MOVING DAY TO BRIDPORT

BREEZY LYME REGIS

MAYOR'S HOUSE

We've thoroughly enjoyed our time in Woolacombe, today Saturday we moved heading to Corfe Castle. They were full tonight so we stopped at a small campsite in Salway Ash near Bridport. A sunny warm day just marred a bit  with an hours roadworks queue near Tiverton.
Once settled we took a short drive to visit Lyme Regis. A small very hilly seaside town with pebble and sand beaches and a small harbour. After a wander round we had some delicious fish and chips and returned to the site.

A BIT OF A SEA BREEZE!

ILFRACOMBE AND THE TORRS WALK

Cloudy, windy with intermittent rain and sunshine day.
We drove the short 5 miles to Ilfracombe, parked the car and walked down to the quay, saw the Damien Hirst statue VERITY on the end of the quay (quite startling!), wandered round the shops then back to car to pick up our lunch and headed up to The Torrs walk, a short but steep walk to give superb views over Ilfracombe. We managed to have our lunch without rain while watching the many showers out to sea.
Pretty wildflowers still in blossom and when I've no views to take I resort to flowers!
A gentle last day here in Woolacombe, tomorrow we are stopping overnight at Bridport then Sunday on to Corfe Castle for 4 nights.

VERITY ONE SIDE

VERITY THE OTHER SIDE

ILFRACOMBE HARBOUR

ILFRACOMBE HARBOUT

THE TORRS WALK

LUNCH SPOT ON THE TORRS

TORRS VIEW

THE TORRS SUMMIT

I MADE IT!

ROY AT THE SUMMIT - LESS IMPRESSED!

A SUNNY 8 MILE CIRCULAR HIKE FROM WOOLACOMBE

Sunshine day, we hiked from the campsite through fields and lanes, past Mortehoe, down Kinevor Valley to arrive at Bennett's Mouth on the coast then a beautiful coastal walk past Bull Point lighthouse, Rockham Bay, where there was supposed to be the wreck of a ship but the tide wasn't out far enough, to Morte Point then returned to Woolacombe. Our lunch spot on the edge of the cliffs gave us a good view of a couple of seals playing far below us. A super hike!

MORTEHOE

BENNETT'S MOUTH

BENNETT'S MOUTH

BULL POINT LIGHTHOUSE

ROCKHAM BAY

ROCK HAM BAY AND BULL POINT LIGHTHOUSE

                                                                      SEALS

MORTE POINT

ALMOST BACK TO WOOLACOMBE

A RAINY DAY WALK FOLLOWED BY A SUNNY DAY WALK

The day dawned rainy and misty, we put off going until just before lunch, walked down into Woolacombe, had the obligatory pasty for lunch then walked the length of the wide empty beach to Putsborough, up the cliff and back along the coast path. 
The drizzle fizzled out as we arrived back.

WOOLACOMBE IN THE BACKGROUND

COAST PATH BACK

Wednesday's weather improved, after a cloudy damp start the sun managed to struggle through and finally blue skies appeared.
We drove to Croyde and did a coastal walk to Baggy Point then looped back to Croyde and then walked to Saunton on the coast and returned on the high level coastal track.

PRETTY THATCHED HOUSE IN CROYDE

BAGGY POINT

WHEATEAR

 I SEE NO SHIPS!

DON'T JUMP!

 CROYDE

 SAUNTON BAY

CROYDE AND WOOLACOMBE IN DISTANCE


After a 6 mile walk had half an hours swim in the indoor pool! Like swimming in a bath, 90oF in pool room. Might swim in outside one next time! Pretty sunset.