Lynchcombe Walk

Community Shop and Post Office - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4466

Community Shop and Post Office – Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4466

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It may have been blowing a gale today but I wanted to walk around Lynchcombe.  I am a volunteer warden for the Somerset Wildlife Trust so a quick walk around would allow me to check the site.  Somehow it turned into a family walk from the top of Mendip all the way down to the community shop in Westbury-sub-Mendip at the bottom.

At the top there is a view across to Lynchcombe from near the Deerleap picnic site.  A large old hawthorn tree had blow down nearby – such a shame.  So I included this much younger one as my foreground interest.

Lynchcombe from Deerleap - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4408

Lynchcombe from Deerleap – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4408

The best thing about Lynchcombe is its views south across the Somerset Levels.

Sheep - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4420

Sheep – Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4420

Fabulous views over Westbury-sub-Mendip to the Axe valley and beyond.

The views from Cook's Field. DSCN7328

The views from Cook’s Field. DSCN7328

There were plenty of sheep in the combe to see the view.

Sheep in the Combe - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4439

Sheep in the Combe – Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4439

Westbury-sub-Mendip

At the bottom of the combe, you can continue down Lynchcombe lane all the way into Westbury-sub-Mendip.

Red Door - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4457

Red Door – Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4457

There are some very pretty cottages in the village – especially now the spring daffodils out.

Daffodil Cottages - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4461

Daffodil Cottages – Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4461

Church of St Lawrence

In the churchyard there is a carpet primroses and some more daffodils.

Church of St Lawrence - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4631

Church of St Lawrence – Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4631

Church of St Lawrence - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4573

Church of St Lawrence – Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4573

Church of St Lawrence - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4477

Church of St Lawrence – Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4477

In the wind the daffodils were blowing around everywhere.

Daffodils - Church of St Lawrence, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4482

Daffodils – Church of St Lawrence, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4482

And Finally…

Once at the bottom it was time to pull ourselves back up to the top – luckily the wind was so strong it virtually blow us all the way back.

A View with Style - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 805_8817

A View with Style – Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 805_8817

Lynchcombe - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID 824_5855

Lynchcombe – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID 824_5855

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