Smitham Chimney is a chimney which was used for lead mining just outside the village of East Harptree, in the parish of Priddy, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The circular chimney has two types of red brick in its upper portion. There is a narrow opening at the base of the chimney.
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I know I need to share this beautiful place but I don’t want to deep down for selfish reasons. This place made me cry, overwhelmed with nature (my favourite thing) I saw 4 deer a falcon and 10 zippy gnat catching blissfully unaware of human existence ducklings. This place is so tranquil, luscious green moss covers most of the area, bird calls fill the air and if you stay until the sun starts setting (watch out for midges) the light shining through the tall trees is something you will never forget. If you do see my review and want to go please please please respect this place, don’t litter as there are no bins don’t have a bbq! Just take a sandwich, keep hydrated and soak in all Mother Nature has...
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This chimney represents thousands of years of industry in this area so it is great that is was saved from destruction. There is access by wheelchair or prams along the gravel track from the car park. Near to the chimney there are a few very shallow "steps" where boards have been inserted across the path to stop the gravel washing down the slope. These are barely a couple of inches high. The man-made forest surrounding the chimney is mostly coniferous and located in a wonderfully...
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This is a nice little walk to take the family or just of you'd like a bit of purge and quiet.
A nice flat and (for the most part) easy to walk path suitable for buggies too. One of the trails comes out at an historic smelting chimney called "Smitham Chimney". In front of the chimney is a pond which had a huge number of dragon flies flying around.
It was very quiet when we went.
TIP: Take bug spray as we got bitten a lot while...
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