After finding Coleridge's Cottage in Nether Stowey, it was time for a five-mile walk to Alfoxton House where Wordsworth (and Dorothy) stayed for a year in 1797 to be near their friend, Coleridge.
To start the journey, we simply passed Coleridge's Cottage upwards and after not so long, found ourselves on gladed country paths that Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Dorothy must've walked themselves:
But things got more macabre as we passed the gibbet tree where criminals where hung in previous times:
Not sure what the structure on the tree is below but it definitely gave me the creeps:
Still, the walk to Alfoxton House was incredibly pleasant as we passed maple tree leaves:
Open heathland containing the odd ancient burial cairn:
And more glorious woodland paths, of course:
Plus some beautiful homesteads:
As we neared Alfoxton House, we passed some kind of residence for dogs and a wooden bench devoted to two people who'd spent their latter days watching deer from the bench:
Yeah, this was a real uplifting venture into the Quantock Hills:
And we were finally greeted by Alfoxton Hall:
Although, from this side on, it did look a bit dilapidated.
More on Alfoxton Hall in the next blog.
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