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Here’s a view I took of the Clump from the afternoon school run on my phone. There’s a fantastic row of beech trees at Kingswood School looking our across Primrose Farm. The Klump is often such an unmistakeable and stark … Continue reading →

Here’s Matt’s moonshot story (see also “How hard can it be?” and “Propitious date & time 15 April”): A trial run the night before made me realise that I was going to be out of position and unlike William I … Continue reading →

Now we’ve got round to announcing the photography competition perhaps it’s a good time to share this: Kelston hill at the end of a rainbow by BonnieMari Stunning: a bit science fiction, a bit folk-magic, perfectly placed. Unrepeatable. It came … Continue reading →

So…what happened on the night of Tue 15 April, the date forecast by Matt Prosser as propitious for seeing the Klump silhouetted against a full moon?  Here’s George’s and my story. My mate George Blake and I headed out to … Continue reading →

Kelston Roundhill is celebrated in songs poems and pictures. It also has a special resonance in photography. We’ve received some terrific photos of the Klump this year so we’ve decided to declare a photography competition. First prize kindly donated by … Continue reading →

A lively Kelston village hall AGM heard from Graham Padfield about the history of the village, with special focus on the more than colourful Elisabethan figure John Harington. See rough transcript below (map courtesy BathinTime)

Here’s a heads-up for photographers who love Kelston Roundhill. Matt Prosser writes in to say on Tuesday 15 April 2014 the full moon will rise East-South-East at 20:34, some 30 minutes after sunset.  If the sky is clear it should … Continue reading →

In preparation for new planting in the iconic clump we’ve erected a temporary deer fence to protect the new trees. It will be supported by a park railing for longer-term protection. The trees (up to 250 of them) are being … Continue reading →