Monthly Archives: August 2026

A very attractive, quiet, Cotswold village built in a valley below a prehistoric, later Roman, fort. Best known (to me, at least) for its brewery.

We’re in the general area of Bristol’s “floating” harbour quite often, either walking or visiting the pubs and museums, etc. Something is always different. This time Pero’s Footbridge had become impassable due to an accident during “testing”.

It looked like the last good-weather (i.e. rainless with parched lawns and complaining farmers) day for a week or so, and we were lucky to have organised our family picnic while Rosie is still here from Madrid. All went well. … Continue reading →

A while since we were in Aberaeron, in Ceredigion, Wales. 2013, in fact, if these notes are to be believed. We were here for some walking and the partial eclipse, which has been eagerly anticipated. Also we were joined by … Continue reading →

A picture from our back garden, found in a camera I haven’t used for a year or so.

Not a traditional location for a walk, but it was interesting to see HPC (Hinkley Point C) close up. The nuclear power station is visible from Weston Super Mare and from towns along the coast to the west, like Minehead. … Continue reading →

This very old village, a few miles south of Bath, is full of history, with a packhorse bridge, a ford (dry at the moment), a neolithic tomb, disused railway (Dr Beeching), Monmouth rebellion connections, WWII defence remains, an old Fuller’s … Continue reading →