Yesterday I went out for a trip on the Severn with Dave and Alan from SoTP. Was good fun 
Our put in point was at Hampton Lode, there used to be a ferry over the river there until last year when it was washed away in the same rains that did for the SVR 
Our take out point was at Arley which is approx 4.7 miles down river.
The river was a little, erm, frisky It was estimated that it was about 8 feet higher than normal and there was a lot of debris in the river. Dave estimated that last time he did this trip it took him about 3 hours ish. Due to the strong current we flew down it in about 1.5 hours
Damn good fun Landed at Arley for a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich in the tea rooms
One thing that puzzled me with the bacon sandwich was that for some reason it was served with a small stack (about 5) plain pringles. This did baffle me somewhat but at least it was not grated carrot