Up the Severn back to Stourport

After filling up with water again we left Worcester going down the Diglis locks onto the Severn with a hireboat. We travelled together up the Severn to Stourport, tieing the boats together in the 3 large manned locks on the river. As there are no visitor moorings on the stretch of the river we eat lunch whilst on the move. On reaching Stourport after some 5 hours travelling we ascended the 2 staircase locks into Stourport Basin where we have moored for the night.

The weather was hot and sticky and I must admit the day was a little boring. We had done the journey in the reverse direction 5 weeks ago and there is little to see really as the high river banks prevent any views over the wider countryside. One kingfisher was spotted as was a common tern, but little else.

I did take some pictures of Telford's fine Holt Fleet Bridge still in use for A-road traffic after 180 years, but the camera memory card was corrupted and the pictures lost.