Today’s little slice of exploration saw me visit somewhere I have passed countless times over the years, but never stopped, often on my way to join the hordes at Lyme Regis. The obvious draw of seeing the family name attached to a castle was matched equally with curiosity about what lay just beyond the tree …
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Living in such an attractive part of the world means it is quite easy to take what I have so close to home for granted. However, from whichever angle you approach, Glastonbury Tor never fails to catch the eye when you see it. At only 518 feet high, it is by no means a formidable …
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Waking with a nagging head was the reward for enjoying England’s last-gasp win against France in the Six Nations the previous night. Fortunately, this was accompanied by bright winter sunshine beaming through the bedroom window. On further inspection, a scene of crisp frost and watery blue skies meant it would be foolish not to get …
Read more “Wandering Langport’s Inland Sea. Finding Serenity in a Flooded Landscape.”
Where to begin? If walking for well-being is the order of the day, then in many ways there is no better place than home. Home is that safe place in terms of knowing where we are in the world. But the question to ask is, how well do you really know where you live? As …