I spent a few days in the South West of England, in Devonshire. Just me, my bike and my rain jacket 😉
Very recommended in this area: The book ’50 Hikes across Devon’, a lunch at the Warren House Inn, the Youth Hostel in Bellever (great fireplace and no mobile phone coverage!).
Preparations on the train!
These are Great Britains’s National Parks
The beautiful Exeter Cathedral
… and the view from one of the towers
inside the cathedral
The train along the Coast of South Devon
Harbour stroll in Torquary
Hike 1 – From Warren House Inn…
… past an old cross…
…. up the the first tor…
…. where you always find a pony having arrived before you…
… on through the blooming moor…
… passing a settlement from the Bronze Age (3500 years old)…
… appreciating the local humour…
… just to find a beautiful peaceful area where I took a dip in the lake.
Finishing the day with a locally produced delicious ice-cream.
Beautiful pics in the Princetown Visitors Center
Background info in the Princetown Visitors Center
The old Clapper Bridge of Postbridge
Hike 2 – After the fog cleared heading out of Princetown to the moor…
… across the high moor alongside this old Lead created to improve Plymouth’s water supply.
There are many legends around the moor. Most pubs also have a few!
And this Pub collects coloured paper from around the world.
Exploring the moor and it’s tiny roads…
… and impressive bridges across the Dart river….
… the granite stone slabs that can be found on every hill top.
Not without my rain jacket!
A trip on the refurbished steam train of the South Devon Railways
A trip on the refurbished steam train of the South Devon Railways
A trip on the refurbished steam train of the South Devon Railways
A trip on the refurbished steam train of the South Devon Railways
A trip on the refurbished steam train of the South Devon Railways
Crowning the holiday with a climb on Haytor (and a drink in the Pub of course).
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