GETAWAY TRAVEL GETAWAY
OUR HOLIDAY THIS year was tinged with sadness as we were having to leave our dog, Jess, at home – at 15½, travelling and hiking had become too much for her. She would be well looked after by our sons, though.
Our home for the next three nights was Golden Valley House, in Gloucestershire, a Caravan and Motorhome Club CL.
The site has only been open for a year, and is flat and extremely well kept, with pitches sectioned off with shrubs.
We were greeted by the site owner, Vic, along with a box of six eggs from his own chickens – what a lovely welcome!
Our dinner on the first night was at The Anchor Inn, in Oldbury-on-Severn, a handsome and atmospheric hostelry. We ended the evening with a walk along the Oldbury Pill (pill is the local name for a creek) down to the River Severn, with views of the great bridges.
Riverside walking
In the morning, a cooked breakfast was followed by a walk along country lanes and back to the Severn. We had to amend our proposed route when faced with around 30 bullocks blocking the gate into the field where the public footpath went!
Oldbury Power Station lies by the river and is a blot on this otherwise beautiful landscape. It was decommissioned in 2013,
