Category: Devon, England

Our aim was Black Tor, taking in Hart Tor along the way. However, one of the things we love most about the moors is that you can design your walk as you go along.  This walk gave us a plethora… Continue Reading…

Hamel Down on Dartmoor sees our return to walking in Devon.  It’s good to be back on the blustery moor, getting totally windswept and losing a couple of layers of skin as it rips across our faces.  It’s also great… Continue Reading…

Little, Middle and Great Staple Tors on Dartmoor were the focus of our walk on a stunningly sunny day in December.   We started our walk from Pork Hill car park, but rather than heading straight over to the Staple… Continue Reading…

Watching “Cornwall and Devon Walks With Julia Bradbury”  has had us reminiscing about our walks on the South West Coast Path.  Looking back through the photos reminds us how we felt and how much we appreciated the sheer beauty of the… Continue Reading…

Torquay to Shaldon on the South West Coast Path sees us moving onto the next map; the OL44.  We’ve returned from Italy, gone into lockdown and therefore retreated (well it feels like a battle) to Devon.  To be honest we… Continue Reading…

Bovisand Bay to Plymouth is the last of the South West Coast Path walks on the OL20 map.  That means we’ve completed 81.5 miles of South West Coast Path.  Of course our walks have been circulars so the actual distance… Continue Reading…

Aish and Mel Tor on Dartmoor sees us make a bit of a change from our beautiful coastal walks.  A few small facts about Dartmoor: Dartmoor is 368 square miles; 20 miles from north to south and 20 miles from… Continue Reading…

Mothecombe to Heybrook Bay on the South West Coast Path.  We have started on the other side of the River Erme (without the 1 hour tidal window to worry about).  This section has a natural break in it at the… Continue Reading…

Thurlestone to the River Erme on the South West Coat Path.  We’re off on an explore again and cannot believe the great weather we still continue to have. Thurlestone to Burgh Island and the River Avon Estuary We started at… Continue Reading…