Mendip Hills
The real "Blue Hills" in Henrietta's House by Elizabeth Goudge
“‘Oh, please, where do you live?’ she asked the Old Gentleman. It was most important that she should know where he lived, for the moment she had set eyes on him she had added him to the company of those people whom she loved so much that she wanted to keep them always under her eye.
‘Over the hills and far away,’ said the Old Gentleman, and he looked at her and smiled as though he had taken as great a fancy to her as she had to him.
But Henrietta sighed a little impatiently. Over the hills and far away was simply no good at all as an address at which people could be called upon.”
🌿 Elizabeth Goudge, Henrietta's House
The Mendip Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Elizabeth Goudge placed her story of traveling carriages in the magnificent setting of the Mendip Hills surrounding Wells, UK. The lanes that lead to these “blue hills” are still a wonderful ride or hike for tourists and locals alike.
Join us for a photo tour with breathtaking views and Goudge’s prose to accompany our journey…
On the Mendip Hills:
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