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English Counties - SOMERSET - A Whistle Stop Tour

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quotePosted at 14:40 on 3rd September 2010

Leaving the beautiful Exmoor we will head towards the sea at MINEHEAD where we will spend the evening and stay overnight before heading into the rest of SOMERSET

MINEHEAD

Minehead
Picture by Pat Trout


 

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quotePosted at 14:42 on 3rd September 2010
Minehead's 15th Century Church with lantern tower
St.Michaels Church, Minehead, Somerset
Picture by John Ware

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quotePosted at 14:45 on 3rd September 2010
Pleasure steamer Balmoral docking in Minehead quay
Picture by Richard Albrow

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quotePosted at 14:47 on 3rd September 2010
WEST SOMERSET STEAM RAILWAY
Minehead station
Picture by BPeters

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quotePosted at 14:50 on 3rd September 2010
A Beautiful Sunset to finish our first day's tour.  You'll need a good rest because we are off early tomorrow with a whole lot more to see and do in SOMERSET!!
Sunset over Minehead
Picture by Ted van Onzen

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quotePosted at 16:24 on 3rd September 2010

DAY 2 - Whistle Stop Tour of SOMERSET

We are going into the Quantock Hills "An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty", where deer, horses, sheep seem to roam freely.  Check out the Pictures of Quantock Hills for lots more pics. Nearby we will visit Halsworthy Manor and Coleridge Cottage (no pics)

RAINBOW OVER THE QUANTOCKS

Rainbow over the Quantocks
Picture by Sally Discombe


 

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quotePosted at 16:26 on 3rd September 2010
Quantock Hills
Picture by Pat Trout


Two beautiful pictures taken in the Quantock Hills
Quantock Hills
Picture by Michael Barrett

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quotePosted at 16:27 on 3rd September 2010
HALSWORTHY MANOR, a residential Folk Centre with a programme of lots of events
Halsway Manor Children's Festival
Picture by Alan Corkett

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quotePosted at 16:31 on 3rd September 2010

We are on our way to GLASTONBURY, historical and legend bound.  Attractions to see Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury Tor and Chalice Well Gardens

GLASTONBURY ABBEY, legend has it that the first Christian Church was built here, and that somewhere amongst the ruins of the abbey lie the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006
Picture by Rob Faleer

Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
Picture by Lauren Daniells



 



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quotePosted at 16:37 on 3rd September 2010
GLASTONBURY, historic market town - picture on market day
Market day at Glastonbury
Picture by Ray

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