Walks and stories

River Avon Loop via Nafford

A good book has captured Lynnie’s attention so Crosby and I are venturing out on our own today. It is an essential part of our…

Bredon Hill in the Snow

When we arrived at Goodleigh Hill CL yesterday it was a cracking afternoon, but overnight the weather has changed and the predicted cold wintery spell…

Back at Goodleigh Hill CL 

For various reasons I have delayed making plans for our caravan travel this year which makes me feel a bit twitchy. I like to have…

Dunster and Bat’s Castle

After a cracking day’s walking yesterday I sat down with the map to plan my route for today. On recent visits to this site I…

Winter Sun on North Hill

A regular walk of mine when in Minehead is a circuit visiting Selworthy and North Hill. The beauty of walking around here is there are…

Hopcott Common and Alcombe Common

The start of my 2023 walking year has been slightly hampered due to illness. Last October I went down with Covid and it laid me…

Walking on Watership Down

A new walking year starts and once again I am undertaking a “walk the year” challenge. This is the sixth year I have undertaken this…

Map of My Trig Pillars

For many years a key feature of my walking has been to visit Ordnance Survey triangulation pillars, also known as trig pillars. These pillars were…