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Date

Ashcott to Glastonbury

Tim’s Steps: 17,754
Miles walked: 7.8
Elevation: 744
Pints: 3.5
Churches: none
Stiles: 15
Benches: 4

A solo walk for Tim today

This was to be our last walking day of the holiday. Jeri was still unfit for duty so I planned a small walk from Ashcott back to Glastonbury. The 9:00am bus dropped me off. This is only the fifth day of ’official’ LEJOG 2022 walking and once again the church count is zero because the church in Ashcott was locked. The weather was good, perhaps a little on the hot side as England moves into heatwave territory, but the first part of the day was either gently descending or on the level so no great exertion was needed. That came later. I used local footpaths, not regional or national trails, so was somewhat nervous about the state of the paths, however the quality of the signage was good and my route proved easy to follow; only in one spot did I have to traverse an electric fence. The way near the drainage channels coming into Glastonbury had clearly not been mowed in a while, so I struggled a bit through high grass and nettles but I think these footpaths are very rarely trod. I saw no-one. Coming into town I ascended Wearyall hill, a large whaleback mound and saw my first dog walker. After a slight descent I started up the big one; Glastonbury Tor itself. Days of lethargy (we haven’t walked in 6 days) lead to some slowness on my part, and I took advantage of the benches en route. What greeted me at the top was all worth it; the views north to the Mendip ridge and Wells cathedral, the Bristol channel in the distant haze and a 360 degree view of the countryside all about. Excellent site for a spot of lunch. Also apparently an excellent site for a group of people to gather in a circle, meditate, chant, then all at once to rush inside the church tower and scream at the top of their lungs. A bit of a shock on a National Trust property, but other visitors seemed to take it in their stride. I suppose this is normal for Glastonbury, which has changed so much since I was last here in 1978. Most of the shops in town sell some form of new age object or treatment. I never thought the Co-Op could be such a comforting refuge.
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Ashcott church
Tor in the distance
Almost there
Chanting

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