The following day, the Tuesday, was Old Gits Day but I had to decline as a heart scan seemed a tad more important. To compensate for not being out with the lads I went on a mission to find Nempnett Thrubwell a small hamlet on the northern side of the Mendips. The name has fascinated me for a couple of years and it has eluded me till now because there are some serious 'inclines' around that area. To prepare for the challenge it was vitally necessary to call in at the Mother Hen Tea Room for tea and cake.
Leaving the Mother Hen at Wrington it was almost a 600' climb through the village of Redhill to get to the northern most slope of the Mendips. On the way up the long incline stopped to take the below photo of the Mendips in the distance.
About 5/6 miles further on I came to Nempnet Thrubwell, but weird, you wouldn't know it was there. There is a maze of lanes around the place but no sort of heart, or village centre. I may have missed something but never came across a pub, church, shop or other community building. Loads of very nice houses with very nice cars in the drive but all spaced really far apart. Never saw anybody either. Carried on to the next village, Utley which had much more of a village feel about it as the below shows. The telephone box has been adapted as a book lending centre.
From there got back onto the main road for Weston. Passed by the Rickford Chapel just outside Blagdon, this was a 19th century Methodist chapel but is now a Masonic Lodge. A very photogenic spot.
Got back to Weston after 41 miles.A good ride that was, could not have accomplished it on a normal bike. Must come back and explore Nempnet Thrumpton again.
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