Axe Valley

Glastonbury Tor from Deerleap – Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4460

Somerset Mists

On clear cold winter mornings mystical mists hang over the Somerset Levels.

Winter Morning – Cooks Fields, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4181H

High up the south facing slopes of the Mendip Hills is the perfect spot to take in the whole landscape.

Glastonbury Tor from Deerleap – Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4511

The Tor provides a great focal point in the otherwise flat levels.  In the Axe Valley are a series of small hills: Ben Knowle Hill, Callow Hill, Chalcroft Hill and more.  My favourite is Ben Knowle Hill which is so good they named it three times: Ben from the Gaelic for hill; from the Saxons the word Cnolle for a summit; then after the Norman conquest came the word Hill.

In thick mist the hills rise above the mist as a series of islands across the Axe Valley.

Callow Hill – From the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4353

St Cuthbert’s Church in the tiny City of Wells stands at the head of the valley.

Wells Sunrise – Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4495H

And Finally…

This robin decided to pose for a quick picture.

Glastonbury Tor from Deerleap – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4432