It’s just a jump to the left ...
After the hustle and bustle of the big cities of London, Swindon and Bath, we thought we'd explore something a little bit more country. Lots of open rolling green hills and trees.
The quaint little townships of Cheddar, Priddy and Wells.
Green like we don’t get in Oz
Booked into a very scenic camping site at Cheddar. There was a bit of a slope on the site so we used the chocking blocks for the first time to level Bailey.
Priddy
Walked down the laneway and into the little hamlet of Priddy. Along the way we found the Church of St Laurence, it was first dedicated in 1352 and the tower section is from the 13th century.
How can a small village the size of Ilfacomba build a church of this size.
Next we found the Priddy Green and the hurdle stack. A symbolic reconstruction of the original collection. They were stored here to form the Pens for the Sheep Fair, which was moved from the township of Wells to Priddy in 1348 at the outbreak of the Black Death.
The Local
Of course we found the local pub. Queen Victoria Inn, very quaint and welcoming. With cute little individual tea houses (or palaces - as they were labelled Buckingham, Balmoral, etc.).
The Poms do little Pubs better than any where else. Great pub meals.
Planned to go see Cheddar Gorge but the English weather was extra English, so we had a quiet day instead.
Heading off to Stonehenge Touring Park tomorrow.
Change it that
Woke up next morning to lovely blue skies, so we decided to push the Henge back a day and see the gorge. Good to be able make-up our own schedule along the way. Moved to a new park for the night.
There is a road through the Gorge that has little eateries, tourist shops, etc. Beside the roadway there a small stream, with waterfalls and ponds, Very nice!
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