Coleridge and Dorothy Wordsworth night walking in the Quantock Hills
‘I walked to Stowey in the evening … Coleridge returned with me, as far as the wood.’ - Dorothy Wordsworth During their brief period of...
The Old Mineral Line in the Brendon Hills
How often do people speed along the B3190 from Watchet, or the B3224 from Bishops Lydeard, towards Wheddon Cross? At the fork in the road...
#SecretSeaWalks
Despite having lived in Somerset for more than 30 years I am ashamed to say there are still many stunning parts of it I have yet to...
Nightjars and Wildflowers - Summer in the Quantock Hills
So how would you choose to spend a Friday evening? In the pub? Maybe watching TV? I, along with about a dozen others, chose to spend our...
Quantock Walking Festival 2017
Last weekend 10th & 11th June saw an inundation of walkers in and around the Stoweys with rucksacks and walking poles. The event was the...
Walking with the University of the Third Age (U3A) Bridgwater Branch
As the name suggests this is a walking group made up largely of people aged 60 and over with one or two in their 80s. There are three...
Walking is the new workout
We all know walking is good for you but experts are now saying that a brisk walk can be better for you than jogging or an hour in the...
Hinkley Point Jetty
Down on the Bristol Channel at Hinkley Point we are in the process of having one of the biggest engineering projects in the world going...
A Pre-Sunday Lunch Walk in the Quantocks
When the weather turns cold and the skies are clear there is no better place than up high on the hills and the Quantocks are just perfect...
Stowey Walking Launch
Stowey Walking - the Walkers Are Welcome name for Over Stowey and Nether Stowey was formally launched today in a ceremony in Nether...