Jenny and Sid's Narrow Boat Adventures: Sid's day at Cadbury World

Sid was so excited to be visiting his idea of heaven. The day was a bit overcast but it was not a problem as we only had a 15 minute walk from the canal, where we had managed to moor in a locked secure Canal and River Trust mooring. Sadly, there were two other boats moored who had obviously been there for some time thus preventing anyone else taking advantage of the security the locked area gave us. We arrived 5 minutes before Cadbury World opened and Sid's anticipation grew by the minute. Then the doors opened and he was in! It was not long before we had been given some free samples, which Jenny popped straight in the backpack since it was only just after 10.00am and she thought it was too early for Sid to have his first chocolate fix! Our day was filled with laughter and lots of chocolate tasting. We were like a couple of kids and managed to bring a smile to all the staff, who were excellent. Since our last visit (approx 15 years ago) the whole experience has grown with lots of extra additions. We went for a most interesting walk around the village of Bourneville after. What inspirational characters the Cadbury family were. We could do with some more like them these days. A policy of taking care of their workforce, making sure they were housed in an environment with lots of green spaces, and generally treating them with respect. This in turn benefitted everyone. An excellent day out. We have now moved on to Birmingham and have had a whistle stop trip around the city this afternoon. The new Library is amazing! The areas around the canal are full of history and the old and the new sit along side each other quite comfortably. Heading south from here on in with lots and lots of locks on our route!!!!