2026-03-17

Day 15 Tarr Steps to Monksilver

Day 15 Tarr Steps to Monksilver 
Kilometers: 28

This place is wonderful! All night I could hear the river murmuring and blackbirds singing. No cars, nothing to disturb me (apart from the person who knocked at my door and woke me up at 22.50 pm). I still had a good night's sleep, though I do remember being in pain at times.
   The view from my room 

After a nice breakfast I went back to my room to pack up. While I was packing my back got increasingly more difficult. I could hardly put my boots and pack on. I went downstairs to check out and when they saw how much pain I was in they said that I could stay in the room and they'd find someone to take me to Monksilver in the afternoon! That is so nice, at the same time I am sad that I don't get to walk the Coleridge Way.

   Tarr Steps from the Inn, I couldn't walk all the way down there 😟

   Tarr Farm Inn

I had to wait until Natalie got off work at 3 pm, then a fairly long car ride to Monksilver and the Notley Arms Inn. I had dinner at the pub, the first time I had lamb since I was 15. It was very good!

After supper I went for a short walk to see the church. It's origins are from the 12th-century and it is mostly famous for Sir Francis Drake's (explorer and privateer) second wedding taking place there.

  My nice room with a lovely window seat.

My fundraiser, Rare Cancers research ❤️







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