A Walk From Westbury Sub mendip Across The Hills To Cheddar,Part I,ed  by Sheila February 11th 2019
Channel: semw52
Date: 2019-02-12

The weather was  right after the long storms  over the last week so I decided to walk one of my favorite places only done when its not 'the season of the cow'--After the initial climb up to  the Cook Reserve from the  village of Westbury Sub Mendip I continue across arable farmland and over many stone stiles enjoying the peace and the solitude greeted by ponies, newly born lambs and  big hairy cows dressed for the cold--beautiful Somerset--I have walked here in the Summer and that is  really great but then I have to dodge  many cows that live here  feeding off the grassy meadows--so its nice to be able to stroll in the Winter sun --remembering that I have been chased by cows on several occasions in the past --hence my caution--people do get trampled to death  every year --However , I have perfected the art of getting over barbed wires fences and wobbly  stone walls at speed ...