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Charterhouse

Charterhouse, Somerset, England

14.92 KM

A beautiful walk from the Blackmoor Nature Reserve in the Mendip Hills to Compton Martin and back via Hazel Farm. From the first Beyond Bristol book.

2 Dec 2023
Hilly
4hrs, 55min (3hrs, 42min)
altitude Graph for charterhouse walk

Elevation: Max 300m, Min 87m, Gain 213m

Pictures from the walk

blackmore nature reserve in winter

Leaving the car park at the Blackmore Nature Reserve

looking up a frosty lane with farm gate on left

Rain's Batch

frost covered hedge row with gap

A gap in the hedge

sheep in field

Electric path

frost covered trees

Blackmoor Nature Reserve

frost covered trees

Lease Lane, Ubley Hill

early sun in frost covered field

Early sun

gate in roadway

Gateway

gate with footpath markers

Slow! Big Dip Ahead!

footpath closed path next to kissing gate

Footpath closed?

village post office building

The village post office in Compton Martin

abandoned car in woods

Abandoned Ford Granada

path through woods

Nether Wood

all the walks

Some walks nearby

brick built church
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