Churchyard Primroses
Churchyards are gradually embracing their wilder side. I’m not sure that I have a wider side. But I love visiting the churches around my patch of Somerset. Churchyards can be full of life, and...
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West Bradley
The church at West Bradley is hidden deep in the Somerset countryside not far from Glastonbury. The area is well known for its numerous orchards. The village is surrounded by narrow country lanes. Back...
Henton Spring
Henton is a small village set in the Somerset countryside just a few miles west of the small City of Wells. Each spring I look forward to visiting the church to photograph the flowers....
Chilton Polden
Get a paper map and cut out Somerset. Create a small hole through the location of Chilton Polden. Thread a string through the hole and hang it like a conker. It will hang horizontally....
St Peter’s Daffodils
A couple of years ago I cycled passed St Peter’s Church in Draycott. It was on a route our group of cyclists call ‘The Edge of Mendip’. The Mendip Hills form a high plateau...
Curry Rivel
Following a brief visit to RSPB Swell Wood nature reserve I could not resist checking out the church in the village of Curry Rivel. I discovered that it was looked amazing at the this...
Chilton Polden
Primroses in the churchyard of St Edwards in the village of Chilton Polden Chilton Polden The village of Chilton Polden sits on the Polden Ridge in Somerset. Its location is at the precise geographical...
Chewton Mendip Snowdrops
Chewton Mendip Primroses and catkins in Chewton Mendip are welcoming the arrival of spring. Spring showers add a sparkle to the snowdrops. In the churchyard is a strip of snowdrops. The flowers nestle amongst...
North Cheriton
North Cheriton is a little village in south Somerset. The word cheriton means a village with a church. So it is no surprise that the church has a prominent position at the top of...
Henton Primroses
Henton Henton is one of the line of mill stream villages that run along the southern edge of the Axe Valley in Somerset. The houses and church are spread along the B3139 squeezed in-between...
