{"id":14276,"date":"2026-02-26T19:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14276"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:19:54","slug":"upton-magna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14276","title":{"rendered":"Upton Magna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday was my birthday, so we&#8217;re off for a night out at a country pub in Upton Magna, a Shropshire village about half an hour west of us. It\u2019s very rural, with lots of old thatched cottages and timber framed buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-1024x665.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-1024x665.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-768x498.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-1536x997.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-2048x1329.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1100-462x300.jpeg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-1024x724.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-1536x1086.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-2048x1449.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1102-424x300.jpeg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-1024x724.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-1536x1086.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-2048x1448.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1104-424x300.jpeg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church of St Lucia. There\u2019s been a place of worship here for over 1000 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-2048x1368.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1101-449x300.jpeg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s no village shop, but there is a very nice pub with a restaurant and accommodation. We had a lovely dinner and a few cosy drinks before turning in for the night, and we drove back home this morning after a super breakfast. Happy birthday to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was my birthday, so we&#8217;re off for a night out at a country pub in Upton Magna, a Shropshire village about half an hour west of us. 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