Had we wanted a starter, the £3.95 choices included paté with toast, soup of the day and prawn cocktail, while £7.95 main courses range from lasagne with garlic bread, lamb's liver on mash with ...

When it came to pudding, mother opted for the sherry trifle (£4.95). A good portion served in a tallish dessert glass. I shared a large cheeseboard for two (£7.95) with father.

When we walked into The Boat Inn, ... He was referring to the Navigation Inn, Gnosall's other waterside hostelry which sits just a few hundred yards down the Shropshire Union Canal towpath. ...