We are the Mendip Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Steve C
West Mendip Walkers moderate to strenuous 11 mile walk from Nether Stowey.
We walk through the village of Nether Stowey up Castle Street and Castle Hill before taking the first part of the Coleridge Way until we reach Broomsquires Cottage where we continue up Bin Combe through the oak woods. We follow the path uphill, crossing the Holford-Crowcombe road and climbing uphill again before turning and walking along the upper reaches of Lady’s Combe until we emerge onto open moorland. We walk towards Woodlands Hill before turning down towards Combe Cottages and following Holford Combe upstream. We diverge up Frog Combe where we climb up onto the bare Quantock Top with stunning views all around. We then proceed towards Crowcombe Gate, crossing the Stowey-Crowcombe road and walking towards the Macmillan Way West before turning down past Great Quantock Farm. Our way then passes St David’s Well and Quantock Combe towards Adscombe and the reborn Foxy Bean Caravan. Then we make for Over Stowey before walking back to our starting point.
Fantastic views of the Bristol Channel and surrounding area from atop Lady's Combe and Quantock Top on a fine day.
Park roadside on Banneson Road near the Quantock Medical Centre (TA5 1NW) from where the walk will start.
