Cheddar to AONB, Part I,'Up AGAIN to Piney Sleights' by Sheila 29th Sept 2020
Channel: semw52
Date: 2020-10-03

Well folks here we are again  making the climb up to Piney Sleights after  just one  week.Cheddar is a gateway to many routes  onto the Mendip Hills but which ever route you choose you  mainly have to ascend the Gorge  along one of the designated routes.On this day  I wander through the village of Cheddar which  was very quiet now the  summer season  has almost ended and the children are back at school-----The Corona-virus event  this year has had an effect on the business side of the village but like  all over the UK people have adapted to the new rules and restrictions. So after a big lock-down a few months ago Cheddar has tried to cater for the visitors because their economy depends on  visitors  in many ways---Cheddar Caves and attractions--small shops, ice-cream parlors and eating places and  the climb to Jacobs Tower for views of  the famous Cheddar Gorge...A very Pretty village indeed and I love coming over here to start my walks.
Anyway just before the Lion's Head carved into the  Gorge by erosion and close  to the old museum, on the North Side of the Gorge, there is a pathway  which after  about 100 yards splits into two ways up to the top of the Gorge---Last week I took the harder and steeper  path but on the 2nd visit  I choose to carry on the lane and take the alternative route  thru the wood---a gentler climb--eventually I do reach  Piney Sleights pastures keeping a  look out for the  cows who freely wander here-------More videos to follow  folks of this  walk taking in a wider circumference than last week and on a sunny day with no wind--.....So as usual get the popcorn ready and get ready---'Are you sitting comfortably'--enjoy as the weather outside is so wet and windy  at the moment---For dedicated fans, insomniacs, the Americans, the Russians and other unheard of parts of the Planet and Outer Space and may be even Mars---who knows there could be life on Mars David Bowie asked.....Glastonbury Tor from the top of the Gorge was shrouded in mist--on sentry duty in the Vale of Avalon....