Somerset Holiday

Bydavedrive



I went on my annual holiday to my native Somerset in August when Covid restrictions were somewhat relaxed, here are some images from it. First Bristol Suspension Bridge, which I had never seen up close before.  On a rainy Wednesday in the city of Wells, I was surprised that they allowed dogs inside Wells Cathedral but they do.  So my me and my Norfolk Terrier spent the afternoon in the wonderful Cathedral, pictured inside and out.  I had not been inside for maybe 60 or so years since a school trip from my school in nearby Timsbury.

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