Bridges over Troubled Waters
Joining Westhay with Wedmore is a road called Blakeway. It cuts across the flat ground of the Somerset Levels. Apart from a couple of sharp bends near Sweets Tea Rooms this is a very...
Tagged: North Drain
Finding Higher Ground
Winter bought lots of floods to this corner of Somerset. The snow today brought some excitement, but this will melt back to water very quickly. These days it is best to avoid narrow lanes...
North Drain
Despite its awful name the North Drain is a beautiful waterway that slowly flows through a series of amazing moors in the wide open flat valley of the River Brue on the Somerset Levels....
Westhay Moor
Recently I have been visiting Tealham, Tadham and Aller moors. They are fabulous, but they have a neighbouring moor connected to them via the North Drain. This neighbour can only be Westhay Moor. ...
Tadham and Aller Moors
Today I walked over to Tadham and Aller Moors neighbours of Tealham Moor. To be honest I’m not sure where one moor finishes and the other begins – so I’ve probably labelled some or...
Tealham and Tadham Moors
Tealham Moor They say “Anyone can love the mountains, but I takes soul to love the prairie.”. Or, as I say – Anyone can love the Mendips, but it takes wet feet to love...
Back to Tealham Moor
I really enjoyed my previous visit to Tealham Moor. So I returned today early to catch the sunrise. There is a small bridge called, Jack’s Drove Bridge, over the North Drain. It is a...
