Adventures in Somerset

I had some time off in the middle of April and ended up having a whistle-stop tour of the country (or at least, of Somerset and Northamptonshire). First, I travelled to Somerset to visit my parents, and their friends who recently moved to the area. I hadn’t seen my parents for ages so it was really nice to spend a couple of days with them. I stayed with their friends who have a lovely cottage with original fireplaces and actual flagstones! We spent a day looking around Glastonbury, which is as hippy as you might expect, with interesting shops and some unusual sights. In one of the more ordinary shops, we witnessed the following exchange: Man (just entered shop): “Do you sell jackets for coconuts?” Shop assistant: “No, sorry” Man: “Oh, ok. Thanks. Bye”. I thought I’d misheard, but apparently not! The shop assistants just said, well this is Glastonbury, nothing surprises us.
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Glastonbury
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I bet this would be an interesting library to work at
I was sad not to get a chance to visit Glastonbury Abbey – I will have to make a return visit. The following day we visited Wells. As it has a cathedral, it is technically a city, but it is tiny. Beautiful, though. We had a look around some of the shops but sadly didn’t visit the cathedral.
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Wells
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Is this the best name for a bakery ever?
I enjoyed my flying visit to Somerset: it tends to be a place people pass through on the way to get to Devon or Cornwall but it is worth visiting in its own right. I definitely want to come back.