It is the last day of my trip away and it starts off with a wet morning. So it is early afternoon before I decide to venture out with Crosby for a walk and head for …
Continue readingAvoiding the Storms on the Quantock Hills
Site: Cadeside Caravan Club Site
Haddon Hill and Wimbleball Lake
The weather forecast is for high winds and heavy rain, so I have decided to avoid walking in the hills and instead take a wander around Clatworthy Reservoir. It is a pleasant drive through the …
Continue readingBack On The Quantock Hills
After my very enjoyable walk around the flat lands of Steart Marshes yesterday I feel in need of a few hills, so I am returning to the Quantocks. I start my walk from the car …
Continue readingSteart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay
Last night as I was studying the OS Map I realised there is a part of the nearby West Somerset coastline I have never walked. Even though I lived in Taunton for a few years …
Continue readingA Brisk Six Miles Through The Combes
After a few weeks at home I am away again travelling solo with Crosby for company. We are continuing to renovate our home and Lynnie has stayed behind so that the carpenter, electrician and plumber …
Continue readingWalking Around Wivey
We are nearly at the end of this short trip to Somerset and will be heading back home tomorrow. I already have plans to pop back to this area in a few weeks to stay …
Continue readingAlong the route of the Grand Western Canal
Yesterday evening I spent some time studying the map and devised a walk from the caravan site. Up until a couple of years ago I would have roughly worked out the distance of a proposed walk …
Continue readingRevisiting Trig Points and a Thankful Village
Last year I did a solo walk with the dogs on the Quantock Hills that took me over Wills Neck, the highest point on the Quantocks and on to Aisholt which is a thankful village. Lynnie …
Continue readingBagging Trig Points on the Blackdown Hills
We are heading back to the Blackdown Hills today. From Cadeside CAMC we take a short trip down the M5 leaving at Junction 28 to pick up the eastbound A373, just after the Keepers Cottage …
Continue readingExploring New Tracks on the Quantock Hills
Today I am walking on my own whilst Lynnie catches up with friends in Taunton. So after dropping her off I head for the Quantock Hills and park at Dead Women’s Ditch.
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