STROLL 15
SOMERTON PLACES OF WORSHIP & “SNICKETS”
SOMERTON PLACES OF WORSHIP & “SNICKETS”
Distance: 9.4km/5.9m Ascent 35m
Gentle walking around Somerton passing all four active places of Worship
Almost entirely on tarmac, so useful for a wet day
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Comments to [email protected] Updated April 2025
Gentle walking around Somerton passing all four active places of Worship
Almost entirely on tarmac, so useful for a wet day
www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3507710845
Comments to [email protected] Updated April 2025
"Snicket" is a local name for a (usually) narrow path between roads - sometimes old and sometimes left when new housing estates were built
Leave car park and turn L. After 200m opposite a row of shops, fork R (Pesters Lane), taking care in the narrow section. After 300m at the end of lay-by, go up steps on L and follow path 200m as it bears L past the former school to reach Kirkham Street. Go R and continue 200m, past the Police Station and bear L into The Millands with its pleasant green space on R. Beyond number 12, bear L along short path to New Street go L and continue 200m to Cow Square. Continue to the L of trough for 20m and beyond the last cottage, turn L to follow path round the outside of churchyard of St Michael’s Anglican Church to Market Square. Turn R along West Street for 150m to pass West Street Church on R and the former United Reformed Church on L, opposite which turn R into car park (SP Library). Continue past the library and at top of car park bear L, cross bridge over railway and go immediately R through kissing gate and follow path above railway line 150m to a gate. Cross with care go L then R down path alongside cemetery for 100m then go L along path between wooden fences to emerge at the end of a cul-de-sac. Continue across the head of the cul-de-sac to path between two bungalows and at the next road go L 75m to a T-junction with Behind Berry (the main through route for Somerton). Go R 160m then R on path between numbers 32 and 34 to reach the end of a cul-de-sac then go L and R with bungalows on both sides. After 120m turn L between bungalows at right angles to the road to reach Walnut Drive. Bear R for 20m then L by number 12, then R in a small car parking area to follow short path (Brockle Close) bearing L to reach Etsome Terrace. Go R 30m, through metal squeeze and down wide tarmac path to Beech Grove. Go L 80m and then R along Etsome Road, which becomes Cary Way, with good views on the R along the Cary valley. After 300m (No Through Road sign) turn L into Northfield for 150m past new school and go L into Northfield Way. Bear R and at the end continue through squeeze into Highfield Way and after 70m go L into a cul-de-sac and take path in L corner between numbers 21 and 22 to reach Etsome Terrace. Go ahead (slightly R) for 100m and at T-junction turn R to reach Fire Station. Go R (with care) along Behind Berry and pass the back of St Dunstan’s Catholic Church (the front faces Langport Road). Just beyond house number 100, turn L down short, narrow path to Langport Road, turn R and after 100m just beyond Russet Road fork R along footpath into Bancombe Road. After 500m go L into Parklands Way then R into Orchard Road. Just before last house on L go along tarmac path, past a play area to reach and cross a cul-de-sac and reach another cul-de-sac. Here, turn L follow the road and turn R by number 45 and at the end go through the squeeze to reach a track. Go L 100m bearing R to reach Langport Road, go L and L again into Westholm Road. Follow as it bears R and take tarmac path between numbers 11 and 12 for 50m to another path then go R 80m to reach Langport Road. Go R 185m then L into Sillé le Guillaume Way and follow for 200m past skate park. At children’s playground, go L along tarmac path 100m towards Sports Club buildings and just beyond tennis courts go R to emerge in a cul-de-sac. Go ahead 70m to T-junction and turn R into Sevenacres. After 150m at St. Cleers, go ahead, but turn L into a cul-de-sac opposite the St Cleers Orchard sign. Turn R beyond the garage bearing the number 78 and follow the path straight across a crossroads of paths, across a road and then turn L by a street light and follow the path 100m in front of a row of bungalows with the railway line on R. When the path joins a road, continue ahead for 250m and at the end turn R into St Cleers Way. In 120m at the cross-roads, go ahead with care into Polham Lane and shortly after St Cleers Chapel the road bears sharp L and descends gradually 120m. At the next junction, bear L and immediately sharp L before a house called Rosenheim along a path by a stream to reach a slab stile. Go R and after 30m L into Tom Tits Lane. Follow as it bears R then L and where road bears round R, turn L along a tarmac path and at railing at the end, go R and after 30m turn L over a slab stile by a waymarked electricity pole/street light. Follow this narrow path to reach 4 steps down to Gassons Lane. Turn R and proceed with care past the end of New Cross and 50m beyond, take path (no sign) on R to Maypole Knap. At end of path, turn L, then R beyond number 54 and take another path in the far L corner to regain Langport Road. Turn R and immediately fork R into West End. After 150m at grass triangle, bear L into Camden Road, then L again into Camden Orchard, bearing L then R to reach path by number 8. At the next road turn L and go ahead by number 16 to reach Langport Road. Turn R and R again at mini-roundabout and after 200m take path opposite Veterinary Surgery then bear R to King Ina Road. Go ahead 100m and bear R beyond number 16. Do not cross railway bridge, but follow path above railway to emerge at a kissing gate by the car park.
Leave car park and turn L. After 200m opposite a row of shops, fork R (Pesters Lane), taking care in the narrow section. After 300m at the end of lay-by, go up steps on L and follow path 200m as it bears L past the former school to reach Kirkham Street. Go R and continue 200m, past the Police Station and bear L into The Millands with its pleasant green space on R. Beyond number 12, bear L along short path to New Street go L and continue 200m to Cow Square. Continue to the L of trough for 20m and beyond the last cottage, turn L to follow path round the outside of churchyard of St Michael’s Anglican Church to Market Square. Turn R along West Street for 150m to pass West Street Church on R and the former United Reformed Church on L, opposite which turn R into car park (SP Library). Continue past the library and at top of car park bear L, cross bridge over railway and go immediately R through kissing gate and follow path above railway line 150m to a gate. Cross with care go L then R down path alongside cemetery for 100m then go L along path between wooden fences to emerge at the end of a cul-de-sac. Continue across the head of the cul-de-sac to path between two bungalows and at the next road go L 75m to a T-junction with Behind Berry (the main through route for Somerton). Go R 160m then R on path between numbers 32 and 34 to reach the end of a cul-de-sac then go L and R with bungalows on both sides. After 120m turn L between bungalows at right angles to the road to reach Walnut Drive. Bear R for 20m then L by number 12, then R in a small car parking area to follow short path (Brockle Close) bearing L to reach Etsome Terrace. Go R 30m, through metal squeeze and down wide tarmac path to Beech Grove. Go L 80m and then R along Etsome Road, which becomes Cary Way, with good views on the R along the Cary valley. After 300m (No Through Road sign) turn L into Northfield for 150m past new school and go L into Northfield Way. Bear R and at the end continue through squeeze into Highfield Way and after 70m go L into a cul-de-sac and take path in L corner between numbers 21 and 22 to reach Etsome Terrace. Go ahead (slightly R) for 100m and at T-junction turn R to reach Fire Station. Go R (with care) along Behind Berry and pass the back of St Dunstan’s Catholic Church (the front faces Langport Road). Just beyond house number 100, turn L down short, narrow path to Langport Road, turn R and after 100m just beyond Russet Road fork R along footpath into Bancombe Road. After 500m go L into Parklands Way then R into Orchard Road. Just before last house on L go along tarmac path, past a play area to reach and cross a cul-de-sac and reach another cul-de-sac. Here, turn L follow the road and turn R by number 45 and at the end go through the squeeze to reach a track. Go L 100m bearing R to reach Langport Road, go L and L again into Westholm Road. Follow as it bears R and take tarmac path between numbers 11 and 12 for 50m to another path then go R 80m to reach Langport Road. Go R 185m then L into Sillé le Guillaume Way and follow for 200m past skate park. At children’s playground, go L along tarmac path 100m towards Sports Club buildings and just beyond tennis courts go R to emerge in a cul-de-sac. Go ahead 70m to T-junction and turn R into Sevenacres. After 150m at St. Cleers, go ahead, but turn L into a cul-de-sac opposite the St Cleers Orchard sign. Turn R beyond the garage bearing the number 78 and follow the path straight across a crossroads of paths, across a road and then turn L by a street light and follow the path 100m in front of a row of bungalows with the railway line on R. When the path joins a road, continue ahead for 250m and at the end turn R into St Cleers Way. In 120m at the cross-roads, go ahead with care into Polham Lane and shortly after St Cleers Chapel the road bears sharp L and descends gradually 120m. At the next junction, bear L and immediately sharp L before a house called Rosenheim along a path by a stream to reach a slab stile. Go R and after 30m L into Tom Tits Lane. Follow as it bears R then L and where road bears round R, turn L along a tarmac path and at railing at the end, go R and after 30m turn L over a slab stile by a waymarked electricity pole/street light. Follow this narrow path to reach 4 steps down to Gassons Lane. Turn R and proceed with care past the end of New Cross and 50m beyond, take path (no sign) on R to Maypole Knap. At end of path, turn L, then R beyond number 54 and take another path in the far L corner to regain Langport Road. Turn R and immediately fork R into West End. After 150m at grass triangle, bear L into Camden Road, then L again into Camden Orchard, bearing L then R to reach path by number 8. At the next road turn L and go ahead by number 16 to reach Langport Road. Turn R and R again at mini-roundabout and after 200m take path opposite Veterinary Surgery then bear R to King Ina Road. Go ahead 100m and bear R beyond number 16. Do not cross railway bridge, but follow path above railway to emerge at a kissing gate by the car park.
