Months ago, whilst wading along the river near sherborne station, I spotted the exit point of a drainage system. I recently finally got round to having a look-see, see how far I could get along the tunnel.
The first bit was nice and roomy though still a crawl job. There were a couple of big drain covers that I went under; felt a bit weird looking up and seeing people walking by.
I soon reached a point where there were two double drainage tunnels, each set going off in slightly different directions. It was at this point where the tunnels got nice and snug; some might say claustrophobic lol.
I set off along the left hand set; I could be wrong but I think they go in the general direction of Sherborne Abbey. (Would be nice if there's a map of the system; I'd enjoy looking at it.) I managed to crawl what felt like a fair old distance before my way was blocked by a pipe going across the tunnel so had to turn round and come back.
On to the pics 😊
Just some of the pics I took 😊 One day I'll go back and explore the right hand drainage tunnel.
The first bit was nice and roomy though still a crawl job. There were a couple of big drain covers that I went under; felt a bit weird looking up and seeing people walking by.
I soon reached a point where there were two double drainage tunnels, each set going off in slightly different directions. It was at this point where the tunnels got nice and snug; some might say claustrophobic lol.
I set off along the left hand set; I could be wrong but I think they go in the general direction of Sherborne Abbey. (Would be nice if there's a map of the system; I'd enjoy looking at it.) I managed to crawl what felt like a fair old distance before my way was blocked by a pipe going across the tunnel so had to turn round and come back.
On to the pics 😊
Just some of the pics I took 😊 One day I'll go back and explore the right hand drainage tunnel.
