Off the Beaten Track in Somerset

Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood was born on 27th November  1 762.  He joined the Navy in 1776 on the Courageux,  with his first cousin once r...

Tarr Steps is an ancient 17 span clapper bridge, which normally straddles the River Barle between Dulverton and Withypool.  However on 20th...

Alive and dead trees can sometimes look like people, faces or animals.  These are the ones I have come across so far while walking around So...

Barwick Park , which is located just to the south of Yeovil, has four impressive follies: Jack the Treacle Eater Rose Tower or Cone Fish...

Nunney Castle is hidden away in the middle of the village of Nunney.  It is ruined but is very picturesque, as it is encircled by a water f...

Sheela na gigs are semi-erotic stone carvings or sculptures of female figures standing or sitting in such a way that their genitals are on ...

Burnham-on-Sea has had three lighthouses in the past.  The story goes that c1750 the wife of a Burnham fisherman placed a candle in a win...