Sign of the times (commute route part 2)

Continuing my daily route up Stratford Road, I turn left into Crompton Street at what used to be the Wheatsheaf. A friendly and unpretentious pub that served Old Speckled Hen on Draft (key fact).

Now it's become an Indian (probably Bangladeshi, to be accurate) restaurant, which is a sign of the current tough times for the pub trade. Now I'm partial to a Ruby Murray now and then, but it's a shame that such heritage is lost. I'm cheered shortly afterwards by the sight of the award-winning Old Fourpenny Shop. A hotel as well as a pub, apparently, but notable as a pub for its selection of real ales, including guests.


Almost immediately I cross into Warwick Racecourse, notable for its cycle chicane, which is even more testing than the ones on the M40 bridge.

Then its across the Saltisford into Ansell Way and a path under the railway that comes out in St Michael's Road. This would make an ideal cycle path (hint to WCC), but currently its a muddy track, covered with broken glass.