walked  back  into  the  town  centre  and  did  some  shopping ( nothing  very  interesting ) then  Simon  wanted  some  chips  which  he  ate  in  Golden  Square.


We  had  a  quick  look  at  a  fountain.


We  then  went  to  Bank  Quay  station  to  return  by  a  different  route. Simon  was  very  impressed  by  the  Pendolino  train  to  Wigan  North  Western.


We  had  a  short  wait  at  Wigan  Wallgate  for  the  train  to  Bolton  then  half  an  hour  at  Bolton  for  our  return  to  Bromley  Cross.



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