Oh, and a clapped out motor car...
Priddy is a small village sitting on top of the Mendip Hills in Somerset (1,000 feet above sea-level). It's all downhill from here. Towards the north lies Cheddar Gorge and the limestone honeycombe continues to Wookey Hole in the south.
A few days peace and quiet in this village at a nice B&B was just what the doctor would have ordered, if we had consulted him before hand.
The two main attractions mentioned are certainly worth the trip and the pubs are too.
Average pub prices for a meal (around £8+) offered far better than average food and the hospitality at both places friendly and warm. I can also recommend the local Butcombe Ale at the Queen Victoria while the even more local 'Potholer' at the New Inn is not to be missed. A pint or three of this is the perfect accompaniment to a gentle wander back up the road, to your nearby B&B, if you know where you're going.
Priddy is, you may be surprised to learn (we were) full of holes, Swildon's Hole is just outside the village, the church is a Grade 1 listed building and every year they host a folk festival, that will celebrate 21 years in 2012.
The above reference to a clapped out motor car is our Peugeot that liked Priddy so much it wanted to stay longer, and subsequently refused to start when we were leaving. A tow to a garage and we await the final outcome of this petulant behaviour. Cars, who'd have 'em.
