Day 30 Wells to Cheddar

I would like to say we felt fully refreshed after our rest day and started with boundless energy. Not quite true. We started rather late due to some home admin I had to attend to, by which time the sun was shining intensely in a blue, cloudless sky. We took the West Mendip Way to […]

Day 29 Rest day 4 in Wells

Today was my fourth rest day, and today I did more than I usually do on a rest day. Sue and I visited the Bishop’s Palace and gardens (14 acres) which were beautiful, peaceful and watery, Wells being called Wells due to the wells. After a sandwich lunch I rested my feet while Sue had […]

Day 28 To Wells via Glastonbury

Today wasn’t due to be as hot as yesterday but, taking no chances, we were on the road at 9, heading for Wells. Our route took us through the Levels, through an area where there is a lot of digging for peat with the holes in the ground subsequently filling with water to make a […]

Day 27 Hot, hot, hot (again)

The Hotel Mercure in Bridgwater, does, I am pleased to report, start breakfast at 7am. We had ours at 7.30, a full two hours earlier than yesterday. It was pretty speedy too. The Hotel Mercure also does a pretty good line in Japanese airforce personnel. When we arrived in the breakfast room it was full […]

Day 26 I have company

I ask you, what sort of pub, in a village catering for walkers, doesn’t start breakfast until 9.30? There were several of us waiting outside (the accommodation is in a separate block) from about 9.25, all keen to get on with our walking day. And was the service slow? Yes it was! At least it […]

Day 25 The Quantocks

Today was a wonderful day. The sun was out as I left Williton, but there were clouds, which were looking a bit threatening, over the hills. Today’s walk went up onto the Quantocks, along the top, and down the other side to Nether Stowey where I am staying in the Ancient Mariner pub. I’m trying […]

Day 24 Approaching the Quantocks

I had a restful night at the Royal Oak, followed by Eggs Benedict for breakfast. There were also mini pains aux raisins. Yum. I had only 8 miles to go today as I had engineered the route to go over the Quantocks tomorrow so I had a leisurely start and had time to take some […]

Day 23 Still in Somerset

Today has been a day of Royal Oaks (3), fords (2) and green lanes (several). There was a gate challenge and a fall, and several flapjacks but we’ll come to those. I started off at the Royal Oak at Withypool, which I can highly recommend, especially if you have a dog, they are very dog […]

Day 22 Somewhere in Somerset

Withypool to be precise. After two weeks in Cornwall I feel like I’m crossing counties at a rate of knots. I had a disturbed night’s sleep so felt a bit groggy setting off this morning. Today was again going to be road walking. The roads around here are very quiet. In the first three miles […]

Day 21 Somewhere in Devon

I am sitting on the doorstep of my Marie Celeste-like B&B. The front door is unlocked, the back door is unlocked, there is no-one in the garden. No car either. I have been here for 20 minutes. I’m just wondering at what stage it is acceptable to search the house to check nothing untoward has […]