Saturday 9th April Cycle Somerset
Thankyou Lord for enabling me to venture out on this day and provide me with peace and safety on this trip. Let everyone that I may come upon be blessed with my words that come from you. May I be a light to others around me and filled with your grace and kind words. Amen
After being ill before I travelled to Manila, it has been more than 2 months since I last rode. I missed the London to Paris ride, which actually turns out to have been a “good” miss, as the weather and conditions were atrocious coming out of London at 5pm (Marble Arch) with rain and sleet.
After a busy week at Avalon Coaches Ltd I decided it was time to get back on the bike and take a gentle ride out. The weather at 7.30am was fair, the sun was up and shining and the temp was ok. Starting out and heading towards Shepton Mallet I realised the fingerless riding gloves were not going to be warm enough, and a base layer, cycling vest and a light jacket was also not going to keep the cold out, the breeze was light but the temperature was fluctuating. I don’t mind cycling alone as I can go at my own pace, and being a photographer, if I want to stop I can without worry of holding any fellow cyclists up. Dinder is a very small village some 3 miles from Wells off the A371 to Shepton Mallet. The River Sheppey runs alongside the main lane running through the village. (Photo)Â
The sun was shining and so far the ride was perfect. Croscombe, is a beautiful Somerset village, less than a mile from Dinder, and was first mentioned in AD706. You can imagine the pony and trap’s winding their way through this picturesque part of East Somerset
Cycling on through to Shepton Mallet passing up through to the South of the Town and cycling up to Cannard’s Grave and joining the A37 to Yeovil. Not long after joining the A37 I turned right onto the A361 and headed towards Glastonbury
The temperature had dropped now that we now at the highest point of this morning ride, the wind had picked up and the clouds were coming in. The next couple of miles would take me gently down hill through East Compton, then down through the steeper main street through Pilton, home of the world famous Glastonbury Festival Reaching over 30mph taking care to be mindful of the traffic following me, slowing down at the tight left hand bend and rolling down to the lowest point before levelling out near one of the main entrances to the festival site
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The clouds were now looking very dark, temperature had dropped, fingers were getting cold again. Heading now down through Sticklinch and on to West Pennard and by the time I was at The Red Lion the clouds had turned very dark and the rain was definitely on its way. After a refreshment stop it was back along the A361 to Lower Westholme Road where I took a left heading towards North Wooton a picturesque village nesting some 3 miles south of Wells. The Church of St Peter dates from the 14th Century, and is well worth a visit
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It was now that the heavens opened up and I was regretting not wearing more protective clothing, the last leg now, heading out of North Wooton, towards Launcherly and out on to the A39 by Brownes Garden Centre Coffee Shop , close to home for me, but a good pit stop if on a longer ride. heading the last couple of miles back to the City of Wellsknown as the “Smallest City in England”
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This was a 21 Mile Morning Ride
Click on any of the coloured links and learn more about the ride, the Villages, The Landmarks and of course Wells with its Cathedral and 2 famous schools.
I say a prayer of thanks to God for keeping me safe today and allowing me to take in all of this beautiful county that I live in, Amen
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