A long walk along the gorge

With many of our sites in the South of England visited, we headed north from Portwrinkle to Peterstow in Herefordshire. Along the way we decided to visit Cotehele, another fascinating old building. Many of the rooms were decorated with old tapestries, and there was a large collection of old weapons and armour on display. The weather was a cloudy and there were some showers, so we only quickly looked through the gardens.

From Cotehele we made our way north again to Lydford Gorge. The gorge had a 3 mile walk, which we decided to brave regardless of the rain. The views were spectacular, and the walk had some heart pounding moments and was quite challenging. The path was cut into the rockface at many spots, and with the rain the rocks were quite slippery. Standing on the edge of cliff, taking photos was an interesting task. Overall the walk and views were really great, well worth doing regardless of the rain.

Our next stop was quite a way north at Glastonbury. We were too late for the bus to the Tor, so we had a quick Somerset Tea (tea, and scone with cream and jam), and then walked around the town for a few minutes before heading to a pub “of great historical significance*”, the Puritan Inn. Dinner was really tasty, and large. After dinner we finished the trip to Peterstow just in time to catch a TV show on the Wye Valley, a part of which was filmed just down the road from where we were staying.

*The Puriton Inn used to be owned by Andrews Great Uncle, and his Mum lived and worked in the pub when she lived in England.