Day 27: Bridgwater to Cheddar

After the beauty and climbing involved so far, today we faced the flat terrain of the Somerset Levels. Easier on the cardio-vascular system but not so easy on the eye; just lots of level land and waterways.

But we did get some respite by walking along a disused railway

Which was still easy walking but also attractive and full of birdsong!

We crossed the Huntspill River at Gold corner

And then back to the water drains and sedge

We then struck out across the fields but the past rains and lots and lots of cows had turned many of the paths into mud bogs which slowed us down considerably as we tried to make our way through without sinking up to our mid-calves in mud... Yuk! So we stopped at the Sexey Arms pub... No I did not make that name up! And Keith went inside to order a soda and lime whilst we sat outside as our boots were too muddy to venture in. When the landlord brought the drinks he had misunderstood the accent and we had Cider and lime instead... We all had a good laugh and he did not charge us for the drinks. Fortified we decided to leave the mud behind and continue down the lanes instead. Despite stopping to chat to the cutest little pony in a bright little coat...

... We made good time and arrived at out B&B in Cheddar in the shadow of the Mendips and Cheddar Gorge.