Sometimes your perspective can get you tricked into something you hadn’t intended. There is a trail north of the grounds at Stourhead that leads up to St Peter’s Pump. I had seen this on the map of Stourhead that they hand out and was interested in heading up there. When we walked out to the path, we could see the structure in the distance. It didn’t look too far away so we decided to head up. Nancy wasn’t sure about going the whole way but, as we got walking, she decided why not.

Neither of us had really judged it well. The route was a lot longer than it looked. As much as we kept walking, we never seemed to be getting any closer. Of course, eventually we did get there. The memorial was quite interesting and the hill beyond it looked rather steep, so we were quite happy that we had achieved our goal. The return walk was downhill and did seem to pass a lot quicker than the trip up. Maybe familiarity made it better or perhaps not staring at something that never feels like it gets closer was a benefit. As to why it is called St Peter’s Pump, I have no idea!