Kilmersdon to Turnpike Corner

27/7/19 First decision was how to get to Kilmersdon for midday. As there are buses direct from Temple Meads station to Midsomer Norton and along the A37, that was were we headed for. In the end though, we took buses to Radstock with a change in Bath. Then it was a walk to Kilmersdon.


We arrived a couple of minutes before the 12 o'clock opening of the The Jolliffe Arms. Sid wasn't the only one waiting outside. Pub and church are not on a slope. We had pints of Butcombe (4%) and Thatchers Dry (4.8%) for £7.10.

We then resumed walking, and the walk proper, up Jack and Jill's hill. We started with back road walking before heading down to Snail's Bottom. The paths were quite well sign posted, but still managed to confuse. We walked through one crop field that was quite overgrown, but after fighting our way through, the path through the next field was clearly visible. That came out on the old Fosse Way (the A367 here) and The White Post was not far away.


We had pints of Butcombe (4%) and Bath Best (4%) for £7.60. There seemed to be a steady turnover of passing customers.

Then it was more back roads with a couple of off-road sections. The footpath sections had obviously been there for a while and the photo below is supposed to show an old stone stile.


Before too long we arrived in Clapton and The Crown Inn.


We had two pints of Butcombe (4%) for £7. There were several clients in, which is good to see in a village pub in the afternoon.

From here, we were originally going to head for Chewton Mendip. But the pub wasn't scheduled to be open in the afternoon. So we headed slightly north to a village closer to the border. However, it is the other side of the A39, our route home and back next time. So we caught the bus back to Temple Meads.

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