Banwell to Hutton Walk Part V, 'Passing Thru The Hamlet of Canada Combe & Into Hutton Woods'
Channel: semw52
Date: 28/08/2023

Another wander down thru Canada Combe with its pretty cottages and gardens.Although one cottage has been undergoing extensive renovation including huge extensions--so loosing its quaint old cottage look--in fact it will no longer be a cottage.But I have photos and videos of it before it came under attack changing its character--sad in many ways--lots of history in the old building in times past.These days they often  build and then demolish earlier than 50 years old--I have seen these loads of times in towns and my old school built in the 1930s already gone--wiped off the map--a new  school erected .....The old Roman Road is not far a way and retains some of its Roman features, long, narrow and straight--a marching road, a road where the lead was transported to Uphill and the sea--not seen today on this video.

After leaving Canada Combe I head up into Hutton Wood greeted by  plaques about Ash-Dieback and the risks---Its Summer so the Wood is lush and green and the fallen and felled trees gathered in piles and allowed to rot and return nutrients to the soil.Some of the Ash will be resistant and some affected are strong enough to recover. I luv this short but beautiful walk--the peace--a serene feeling and a calmness and history as told by the old stone walls and other hidden relics of days gone by--the old rusty farm machinery and the sadly broken old pottery and green glass scattered about in the hollows. Later I meet an old woman-she just smiles and walks quietly  by--Was she a ghost I said to myself but the earpiece  and wiring told me she was real--technology the evidence...She looked absorbed and embraced by the wood like I also felt...More to come  in Part VI to follow soon.
Those who have their own transport and for 45 years so did I but retired and got a bus pass.However, there is an anxiety that can be experienced and created  when relying on public transport--the only means to be able to get out into the countryside.Soon one becomes familiar with delays, buses not turning up, strikes and cancellations and withdrawing  buses and trains completely like the 126 Cheddar & Wells bus from WSM...In the cold weather this can be quite distressing waiting in the cold, in the wet and wind and sometimes in the dark and remote.Only last November I caught a bus out onto the hills only to be told by the driver when I was getting off that there would be no bus later to pick me up---no warning, no notices at the bus stop and no  prior warning from the driver when I boarded the bus---what happened I turned up at the bus stop about 4 and waited about 2 hours --NO  BUS --it was getting dark and cold--it was November SO at 70 years old I had to hitch a lift to the Railway station --my journey home not complete yet---A risk but I had no choice---fortunately the train was not also on strike that day----SO folks sorry for rambling on about buses but this anxiety  does start to grow later in the walk when I am very aware of time and bus timetables---such anxiety never existed when I drove myself unless of course I broke down etc........People need good reliable transport--we have lives and we love the countryside, being able to visit friends etc.......... 2 more video of this walk BUT then more  of another walk , another day and place   x