Spring at Forde Abbey
After a winter of wind, rain and floods. Then a spring of snow. Today normal spring service was returned. I love spring. Then I also love autumn, winter an summer. But spring is definitely...
Follow Jeff Bevan across Somerset
After a winter of wind, rain and floods. Then a spring of snow. Today normal spring service was returned. I love spring. Then I also love autumn, winter an summer. But spring is definitely...
We all have our favourite places to see snowdrops – a church, country estate or woodland valley. However, it is possible to see snowdrops all over the place as you drive around the county....
Yeo Valley Organic Garden Today, as part of the Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival, the Yeo Valley dairy opened their organic garden to visitors. I should have guessed they would being selling snowdrops in their...
East Lambrook Manor This manor has been on radar for years. Through the window it is clear that is the beautiful location. Very English and very South Somerset. Snowdrops are on sale. On arrival...
It was another rainy winter day in Somerset. Perfect to head up to Wells and visit the Bishops Palace to join their “Snowdrop Celebrations”. The flowers were out all across the stunning location. Mixed...
Blackford Snowdrops A follow up visit to one of the best churchyard displays of snowdrops in Somerset. Snowdrops are very late this year. During my previous visit a week ago there were very few...
This is one of my favourite times of the year, because it is the time when the snowdrops signal the beginning of the end of winter. Somerset has a wealth of places to...
Blackford First, just so there is no confusion… of the three villages called Blackford in Somerset, this is the one in South Somerset. In the grounds of the beautiful Church of St Michael the...
My last post about the cold snap that brought springtime snow to Somerset. This time focusing on snowdrops. Who doesn’t like a snowdrop in snow? The combination of thick snow that hid most flowers,...
Having popped home to warm up I could not resist rushing straight back out to capture more of the snow on the Mendip Hills. This time to visit the only village high up in...