Day 26 & 27 Somerset

Friday in London is a working day for Ray, a meeting with the Archdeacon of Hamstead and then writing up his report for the Archbishop and Senior Staff. We meet Steve at Shepherd's Bush to get the hire car. The big challenge is managing the flight of steps at the station with all our luggage. Thank goodness for a lovely young English gentleman. We make our way in heavy traffic to our B & B at Shepton Mallet in Somerset, a relatively tough assignment for Steve, who less than 24 hours ago was celebrating the engagement at the pub in Hammersmith.

Anyway, a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast and the four of us are on our way, visiting some of the highlights of Somerset. The village of Cheddar, home of the cheese and then an hour or so in the Gorge. On to Brean and the west coast, the young ones climb to the top of the promontory, we drive on the "sandy" beach and then head for Glastonbury stopping at a lovely pub for a bite of lunch.

Glastonbury is full of surprises, not least there is a Zombie procession later in the day. A Zombie wedding party are being photographed outside the Parish Church, the holy thorn tree also in the background! The ruins of the old Benedictine Abbey are amazing, stretching over 37 acres. Eryn & Ray tackle some art with a cold wind blowing. We walk back through the village amid the strange sights and smells.

We drive a short distance to the Tor and in failing light we quickly decide to climb to the top, this is great exercise and will justify dinner. The Tor is like a folly on top of a very high round hill, it is so windy up there just time to snap a photo and head back to the car.

We complete our driving loop and continue on to The George Inn at Crosscombe for a relaxing meal in great surroundings.

 

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