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Malvern - May

Monday 31^st May

With the rally closing today, instead of heading home we have decided, whilst in the area, to travel to Malvern and spend a few days exploring the area. It’s a number of years since Pam & I last visited Malvern, on a Waggoner rally to be precise. Malvern a definite first for Ben.

Our site for the duration of our stay is a certificated Location (CL) based on an equestrian centre. Booking blind, as usual with most CL’s, it turned out to be excellent, for handiness of location not just to Malvern but also a number of surrounding interesting locations. Added to which the view from the caravan lounge windows of the Malvern Hills just spectacular.

Rather than eat in that night we decided to travel the short distance to Tewksbury to visit there local “Wetherspoons”. A pleasant enough location for a meal in an old hostelry, within a building typical for the town, with no airs and graces. We did manage a short walk around the town recalling an earlier visit when we stayed on the local Caravan Club site, with Jacob & Ben, as a stopover on our way to south Wales and the Gower peninsular. A nice evening drive back with a stop over at Upton on Severn, which again brought back memories of our previous visit to the town when we purchased a painting of a West Highland white standing in a field of poppies. A purchase made not long after our Westie, Sallie, had died. The painting still as pride of place in our hall.

Tuesday 1^st June

With Pam happy to stay at the van Ben and I set of to explore the Malvern Hills making our way to the car park at the foot of Jubilee Hill. At the second attempt we did in fact park.  The car park only accepted card payments and on our first attempt I had only taken change. Not to put off we returned and parked and set off to make our way towards Malvern using the ridge of the hills and the well-worn paths as our way markers. The weather excellent for such a venture with panoramic views on offer in which ever direction you cared to stop and view. Surprisingly, for a holiday period the hill was not swarming with walkers. As we had to make a later attempt of the walk, we decided to break the journey at the midpoint on the hill with the clear intention to return and to walk from the opposite end, the town end, another day.

Wednesday 2^nd June

A venture today to Ross on Wye calling via Ledbury. Not the location I had in mind but nevertheless interesting with its hilltop views overlooking the meandering River Wye. Yet another opportunity to frequent a Wetherspoons for lunch. This time one housed in the old post office and sorting office and looking immaculate, when compared to some others, and very well maintained. Reliable food and keen attentive staff.

Our journey back today took us into Hereford, where we parked up and had a stroll/scoot around this cathedral city.  Rewarding visit to a City worthy of the distinction sitting as its smaller counterpart of Ross, visited earlier in the day, on the river Wye. An interesting mixture of old and new which blended well together. The area around the Cathedral very pleasantly landscaped to show off the fine impressive building.

Thursday 3^rd June

Our day two walk on the Malvern hills this time starting more at the town end at Tank Quarry car park located at the foot of appropriately named “End Hill”. A steeper climb for much of the walk but with an outcome that was well worth the effort as we made our way to the Queen Victoria Memorial which sits at 425m the highest point in both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Panoramic views as with the previous walk at which ever compass point you look.

With the aid of the zoom lens on our cameras we were able to clearly see our holiday location and wave at Pam. A futile gesture, but one made with all sincerity.

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