Before I left home I mentioned to a friend that I was heading to Minehead to do some walking on Exmoor and she asked if I had ever walked to Culbone church from Porlock Weir. …
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Wootton Courtenay and Dunster from Minehead
Over many trips to this area I have walked Hopcott Common and Periton Hill and seen footpath signs for Wootton Courtenay but have never ventured into the village. So today’s walk will take me to …
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Later in the week I plan to walk around Porlock Weir and think I will start from Bossington. I have not walked from there before so decide that today I will check out the parking …
Continue readingTrig Hunting on Exmoor in the Rain
After bagging Withypool Common trig point yesterday at Brightworthy Barrow I plan to add two more to my list today and have the trigs at Shoulsbury Castle and Five Barrows in my sights. The starting …
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The weather forecast suggests I will get wet at some point on my walk today. This is hardly surprising when walking on Exmoor in late October. I don’t mind walking in rain, there is little …
Continue readingDunster Forest from Minehead CAMC
This week I was due to be walking in the Brecon Beacons, but the Welsh Governments Covid 19 restrictions mean I am unable to travel to the Principality. A quick search for a pitch has …
Continue readingPinkery Canal and Larkbarrow Farm
It is the final day of this short trip to Minehead and my last chance to get out on Exmoor before returning home tomorrow. On this trip I have been trying to “bag” a few …
Continue readingRoom Hill from Exford
Today I am going to jam about from Exford. It is an area I haven’t walked much before so I am off to explore. I have a rough idea for a route, but it may …
Continue readingHawkridge and Tarr Steps from Marsh Bridge
On my trips to Exmoor I have “bagged” a number of the Ordnance Survey Trig Pillars dotted around the National Park. However, there are still a few on my list to visit, so today I …
Continue readingDunster and Blue Anchor
After yesterday’s trip out in the car to Countisbury I have decided that today I will walk from the caravan. I have stayed on this site at Minehead a few times now and done a …
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