June 2nd. We cycled to Upton after lunch. What a lovely little town. It's very old and still has proper shops. I don't know if there's a supermarket but I didn't see one. I bought an excellent shirt in a charity shop. I love charity shops in pleasant and affluent towns, you get a very good class of cast-offs.
We had a drink on a pub terrace overlooking the river. There were some cruisers and a few narrowboats tied up. How pleasant to sit there in the sun, trying not to think about cycling back uphill.
June 3rd. We toyed with the idea of cycling to Malvern. Kim was all for it but I reckoned it was going to mighty hilly. We cavassed opinion from other campers and they all reckoned we were barking mad to even contemplate it. Kim was not put off but I was. I won the battle and we took the car. Bloody good job too, it was horrendously hilly and I would have been crying and moaning the whole way.
Malvern is a gracious town with lovely views from the top of the hill. The day was hot and the park was full of people sitting about on the grass - it's good to see people outside and enjoying the sunshine.
The Priory is worth seeing. It's very old, the original Benedictine Priory was founded by Aldwyn in 1085. Obviously, they've added bits since then but it's still mighty impressive.
We had a cup of tea at the Lyttelton Well Christian Coffee House, which appears to be run by a gang of worthy, if elderly, volunteers. Lovely people, but be prepared for a long wait while they fiddle about getting it right. Remember Mrs Overall from Acorn Antiques? I need say no more.
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