We’re pleased to share with you our midterm evaluation report. As we are now halfway through the project, our evaluation consultants Heritage Insider have produced a report to showcase the work the LPS has achieved already and made recommendations to ensure the continued success and legacy of the project. Our Read more…
Saturday 10th June 9.30am St Mary’s Church Centre Tickets available from Stowey Walking Eventbrite page here A circular walk from Nether Stowey tracing the historic development of religion on the Quantock Hills. The walk will visit sites from both the Christian and pre-Christian eras, including examples of holy wells and Read more…
Wednesday 7th June 9.30am St Mary’s Church Centre Tickets available from Stowey Walking Eventbrite page here A leisurely walk from Fyne Court, across Broomfield Common to the grounds of Halswell House and the ‘Temple of Harmony’, an 18th folly. There will be lots of opportunities to take photos, so make Read more…
Thursday 8th June -Sunday 11th June 9am St Mary’s Church Centre Tickets available from Stowey Walking Eventbrite page here On the 250th year since the birth of poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, join us for a guided literary tour along the Coleridge Way. Over four days, you will follow the waymarked Read more…
The adder is the fastest declining reptile species in Britain. Prior to 2008, records of sightings of adders (Vipera berus) and data on their distribution within the Quantock Hills National Landscape had been sparse, with only 24 records submitted to the Somerset Environmental Record Centre from 2000-2011. From 2011-2015 the Read more…
The QLPS is proud to sponsor the Somerset Hedge Group. This year they are running two, one day training days, led by qualified trainers. Saturday 10th September 2022, 9.30am-4pm Perry Farm, West Quantoxhead, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4DZ Sunday 16th October 2022, 9.30am-4pm Timbercombe, Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1AU These course Read more…
Join poet Ralph Hoyte to launch the Quantock Poetry Trail at Brendon Books on Thursday 21st July at 7pm. We are looking for poets to join Ralph in creating new Romantic poetry, embedded in the Quantock Hills. You can learn lots more about the Quantock Poetry Trail here
Join artist Alison Jacobs for a day of outdoor art. You’ll be walking and sketching outdoors and using the Quantocks as your inspiration. Wear strong walking shoes or boots, and outdoor clothing appropriate to the weather. Bring your own art materials & sketchbook, and a packed lunch. This event is Read more…
Folk singer Bill Crawford will lead you on a Quantock Ramble and share with you some of the traditional songs collected around the Quantocks in the early 20th Century by prolific collector Cecil Sharp. You’ll need to wear strong walking shoes or boots, and outdoor clothing appropriate to the weather. Read more…
Archie Churchill-Moss, one of England’s top melodeon players, visits the Carew Arms to play a selection of the music preserved by Quantock shoemaker- and village fiddle player- William Winter. Winter’s notebooks of handwritten folk tunes, dated 1848 and 1850, are a fascinating window into the past; the original manuscripts are Read more…
