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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Wells Weekend

North Town, Worminster and Dinder

An 8-mile walk

10th April 2022

Leader: Tim Gronow




Swansea Ramblers went to Wells for the weekend and stayed at the Best Western Swan Hotel in the centre of Wells.   On the Saturday and the Sunday we had two walks, one long and one short so our members would have a choice of walk.   The weather was good and we all enjoyed the walks.

We had our meals together in the hotel then went to a local pub with atmosphere where we entertained the locals with some impromtu recitals of Welsh hymns and other songs which went down well with the locals!

Swansea Ramblers usually have two weekends away, so if you've missed Wells, book up for the next one!   



Swansea Ramblers offer a range of walks for most abilities.

Try an easy walk of 2-3 hours or our longer strenuous mountain walks for the experienced walker.

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If you'd like to try a Swansea walk then do come along and find out what the great outdoors is all about.

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Photographs



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The Hotel Garden had a view of the Cathedral and precinct


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Some were lucky to have a room overlooking the cathedral


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We walked from the hotel alongside the Bishop's Palace Moat


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The cathedral dominated the area


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And we were going to see it from a number of viewpoints along the way


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Spring flowers in the woodland


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Crossing the disused railway (now a shared-use path)


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Another dominant feature on the landscape is Glastonbury Tor


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But behind us is the cathedral


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Had to pass through a farm


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Still the cathedral is in view


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This enclosed path was the only really muddy bit


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Now what have they spotted?


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Something in the wall?


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An Ammonite Fossil set into the wall


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Lovely views as we walk through farmland


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The ancient cross at Worminster


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Then we found some pigs!


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Who captivated some of the group!


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Lovely countryside to walk through


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That first fence line is all that remains of a disused railway


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And having safely crossed with no chance of a steam train, we head for our lunch stop


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Where nearby, we found some Bluebells


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Wells and the cathedral once more come into view


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Getting ready to descend to Dinder


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Passed through woodland with some wild flowers


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Dropping down to the very busy main road


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Crossed over the main road and went down a country lane to Dinder


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The church at Dinder


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Heading west out of Dinder on the last couple of miles


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Hmm! Hope that doesn't fall on anybody!


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We puzzle why there are water tanks on a pole?


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Best we can work out is that they indicate the route of the path?


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This lane really pulls you to walk to Glastonbury


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But we're not going to the Tor


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So we carried on the intended route back to Wells


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Nearly back now


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Into the market square


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And the hotel is around the corner
Some of us went home Sunday night but a lot of us stayed over until Monday






Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
Resizable and draggable
(Can be reset to original dimensions by refreshing the page)
Green Swansea Ramblers logo markers where present can be clicked to provide more information



All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2022
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