Source to Sound - River Frome Micro Adventure P1 Locating The Derivation 480 720 HD

Source to Sound - River Frome Micro Adventure P1 Locating The Derivation 480 720 HD

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TRAIL

The trail began in the market town of Bromyard in North Eastern part of Herefordshire-England. The objective for my brother Paul and I was to hike out of the town 5-6 miles North West to locate the derivation of the Frome River.

We had no idea what the source looked like but from what we had read it appeared out of the side of a hill via a rather unappealing pipe. The hike out was good and as we passed the site of the Nozstock Festival we sat for a while and admired the Malvern Hills some 14 miles to the South.

As we approached the source we were struck by the apparent remoteness of the scene in an English countryside kind of way. It was a beautiful long valley peppered with old farms that had probably been there for hundreds of years. Only small lanes reached this far and while the sheep bleated we were reminded of our solitary adventure for two days or so.

Climbing over a gate towards what we felt to be the source we anticipated once more a new surprise. each river source is different and this one is going to be no different. Wow! What a source. It is a source of a river but it is for sure ugly. With a grey pipe delivering a drip, rubbish strewn below it, sheep shit, mud and the pig of all pigs beside it the Froome is without doubt absent of any real status. Nobody comes here to think of a river that irrigates many farms down stream and essentially feeds a nation. It is taken for granted and as such it's waters are unappreciated.

Admiring its strange ugly beauty we move on after conversing with the pig of pigs. A few good obstacles, a grouchy farmer, an old rail station, which happened to be a home and a beautiful horse and conservation area later we arrived back in Bromyard for a nights bivvy. Roughly 10-12 miles had been covered and we decided that curry and chips was the order of the day so tucked in before sundown in a rundown cricket pavilion and prepared for a chilly yet satisfying night on the floor.

'Micro Adventure' terminology inspired by Alastair Humphreys. For more information on this British adventurer, Author and outdoorsmen go to: http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/

Some Alastair Humphreys Videos

BBC Microadventure:    • BBC Microadventure  
A River Adventure From Source to Sea:    • A River Adventure from Source to Sea  
Island Camp:    • Island Camp Microadventure  

The Frome was part of a much broader exploration of the River Wye and a trilogy of river walks along its largest tributary the Lugg. To watch these videos or adventures follow links below.

River Lugg Playlist

   • River Lugg - Source to Sound  

River Arrow

Day 1 P 1 -    • Видео  
Day 1 P 2 -    • Видео  
Day 1 P 3 -    • Видео  
Day 1-2 P 4 -    • Видео  
Day 2 P 1 -    • Видео  
Day 2 P 2 -    • Видео  
Day 2 P 3 -    • Видео  
Day 2 P 4 -    • Видео  
Day 2 P 5 -    • Видео  

http://www.wyeexplorer.moonfruit.com/