Bovey Tracey
A quiet town centre on the edge of Dartmoor with a few shops pubs and cafes and an art gallery which is worth visiting. There is more to the town which serves many new build houses on the outskirts, and a Whisky distillery which I unfortunately could not get a good picture of it. Methodist…
Plymouth
On a recent visit to the city, we saw the famous Smeaton tower, parks and the Barbican district. There was some building work on Armada way which will look great when it is finished, progress appears to be quite rapid. A visit to the National Marine Aquarium is a great way to spend a leisurely…
Arlington Court
Visited National Trust House and carriage museum A mystical view of the grand house. St James’s Church through the mist One of the many carriages on display in the museum. Useful links
Exford
Staying at the beautiful 16th century White Horse Hotel, where they treat Christmas as special. We arrived on Christmas eve where we joined in with the carol singers outside, apparently this has become a tradition 17 years ago when the new owners took over, mulled vine kept us warm. This is a view of the…
Sidmouth
A seaside town in Devon, east of the river exe. December 2007; a cold morning by the sea front Through the shopping streets of Sidmouth, a Stream traction engine was going through its paces. Distinctive red cliffs, slowly crumbling into the sea. This was in December 2007, see below, there was a massive rock fall…
Views around Cape Cornwall
The walk to the tower is quite steep, but the views are breathtaking or is that me after walking up the steps! Parking is free for National Trust members. There is a café and toilets. Cape Cornwall Information from National Trust
Newlyn
Visit to Newlyn, Cornwall. A small town with a Fish market, cafes, supermarket and a chemist and a few other shops. Duke Street Cafe, this is next to the carpark, we popped in for a coffee, we could tell that it was popular, as it was quite busy. We then toured the down and on…
St. Just
Visited the town of St Just in Cornwall, a quiet town with a good selection of pubs, cafes, a bakery and butchers/delicatessen, art galleries and an emporium. Also a post-office, and supermarket. We had a lovely lunch at the Wellington Hotel. Below are some more pictures around the town.
Sennen Cove
A beautiful coastal position with sandy beaches, a pub, fish and chip shop, cafe, general store and an ice-cream kiosk at each end of the beach, RNLI life boat station and around the corner an art gallery. When the weather is right you can see beautiful sunsets. sunset on the final day