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King Alfred's Tower is managed by the National Trust and is part of the nearby Stourhead estate. The tower is a 49m high folly designed in 1772. It's believed to mark the site where King Alfred rallied his troops in 878.

Entry point to dip in West Lydford, beautiful swim to the Bridge

Just over half way up the gradient eases for a short distance. In the days of old, horses pulling a cart would be sent into a gallop to gain momentum for the steep section ahead. You are unlikely to see that nowadays but it is still known as "galloping plain" locally.

There are now lots of signs around the church stating no access to the river, however if you turn left out of the church car park and head back towards the river in that direction then there is access to the river there

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

Closed for eating in during Covid, but open for takeaways. Good sélénographie drinks, breads, cakes and pizza.

old hunting ground...no matter how fit I was, it was always testing at the top when hitting 25%; last two ramps mean grinding it out no matter how many gears but a long recovery stretch when you hit the top to regain energy!

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