Cheddar Gorge and West Bay run out

[Stuart Davis - Devon Cornwall & Somerset AO]

Fortune smiled on me this weekend due to a mix of circumstances.

 

Firstly, my Mondeo decided to overheat on me on the way back to my parents on Thursday, so the AA recovered me back home on Friday afternoon. Very good service I must say, one chap delivering me to Solstice Services where another chap arrived within a few mins to take me the rest of the way. Seems like it is likely a water pump or thermostat issue. Hoping it can be repaired as a) I can’t afford a replacement currently and b) I desperately want to get it through 200k miles, currently just over 195k.

 

 

 

 

Secondly, Mrs Stu had a friend down, and was out and about in her car, so the net result was that the Westfield was my only means of transport for the weekend, what a shame as my daughter had her singin’, dancin’ and actin’ lesson for 3 hours on Saturday morning in Yeovil……

 

Thirdly, the car was back together and generally functioning apart from a broken Speedo (officer). GPS had to come to the rescue.

 

Finally. It was dry, and a little bit sunny.

I dropped the short (though growing ever taller!) one at her lesson at 10.15, then had three hours before picking her up at 13.15. I hadn’t been North in the car for a while so headed up to Cheddar Gorge.
 

 

It was fairly steady going most of the way up, but just nice to be out in the sunshine. The gorge itself was quiet, and I followed a nice looking M2 until part way up where I stopped for a couple of minutes before completing the run.

 

 

 

I then caught up with said M2 stuck behind a van in the derestricted part afterwards, and as the van turned off left, off shot the M2, so I followed . He was bl**dy quick on the straights, but I kept up through the corners and we had quite a fun run for a while before encountering traffic so I trailed him all the way down to Wells where I stopped for a quick coffee.

 

 

 

Time was ticking on so I headed back to Yeovil arriving with 5 mins to spare. We had a fun run back to Crewkerne, had a spot of lunch and walked the dog before hopping in the car again down to West Bay. Normal fun through Beaminster Tunnel and some of the clear sections on the way down. It was a tad chilly by the coast but the seas were well worth watching and we warmed up with a hot chocolate before heading back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotted a nice old Landie in West Bay too

 

 

 

So, probably 4.5 hours in the car in total. Great fun to be out; the car is going well, steering wheel mods (Blinkstop system) working very well so bring on the spring!

 

Here is a little YT compilation for your amusement:

 

 

[Pixie]

Didn’t realise there was another Westfield so local to us! 
 

We can’t wait to drive down to West Bay, especially through the tunnel…

 

 

[Stuart Davis - Devon Cornwall & Somerset AO]

34 minutes ago, Pixie said:

Didn’t realise there was another Westfield so local to us! 
 

We can’t wait to drive down to West Bay, especially through the tunnel…

 

 

Quite a few around here. Devon and Somerset group meet in Cullompton but Dorset meet in Bridport which would suit you better.

 

I’m planning a bit of a run around down to Portland Bill and back via Sherborne for a BBQ at mine, likely in September which you are welcome to join. I can add you to our WhatsApp group too so you know if anyone is heading out. Adge has a similar one for Dorset.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Great story, great photo's and video, love it, thank you for sharing x