Draycott To Cheddar Walk, Part I,'Along Swan Lane' by Sheila, Sept 21st 2020
Channel: semw52
Date: 2020-09-28

The 1st day of Autumn and its a beautiful warm, sunny day as I make the ascent towards Draycott Sleights with  brilliant views of the Somerset Levels as I get higher & higher following  Swan Lane and  climbing over stone stiles and across  recently cut fields. Draycott village sits on the busy Cheddar-Wells road and I got dropped off by the 126 at the village monument prior to the steep climb. The ancient Nyland Mound  can clearly be observed on the Somerset Levels--one of the 7 Holy Islands of Avalon & Glastonbury--these isles mirror the Great Bear constellation  and have played their part in history---I climbed Nyland a year ago  up to its Trig. Point......Nyland  also sits on a Leyline to Glastonbury---mystery , history, geology and archaeology mingle  with companion references Crook peak and Brent Knoll standing majestic on sentry duty on the landscape---Glastonbury Tor not visible until later  shrouded in the Autumn mists......I have walked here quite a few times over the past 12 years either up or down---a gateway like Cheddar to the beautiful Mendip Hills and the West Mendip Way running along the top towards Priddy and Wells.......