Somerset pubs on the edge

15/7/17  Bus back to Tatworth with the aim of getting to Misterton. The Golden Fleece is the only other Somerset pub near here and that doesn't appear to be open on a Saturday lunch time. So we head towards Perry Street and onto Station Road. From there we cut through to Bugway Lane as it heads up to the Fosse Way. But we turn off before that and return to the road at Pye Lane. The Liberty Trail crosses the River Axe into Somerset near Forde Abbey and we join it at Forde Bridge. Being a named path, it seems to be easier to follow as we enter Winsham. The Bell is open, admittedly with only one person in. We have pints of Branscombe's Golden Fiddle (4%) and Summa That (5%) for £6.60. The landladies had only just moved in that week, hadn't had a food delivery yet and sounded enthusiastic. We managed to find a way back onto the Trail despite the lack of signage. There were some signs eventually, but shortly after we had a choice of staying on a track heading downhill or...

1/7/17 We managed to get the second walk of the series done eventually. Planning these, regardless of our availability, is not easy as it is not a recognised path. We'd like to walk off road as much as possible, but sometimes what is supposed to be a footpath just isn't there. This makes timing the walks to get to the pubs with reduced opening hours difficult. Anyway, enough moaning. We needed a lift to Chuchinford as public transport doesn't exist for the village. We headed south east along Moor Road towards the border and down to the River Otter before climbing up the other side. We then took our first footpath and successfully emerged the other side before crossing a busy B road and started down to the River Yarty. Our second footpath started ok, but once at a farm, the path disappeared. We looked for a route across a stream, but couldn't find the correct way. Eventually we did emerge at Whatley, but had lost 20 minutes in the process and were late into Bishopswood...