High n Dry on the Somerset Levels

Just got back from a long weekend on the Somerset Levels about a mile from Muchelney with its famous Abbey ruins and a couple of miles from the small market town of Langport on the River Parrott. It’s a great area for walking country footpaths and cycling.

Langport is the home, and resting place, of the Bagehot Family. Walter Bagehot was a British journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, and literature.  His father, Thomas Watson Bagehot, was managing director and vice-chairman of Stuckey's Banking Company.

We walked the rural footpaths of the levels to the Rusty Axe in nearby Martock/Kingsbury episcope – good pub food and well kept real ale. The walk back accompanied by a wonderful sunset, was a treat. Also Nearby there was a wonderful rambling walk  through Town Tree Nature Gardens. A 22 acre managed wilderness of flora n fauna and wonderful sculptures, many made from discarded horseshoes.

 It was then onto East Lambrook Manor Gardens, an English Heritage Grade I garden, created by the late Margery Fish, celebrated plantswoman and gardening writer. Her natural gift for combining old-fashioned and contemporary plants in an informal manner.

Then back home in time to catch Andy Murray lift the Wimbledon Mens trophy

and Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen lift the mixed doubles