Old Somerset and Dorset viaduct

Take the route that goes over the top of the viaduct much easier.

Part of the defunct Somerset and Dorset Railway, this viaduct looms out of the trees in pretty Ham Woods. There are a further two viaducts between here and where the line leaves Shepton Mallet, each as impressive as the last. The line opened in the 1870s and was active for nearly a hundred years.

A few of the signs for the footpath have fallen down so use an ordnance map as backup