It's a well-known phrase, but did you know it was coined by Alfred Tennyson, the famous poet laureate? The saying, common even now, comes from "In Memoriam A.H.H", a requiem to Tennyson's Cambridge friend.
He took 17 years to complete the poem, but it was finally published in 1850, shortly before he was made poet laureate. That same year he visited Clevedon.
People laughed when I told them I was going on a day trip to Clevedon. It's not exactly St Ives.
But I'm trying to explore Bristol's surrounding areas, and sternly warned away from Severn Beach and Portishead, I chose Clevedon.
I visited the pier, £1.50 adults, and followed 'Poet's Walk' along the coastline and through woodland. The walk is a nod to the poets who once lived here; Tennyson, Thackary, Coleridge. Other famous residents include C.S Lewis and J.R Tolkein. It's said that these writers often walked this route, and took inspiration from the landscape.
I took some photos while on the trip. If you ever visit Clevedon, do take a walk down the pier and get a coffee from the cafe at the end - the views are amazing.
