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    It would be nice to see you back at artfreaks.com, some time!

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    The Lights at the End of the Tunnel!

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    View of the South portal of Shute Shelve Tunnel on the Strawberry Line, where it cuts through the Mendip Hills in Somerset, SW England. Seen here with a couple of bicycle tail lights, somewhere near the other end of the tunnel. (If you go through there on a pushbike, you will definitely need to have a working set of lights. It can be very dark in the middle of the tunnel. (There are, apparently, some solar-powered lights in the tunnel - but I have never seen them working yet...) Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    A cyclist riding in to Shute Shelve Tunnel at the South Portal Cyclist

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    The Strawberry Line Trail runs (mostly) along the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset and North Somerset, in the South West of England. The trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar but there is a petition to have it extended to Wells. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    Mosses and Ivy dripping with water outside the Northern end of Shute Shelve Tunnel

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Shute Shelve Hill is one of the Mendip Hills of Somerset, SW England. The old Strawberry Line Railway ran through a tunnel, whilst the modern A38 road was constructed through a series of cuttings in the same area.
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    Mosses and ferns dripping with water outside the Northern portal of Shute Shelve Tunnel

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Moss and Ferns dripping with water, seen just outside the Northern end of Shute Shelve Tunnell on the Strawberry Line trail in Somerset, SW England. Shute Shelve Hill is one of the hills in the Mendips of Somerset, SW England.
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    Shute Shelve Tunnel North Portal - Thinking About It!

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Haha! They are probably just having a look at all the wonderful mosses and other growth on the rocks around the tunnel entrance. Mind you, it's pretty dark in there... Scary! ('Nearly scarred the life out of me, anyway!!) Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    Shute Shelve Tunnel North Portal - Going in!

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Wonderful old tunnel on the Strawberry Line trail in Somerset, South West England. This is the North Portal, covered in a wonderful growth of moss, ferns and 'all sorts' of other plants. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    All green! Ivy, various kinds of moss and ferns growing in luscious profusion on a limestone rockface

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Photographed in the cutting leading up to the Southern portal of the Shute Shelve Tunnel on the old Strawberry Line trail in Somerset.
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    Old bridge on the Strawberry Line trail near Cheddar Reservoir

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    No trolls in sight today!! Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    Cheddar Railway Station Building

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    The old Strawberry Line station building in Cheddar, Dorset, South West England. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    South Western Railway Class 450 Desiro emerges from Chalk Tunnel at Guildforf
    Nice one!
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    Wild Crab Apple Tree along the Axbridge By-pass A371
    Actually, thinking about it, you could very well be right. There are several different kinds of apple trees, pears and all sorts growing along that stretch of the old railway cutting...
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    The Late Setting Sun
    Well it's good to see the bat loft is still there! (Not gone the same way as the bird-watcher's hide...)
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    Axbridge Station Engine Shed from the A371 Axbridge By-pass

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Sadly, it has been a long time since the Axbridge Engine Shed was in use for the purpose for which it was build on the old Strawberry Line railway in Somerset, in South West of England. Where the railway used to skirt the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, that is now the route of the A371 Axbridge By-pass road. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    Axbridge Station Building from the A371 Axbridge By-pass

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    With a motorcyclist enjoying a ride out on a fine summer's afternoon! Axbridge Station was one of the stops on the old Strawberry Line railway in Somerset, England. Now it sits alongside a busy road, the Axbridge By-pass, which was constructed along the route of the old railway in this location. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    Axbridge By-pass A371 Old Railway Cutting going back to nature

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Another view of the old Strawberry Line railway cutting to the North of Axbridge in Somerset - now occupied by the A371 Axbridge By-pass road.
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    Old Railway Cutting covered in beautiful pink and yellow wildflowers

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Photo taken along the A371 Axbridge By-pass, just to the North of the town. Here, the By-pass follows the former route of the Strawberry Line Railway where it was cut into the side of Axbridge Hill in the Mendips. If you look closely, you can still make out the rock edge where the cutting was made into the hillside, almost completely returned to nature now.
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    Yellow Creek

    smb commented on Robin Clark's gallery image in Members Albums - Index Page

    Yellow Creek
    I wish I could paint flowing water like that! You really have it mastered.
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    Wild Crab Apple Tree along the Axbridge By-pass A371

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Nature returns along the route of an old, long abandoned railway line. The A371 Axbridge By-pass follows the route of the long abandoned Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset, S.W. England. Here to the North of the town of Axbridge, several different fruit trees can be found growing wild alongside the main road, where the railway line was originally cut into the hillside. The photo shows some kind of wild apple, (Quince or Crab Apple?) There are also several other kinds of apple and pair trees growing right alongside the road - not to mention blackberries and all sorts of other goodies! But if you want to stop and pick them, you will need to be on a bicycle, not in a car. Or you could try walking! And, if you are on a bike, you will need to be going slowly - not racing around like the wind with your tight racing tights on - and your streamlined flashy helmet - trying to go just as fast as the flippin cars all the time?!!!
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    Axbridge By-pass A371 Old Railway Cutting - Blackberries starting to get ripe

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    A lot of people don't like brambles - except in late summer when they are loaded with juicy blackberries... Pick all you can - for free! This little patch was seen growing out of the rock face where the old Strawberry Line Railway was cut into the hill side, (Known as Hillside, funilly enough!) on the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill - now the route of the A371 Axbridge By-pass.
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    Beautiful pink flowers growing beside the A371 Axbridge By-pass

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    The slope where I saw these beautiful wild-growing flowers (garden escapees?) used to form the North face of the old Strawberry Line Railway cutting on the Northern edge of Axbridge. The railway itself has been long-gone - the modern by-pass following the route of the old railway line to the North of the Town - but if you look closely, you can still see where the old railway line used to run... An Ordnance Survey map is a great help, in the UK. If you can see roughly where the old railway used to run, you will still be able to make out features like the weather-worn limestone bedrock where the railway was cut into the slope at Hillside, along the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill.
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    The Parish Church of Saint Andrews - Cheddar

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    I came across this beautiful old church in town of Cheddar, Somerset in the South West of England when I was out exploring the Strawberry Line Trail on my bicycle. One advantages of taking it slow on a bike, instead of rushing around everywhere by car, is that it gives you more opportunities to stop, appreciate the view - and take lots of photos!
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    Picnic table at my favourite "secret" viewing spot along the old Strawberry Line trail
    Hint... If you are trying to find this place, just look for a set of steps leading down off the path, leading nowhere and, apparently, just disappearing into the bushes. (And there is no sign advertising it as a viewing spot, picnic area - or anything else!)
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    Picnic table at my favourite "secret" viewing spot along the old Strawberry Line trail

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    A lovely quiet spot overlooking rolling hills, fields of sheep and some patches of old woodland in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. View from a tucked-away little viewing area, somewhere along the walking, wheelchair and cycling path which runs along the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset, England. The entrance to this little viewing area is easy to miss if you are peddling too fast... One good reason for taking it slow and easy!! Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php
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    My "new" bicycle - parked up at a secluded viewing spot and picnic area on the Strawberry Line Trail

    From the album: Out and about in Somerset

    Well, it's not exactly a new bike. I think it's around 15 years old? It was in very poor condition and it wasn't exactly cheap when I got it. I then had to spend a lot more money getting it road-worthy... It was worth it, though. New bikes are in very short supply these days as people are shying away from public transport... Anyway, the bike rides well now and I am very pleased with it. And it's great to be able to get out into some of the beautiful Somerset countryside while the summer lasts! The photo shows my bike parked-up against a glorious old bench in a hidden (secret!) viewing spot along the old Strawberry Line cycle route and footpath. The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

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