Cheltenham to Telford - Day 5 (25 May)

Whoever invented hills and put lots of them in Shropshire has a lot to answer for...

Woke up after a good night's sleep in our own beds to the sun shining and headed to Tewkesbury.

Our special guest today was Ed Wragg who accompanied us to Worcester. He was very handy for taking photos of the 6 of us.

 The tuck shop was open in Upton on Severn car park doing a roaring trade before Louise left us and handed over to Beverley at Powick.

Some hefty hills and the weather turned cooler so a quick pit stop at the Rose and Crown at Shrawley was more than welcome then on for lunch at 2.15 at the Eagle and Serpent at Kinlet left at 3pm having had some warming soup and sandwiches.


Emergency snack stop at 4 pm in a lay-by on the outside of Bridgnorth, thank you to Marie for the delicious ginger cake and Maggie Morrison for the amazing cereal bars, well earned after more hills.

 Onto Ironbridge, fantastic views of the landmark bridge, a tea stop at the Tea Emporium where the owner kindly gave us free scones and jam.


Back on the road for the final leg to SHAWBIRCH kindly escorted by two cyclists Phil and Jim around the maze of roads at Telford.

Dinner at the carvery with unlimited ice cream for Malcolm.


Pete won the yellow RIDER OF THE DAY jersey for his positive mental attitude all day claiming "after today we will have done a third".

Quote of the day from Craig - "a toilet seat is more comfortable than a bicycle seat".


Average speed today: 12.3mph
Total distance covered: 78 miles
Overall cycling time: 6 hours 12 minutes

Petes pint: a disappointing Tetleys bitter (not much selection at the carvery).