The boat trip to Worcester

After our trip on a 'River Severn Steamer' early last month, we decided to take another trip on the same boat but going further upstream to Worcester. The weather wasn't great today although there were glimpses of both sunshine and rain under and between the scudding clouds. The trip was as we had hoped, peaceful and tranquil as we pottered for two and a half hours along the last stretch of the river before the locks began.

The boat moored against a shrubby bank, right under the west wall of Worcester cathedral. It turned out that this was the main entry point for visitors using the river who would climb the steps and enter the wonderful edifice through this doorway.

We toured the cathedral swiftly because we didn't have much time and needed to get some lunch as well.  We did manage to see the tomb of King John, rather a rogue of a king to my mind, as well as Prince Arthur, the brother of Henry VIII, who died very young. Worcester featured a lot in the history of the medieval kingdoms and not very pleasantly either.

I snapped this view down the empty nave as I love stained glass windows and this had the added benefit of the empty space unencumbered by chairs for some reason.

We then left at 3pm and returned to Upton-on-Severn thoroughly happy, especially when the sun shone warmly at the end.  We have decided to make a special trip back to Worcester, and I will photograph the cathedral more carefully, and we will explore some interesting local venues, one of which is the museum of the Royal Worcester ceramics factory, only a hundred yards from this site.