Kategorie: The Severn Way

Day 8 Walking the River Severn. After one week of walking each day, we were looking forward to a free day to recharge our batteries and our first full day of sightseeing. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side as it was raining steadily but with a good raincoat it didn’t deter us from…

Day 7 Walking the River Severn. The breakfast arrangement was in a hotel two houses along and we were pleased to be able to enjoy smoked haddock and poached eggs with spinach and toast. Noticably fortfied, we set off to look at the iron bridge. A very impressive structure, built in 1781 and the world’s…

Day 6 Walking the River Severn. We knew today would be the hottest day, 35 degrees, so we set off as early as possible, grabbing a slightly disappointing breakfast at the cafè opposite (muffin and coffee) before striding out at 8am along the path beside the river. Before long, we were involved in the first…

Day 5 Walking the River Severn. After a strong thunderstorm, we woke at 6am to a clear air and sunshine in our oversized birdhouse; there were in fact two birds hanging upside down from the open doorframe, wishing us good morning. We were very thankful to Julie for providing us scrambled eggs (freshly laid that…

Day 4 Walking the River Severn. Oh the joys of having a wonderful hotel room with drying facilities, ironing board and great tea and biscuits. I certainly belong to those who love the feeling of putting on an ironed T-shirt, not something everyone can relate to. As expected, the breakfast buffet offered a wide choice…