Looking Northwest from the slopes of Dunkery Hill, Exmoor National Park Image: Shaun Davey via Exmoor Commons
•—> Avoiding Muddicombe Lane <—•
IF you are driving to or from Westermill Farm Holidays we —strongly recommend — that you avoid Muddicombe Lane — regardless of whatever your GPS / Sat Nav may say!
The easiest (and least stressful) way to drive to Westermill Farm is to head West from Exford — see map below.
Just so you know the “rest of the story” …
Muddicombe Lane is steep, twisty, flanked by banked hedges on both sides and narrow, as in — “one car wide” narrow — think about “…having to reverse uphill around blind corners for 50 or 100 yards should it become necessary”[!], inevitably Muddicombe leads to a bridge which is 6 feet 6 inches wide and has been aptly named “Silly Bridge” on Ordnance Survey Maps.
And yet … GPS / Sat Nav insists on sending “everything” Muddicombe’s way … Emergency Service vehicles included!?
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“It is the month of June,
The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyes,
And pleasant scents the noses.”
“Sometimes … On ground … clouds Over head … coal ravens wheel and fall”
Geese … February 10, 2026
‘Weese Should Be So Lucky’ … after daily rain since … ‘way too long ago’ … Sun, glorious sun!
Time Passes Slowly
Written by: Bob Dylan
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains
We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains
Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream
Time passes slowly when you’re lost in a dream
Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin’
We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin’
Stared out the window to the stars high above
Time passes slowly when you’re searchin’ for love
Ain’t no reason to go in a wagon to town
Ain’t no reason to go to the fair
Ain’t no reason to go up, ain’t no reason to go down
Ain’t no reason to go anywhere
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day
Time passes slowly and fades away
