Selworthy and Bossington Hill

Selworthy is possibly our favourite place in Somerset, the village being owned by The Holnicote Estate. All the houses are thatched and uniformally decorated in a very pale yellow. It it like stepping back in time as there are no roads past the houses and the way in is through a kissing gate next to the imposing All Saints Church. All houses were immaculately maintained.

Pride of place went to The Periwinkle Tearooms which sat in an elevated position near the top of the village. The view from the garden was far-reaching, looking across to Dunkerly Beacon (the highest point of Exmoor) on the distant horizon. Coffee was had followed by a customary visit to the gift shop which stocked a full range of random gifts which you would normally never dream of buying. I was amazed that Sal resisted the temptation to buy but she did.

We might normally have walked up from the car park, through the woods to Selworthy Beacon but, due to my condition, that was out of the question. After consulting my map, I found a road coming out of Minehead which took us within walking distance of Bossington Hill and, a bit farther on, Selworthy Beacon. Sal had always wanted to visit the Beacon so we walked the short distance to Bossinton Hill and then Sal strode off to The Beacon.

Even though we cheated a bit, it was fantastic to be up high. The view down the Somerset/Devon coast was stunning and I'm pretty sure getting up to Selworthy Beacon was one of the highlights of Sal's holiday.