Another day on the Severn

Upton Pepperpot - remains of medieval church demolished in 1930's

3 Upton Pubs - one on left, two on right

We left Upton at 10:00 after a quick shop, mainly for dinner for this evening in case our planned pub meal didnt work out.

Under the M50

The weather is much improved with light cloud and some sight of the sun. We travelled under the M50, past the junction with the Avon near Tewkesbury, and moored at Haws Bridge at 12:30 where we had lunch. The journey was much the same as yesterday, the tree lined river was attractive but little else could be seen because of the high river banks.

The main reason for mooring at Haws Bridge is that British Waterways have provided some public moorings on floating pontoons. Finding anywhere to moor on the Severn is difficult, the shallow and often rocky riverside precludes any mooring except at official sites, these are often fully occupied

The second reason for staying at Haws Bridge is that there is nothing here except for 2 pubs. Hopefully one of these will provide our meal for the night, though I noticed the one calling itself a "countyside restaurant" did have a sign up saying "kitchen closed".