About 100m after the end of a wall, turn sharp right through gate on path downhill. Follow round Rowberrow church by bearing left, then right. Follow round to left at top of hill and continue to crossroads (complete with Victorian letterbox) and Swan Inn, Rowberrow (local ales and food served until 2pm, drinks until 3pm).ħ. Ignore track on right, but take road up to right. By blue and white cottage, go through gate. After passing field, bear right at junction and follow track as it curves left downhill.Ħ. Cross shallow valley by going right and left. Path diverges left to climb gently into forest. On left is a cleared area and fir trees of Mendip Forest about 100m away. Continue ahead, then almost immediately cross broken fence on to earthen track and follow downhill. On right (opposite path on left) is a sign in the trees. As you reach some trees, bear left, then take the rightmost of three paths.ĥ. At a crosspath go straight on, following the Limestone Link. Cross a second cleft and ignore paths to left and right, to continue along the flank of the hill.
Look for views of Burrington Combe on right. After about 1km, bear left, then sharp right across a wooded cleft. The path is narrow but a broader track runs on the left. Bear right, then right again, following a public bridleway sign "Limestone Link". Just after passing gates on opposite sides of the track, the path divides. Reach road at car park, bear left and cross it after 100m, road bears left, turn right up a stony track past Ellick House.Ĥ. After about 1km, bear right at a blue arrow on a broader track downhill.ģ. Follow a broad grassy path ahead across a shallow dip, then bear left along ridge. The path bears right uphill and you reach a rocky outcrop (climb it for the view). At a small crag, turn left along a grassy path with woodland on your right.Ģ. Enter the trees and just before the top edge of the wood turn right, keeping the cliffs on your right.
Near the top beware of the cliff to your right. Take a path that runs just above a toilet block, then go right up a steep, narrow, well-worn path. The Rock of Ages car park is on the right.Ī Bristol to Cheddar bus service (672/3/4) stops here and a Weston to Blagdon or Bath service runs along the A368 about a kilometre away. Turn right at A368 then immediately turn left on to the B3134 into Burrington. Turn right on to Langford Lane, signposted for Burrington. Turn left on to the A38 at Lower Langford. Turn right at the B3133/High Street and continue to follow the B3133. At the roundabout, take the first exit on to the A370 heading to Congresbury.
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uk How to get thereĪt junction 21 of the M5, take the A370 exit to Weston-super-Mare.
Britain's oldest skeleton, Cheddar Man, was found there and the caves apparently inspired Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkein on his honeymoon visit in 1916. Learn the difference between stalactites and stalagmites at the Cheddar Caves, 15km away near Cheddar, voted second greatest natural wonder in Britain by Radio Times readers. The Burrington Inn at the bottom of the combe serves standard pub fare all day. There are also a number of bronze age burial barrows on Black Down, and one at Rowberrow.ĭon't get caught out on the moor in bad weather or you might be looking for a cleft of your own to hide in. If you are lucky you might see black and red six-spot burnet moths in summer. Open areas of this walk are blessed with a profusion of flowers. Knotted pearlwort and slender bedstraw, two rare plants found at Dolebury Warren. Regarded as one of the four great Anglican hymns of the 19th century, Rock of Ages was a favourite of Prince Albert, who asked it to be played to him on his deathbed. Struck by the title, he scribbled down the initial lyrics on a playing card. Then pass Rowberrow church and return over Dolebury Warren, stopping at the iron age hill fort to admire the view across the Vale of Wrington to the Bristol Channel and south Wales, and Crook Peak, the most prominent summit in the Mendips, with Bridgwater Bay and the Quantocks beyond.Īccording to a famous (but unsubstantiated) story, the Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady, a preacher in the nearby village of Blagdon, was inspired to write Rock of Ages in 1763, while sheltering from a storm in a cleft of rock in Burrington Combe. You walk along the flank of Black Down moor and enter the Mendip Forest for lunch in the village of Rowberrow. From the "Rock of Ages", said to be the inspiration for the hymn of that name, you climb steeply out of Burrington Combe, skirt the northern side of the combe (valley) and then cross it.
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