Just by chance a pitch or two became available at Tewkesbury and as we needed an overnight stop I found I could actually book a pitch type in the form of a multi-surface one. This eased my mind as grass at Tewkesbury can be a problem as the days get damper and shorter etc. These pitches are block paved, quite different from what we expected but absolutely fine. Not sure how people get awning pegs in but there was evidence they were hammered in between the joints. It was good to book a pitch type! Tewkesbury itself has improved since the devastating floods, more shops and eateries now thriving. The site is maturing after redevelopment. For the first time I attended a service at the Abbey. A sung evensong, quite beautiful choral singing, bringing alive six hundred years plus of music in the Abbey. Only eight of us there to hear this daily ancient event but personally worth the effort and also due to my own local family connections.