Tagged: Glastonbury

Hawthorn and Mist - From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1763

Mendip Mist

We know autumn brings golden colours, but don’t forget it also brings us the soft white colours of mist.  To make the most of the mist you can either drop down into the valley...

Long Drove - Queens Sedge Moor, Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4482

Long Drove Floods

More flooding between Wells and Glastonbury.  Apparently this is a road. Long Drove is a dead straight road that runs for about 2 miles. This van made it across the deep part.  Several other...

30. You must be mad - Glastonbury Mural Trail, Somerset, UK. ID JB_8107

Glastonbury Mural Trail

Glastonbury Mural Trail I love Glastonbury so its mural trail is a must.  It weaves around the streets unveiling some amazing art.  There is about 50 murals, but that list keeps growing, so check...

Dawn at Autumn Equinox - Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3586

Autumn Equinox

This year I decided to re-interpret the date of equinox.  Officially, the precise moment of the equinox at Glastonbury is Friday, 23 September 2022, 02:03 BST.   Obviously, if it occurs in the middle of...

Dawn over Queen's Sedge Moor - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5012

Queen’s Sedge Moor

Recently I have driven down the road between Wells and Glastonbury at roughly the same time each morning.  I noticed a small clump of trees in a field next to the road.  So I...

Sheep on the hillside - Looking south from Gilling Down, Nr Street, Somerset, UK. ID BR52336

Combe Hill Woods

The Combe Hill Wood near Street in Somerset is easy to access, it has a big car park and lots of well managed foot paths.  Perfect for an easy Sunday afternoon stroll. The woods are...

Floods on Splotts Moor - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR50956

Splotts Moor

Early morning flood adventures in the shadow of Glastonbury Tor. Splotts Moor When I visited the flood waters on Westbury Moor I also saw a lot of flooding around Splotts Moor.  So this morning...

Cow Parsley Seed Heads Silhouette - Queens Sedge Moor, Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR54695

Early Morning Necklaces

Misty morning down on the Somerset Levels near Glastonbury. Across the moor the cobwebs caught the morning dew.  Creating early morning necklaces. Science Bit Pearly drops of water on these silken threads is something we...

Primroses - Theale, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_9152

Theale Primroses

Theale The small Somerset village of Theale sits between Wells and Wedmore.  I’m not sure how to pronounce its name – I would like to go with ‘The ale’, but I assume thats unlikely....

Glastonbury Tor at Night - Somerset, UK. ID 927_9247

Tor Light by Night

The forecast was for a clear morning, following a cold night, so it was perfect time for an early walk up Glastonbury Tor to see some stars. Stars I climbed up the hill around 6...