Brindlecombe
The railway brings you here. There is more than one way to leave.
At the station are a canopy, iron lamp brackets, a bench and a very large plant in a pot. A grey cat belongs to the parcels office. After a night on the sleeper, these are small, reassuring things to find.
Elsewhere in Brindlecombe, the canal basin has a crane, a goods yard and a warehouse with a white door. The market serves the surrounding country; in October the teasel trade brings buyers from much further away.
For Little Tallowmere, take the road past the stone wall and millpond, then up towards the village green. Or follow the canal stories and arrive with cargo at the wharf below the orchard.
People connected with this place
Bartholomew Bellweather
Toymaker, father, brother—and an occasional passenger on the night sleeper.
Tobias Tallowick
Night attendant on the sleeper, with thirty winters of journeys behind him.
Ada Brimble
Canal carrier, with the narrow boat Patience and a grey mare called Marigold.
Henry Bellweather
Keeper of the shop's accounts, with an exact eye and opinions of his own.
Henry Bellweather · Current character illustration.
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The Sleeper Train to Brindlecombe
Leave the toyshop with Bartholomew Bellweather and take the overnight sleeper towards his sister’s inn.
With Bartholomew Bellweather, Tobias Tallowick, Dorothea
The Winter Sleeper Home from Brindlecombe
Say goodnight to Dorothea, then travel home through the winter with Bartholomew and Henry Bellweather.
With Bartholomew Bellweather, Dorothea, Tobias Tallowick, Edward Bellweather, Henry Bellweather, Lucy Bellweather
The Narrow Boat to Little Tallowmere
Travel with Ada Brimble, Pip and a new church bell aboard Patience, along the canal to Little Tallowmere.
With Ada Brimble, Pip Hobday, Dorothea, Ruth Coker, Josiah Coker, Mr Gedge