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Lytes Cary Manor – A Timeless Little World to Reflect and Enjoy

Lytes Cary Manor – A Timeless Little World to Reflect and Enjoy

Having cycled to Wincanton yesterday, for our final day in Somerset I decided upon something more leisurely, a visit to a National Trust property – and Lytes Cary Manor was just the job. It was a lovely sunny summer morning when I arrived. National Trust describes the property as an ‘Intimate manor house with Arts and Crafts-style garden’. The manor was built by the Lytes family. They who owned it from the 13th to the 18th century. Unable to afford its…

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Cycle it to Wincanton From Yeovil

Cycle it to Wincanton From Yeovil

It is twelve months since Sarah and I last visited Yeovil. That time, as this, we took the opportunity to combine Sarah’s work trip with a chance to visit my brother Chris. And I took the opportunity to get some cycling in. Last time I cycled from Bournemouth to Yeovil , and then Yeovil to Bournemouth. This time I decided upon a circular route to Wincanton. We were staying at the Pen Mill Hotel, a cracking little place. So, having seen…

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Cycle it to Bournemouth from Yeovil – The Return

Cycle it to Bournemouth from Yeovil – The Return

With Sarah finishing her work in Yeovil today it was time to move on and return to Bournemouth. I chose a different route for the journey back than from my journey up to Yeovil however. So it was on an overcast but thankfully warm morning that I left Penn Mill and set off in the direction of Sherborne. I turned off the main road and hadn’t got very far when my Garmin showed a steep hill. Not only that but the road…

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Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden

Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden

After yesterday’s challenging day of cycling I took the opportunity today to spend some time relaxing by visiting National Trust‘s Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden. Both places are just a few miles from Yeovil. First of all I visited Montacute House, arriving mid-morning on an overcast but thankfully warm morning. Montacute House is an example Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design. It commands a central position in the village sharing its name. The mansion was built as a statement to impress…

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Cycle it to Yeovil from Bournemouth

Cycle it to Yeovil from Bournemouth

Sarah’s employers had tasked her with an onsite visit to a customer in Yeovil. We took the opportunity to combine this with a visit to Bournemouth to visit my brother, Chris. Having travelled down on a Sunday we had met up in the evening, where we also stayed that night. The following morning Sarah drove up to Yeovil while I took the opportunity to get on my bike and cycle there. It was a wet and windy morning, and it…

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