Sunday 20th May 2018

This morning we moved on from Llanfyllin to Shrewsbury to visit our friends Annette and Andy. The three of us (Annette Andy and I) used to work together at Birmingham Social Services Department many years ago.

We had a very nice lunch with them in their garden. Great to see you both again and may thanks for your excellent hospitality.

After we left their house we wandered around the Wenlock Edge area looking for a nice overnight parking place. As we didn't find one we moved slightly back north to the Red Lion pub in Wellington - our second ever Britstop. However Ann then realised that she had left her bag at Andy and Annette's so we phoned them to check that they were still there as they were planning to go to the Peak District in their Campervan today. Luckily they were still there so we returned to pick up the bag.

There seems to be a lot of Hawthorn Blossom this year. You may know the old saying "Nay'r cast a clout till May is out". For those not familiar with the vernacular this means don't take off any of your winter clothing until such time as the Hawthorn is in bloom. The weather is really nice and hot now so we've been casting a few clouts.

We returned to the Red Lion.

It's a bit of a strange place.

We wanted to show some gratitude for their hospitality and to contribute to the local economy of Wellington so we bought a pint of beer, a half pint of shandy and two packets of crisps which came to £7.45. When you think you can buy four cans of beer in Lidl for £2 it is little wonder that pubs are closing down at an alarming rate.

Today we travelled 85 miles (137 kilometres). We are at N52.69262 W2.52542

Wellington   Street view