Friday 24th May – Saturday 25th May 2019



We spent the Friday and Saturday on the river moorings in Worcester. The trains above were frequent and noisy, we could have moved but just couldn’t be bothered and they didn’t really disturb us much anyway. There were signs on the river walls requesting boats to pay to moor. Most didn’t but at just £4 per day I would rather pay than have the moorings removed. It did feel funny queuing at the pay and display machine at the adjacent car park though.

We further explored Worcester visiting St. Pauls Church where there is a stained glass window dedicated to Geoffrey Anketell Studdert-Kennedy. The church now belongs to the Assembly of God and is an obviously busy place serving the local community.

We walked up New Street and Friars Streets with their mainly medieval shop fronts. Really interesting looking places. The National Trust property of Greyfriars will have to be left for another time as we had the dog.

We called into the King Charles House pub for a pint. Entering was like stepping back in time. It was from here that King Charles I escaped the Roundheads after the Civil War Battle of Worcester in 1651.





                                                                               Friar Street



                                                                                                                 King Charles House                                                                                                     



We got materials from a craft shop for Brenda to make covers for the porthole bungs.

On the boat we fell in with Paul and Ian, a gay couple with two Miniature Schnauzers on a boat behind us, and had some hilarious conversations with them.





  










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