A Walk Around Withypool: In the Footsteps of Hope Bourne

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am UTC+01:00

Chilkwell Street, BA6 8DB Glastonbury, United Kingdom | Glastonbury

Somerset Rural Life Museum
Publisher/HostSomerset Rural Life Museum
A Walk Around Withypool: In the Footsteps of Hope Bourne
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Follow in the footsteps of Exmoor writer and artist Hope Bourne on a guided walk around Withypool, taking in some of Hope’s favourite views whilst learning more about her remarkable life on Exmoor.
The walk will be led by Lisa Eden, an Exmoor Society Trustee who oversees the Hope L. Bourne Collection. As you journey around Withypool, Lisa will share some fascinating stories about Hope.
What to know:
This is a moderate 3 mile walk with some rough parts underfoot, and will be steep in places but without stiles.
Dogs are welcome on leads.
Refreshments are available in Withypool tea rooms or the Royal Oak pub.
An email confirming a location meet up point will be sent close to the date of the walk.
Booking required, £6.50 per person.
Hope Bourne (1918–2010) was a writer and artist who spent almost sixty years recording the landscape, wildlife, history and changing rural traditions of Exmoor.
Discover more about her life in the exhibition A Life Outside: Hope Bourne on Exmoor at Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Visit our website for more details: https://swheritage.org.uk/events/a-walk-around-withypool-in-the-footsteps-of-hope-bourne/
Header image: Hope Bourne, Exmoor – Lea Farm, Withypool, watercolour and pencil, undated. With permission of The Exmoor Society and Halsgrove Publishing (detail).
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