Friday 27th

Field trip today to Stamford Bridge to look at flood defences. I don’t make a packed lunch up as there is the promise of a lunchtime pint and grub at the Kings Arms in York. This pub’s main claim to fame is that it floods whenever the River Ouse bursts its banks. It’s the one you see on TV where they are serving pints of Sam Smiths out of the upstairs windows in some sort of comedy manner.

Anyhow, the food is typical British pub rubbish, A chicken sandwich and chips really fails to press the buttons, but an open fire and a large sleepy dog makes up for things somewhat.