The van has leaked a lot less than I’d expected today.
We’re currently in Shifnal, in a pretty nice pub. The dog’s making weird noises, as she often has done as of late.
I used to stay here often when in Telford for work, simply because it’s nicer. We’re here because it’s nice and it fitted in with our route.
We’re actually staying in a field, three miles away. It’s possibly the best ever field; there’s even another T2.
Anyway, Whitby was … well, you know Whitby.
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And then there was Lincoln. Ish.
We’d actually forgotten where we’d booked. My beloved had a Lincoln number on her phone. She rang it and they said they thought we might be booked there. We arrived, a lovely place in the middle of nowhere, while it was gorgeous, we knew it wasn’t where we’d actually booked. On checking my email, I discovered that I’d actually booked elsewhere.
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Peterborough (and Kings Cliffe) had to happen next. We stayed at Ferry Meadows. We almost didn’t. One of us had booked the wrong date, but fortunately they had a free pitch.
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And then to Stamford (the birthplace of my beloved). After a week in the van, we opted for a hotel.
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So Shifnal happened next. It’s literally a one street village, but a really nice one.
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It’d been ages since I’d been to Ironbridge, so that was a must.
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While the weather in Ironbridge wasn’t the best, we were able to shelter in a great little micropub, the Coracle.
We actually stayed at Hunger Hill, just outside Shifnal.
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There was even another T2 on the site.
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I’d like to say we’ll be back, because the site was great, but it’s pretty unlikely that’ll happen.
Liverpool next.