Draycott is a village in Somerset, England, neighbouring the village of Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is now the larger village in the civil parish of Rodney Stoke. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Draycott Sleights Nature Reserve Videos
Cheddar to Draycott Sleights, PART IV,'Middle down Nature Reserve' by Sheila, June 2015
Here I wander into the reserve aware that a few horses are also about.I discover a number of old ruins and evidence of a settlement from the past--as usual my mind's imagination takes me back in time.
Farleigh Castle Ruins
The Ruins Of Farleigh Castle In Somerset.
A builder uncovered the Roman ingot in a field in Somerset
A builder uncovered the Roman ingot in a field in Somerset A treasure hunter who unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman ingot on a farm is now set to sell it for £60,000 Jason Baker found the 2ft long lead bar using his metal detector on a routine rally in the Mendip Hills near Wells, Somerset, earlier this year.
Cheddar to Shipham & Winscombe Walk, PART IV by Sheila, 'The Mendips AONB', April 17th 2015
Up on the Mendip Hills preparing to make a long straight walk towards Rowberrow Warren, near Shipham. I pass the Trig point and various Ancient Mounds and wander down a track well walked and cycled---gorse and the pink earth mark my way---not far there are tracks to Burrington Combe and the hillfort at Rowberrow---all of which I have visited on other occasions and created videos
A Walk From Westbury Sub Mendip Acroos The Hills To Cheddar', PART II, 'Draycotte Sleights ' by Shei
Just another short video due to forgetting to bring the cameras battery charger--so I took plenty of photos on this 5 hour hike across the hills and fields with magnificent landscape all around me.Panoramic views of my beautiful Somerset with those significant references points like Glastonbury Tor and the Vale of Avalon, Crooks Peak and Brent Knoll the Guardians on sentry duty.And further a field Brean Down and Steep Holm Island--Yes peace and active relaxation walking provides--the odd hill to keep the lungs and heart happy.