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Wednesday 30th of June 2021 We said our goodbyes and heartfelt thanks to Katie and Richard before leaving Barnstaple and then drove to Ilfracombe, parking in the long-stay car park by the harbour. We set off up the coast path out of Ilfracombe. As we climbed up from the harbour we had a view backContinue reading “Day 111 – Ilfracombe to Woody Bay 15.5 miles 5175’ ascent”

Tuesday 29th June 2021 We drove back to Sandy Road car park on Broughton Burrows and set off once again. The first couple of miles continued up through the Burrows and the golf course near Saunton. We turned on to a main road for a short distance and then descended to the beach at Saunton.Continue reading “Day 110 – Braunton Burrows to Ilfracombe 19.5 miles 3500’ ascent”

Monday 28th June 2021 We drove back to Bideford and parked in the long-stay car park before setting off down the last few hundred yards to Bideford Long Bridge which crosses the River Torridge.  This old bridge dating from 1474 has multiple arches of different sizes and replaced a wooden bridge that was built in 1286. Continue reading “Day 109 – Bideford to Braunton Burrows 20.2 miles 687‘ ascent”

Sunday 27th June 2021 What a pleasure it is to stay in a home with friends! Home cooking, good company and wonderful support – especially for getting back from the end of each day’s walk. We will be staying here for four nights which is going to make a huge difference. We drove to Clovelly andContinue reading “Day 108 – Clovelly to Bideford 19.6 miles 3700′ ascent”

Saturday 26th June 2021 We drove back to Morwenstow after packing up at St Teath. The flat there had served us very well indeed. The café at Morwenstow had not quite opened and so there was no excuse not to get our waterproofs on and head off into the rain. Though, as it turned out,Continue reading “Day 107 – Morwenstow to Clovelly 19 miles 6356′ ascent”

Friday 25th June 2021 Today was another roller-coaster day. We drove to Crackington Haven and parked in the main carpark and were walking just before 9:00. The path inevitably went up from the start and then went down and up several more times. The ascents and descents didn’t seem quite as bad as yesterday’s wereContinue reading “Day 106 – Crackington Haven to Morwenstow 17.3miles 3940’ ascent”

Thursday 24th June 2021 Today’s walk was a tough one and the distance and ascent would support that. I wondered if we really did 6500′ of ascent but two independent devices recorded the ascent to within 100 ft of each other and so I am inclined to think that it must be true but IContinue reading “Day 105 – Port Isaac to Crackington Haven 20.5 miles 6500’ Ascent”

Wednesday 23rd June 2021 We awoke to another warm day.  Last night I had finally managed to find a taxi not doing a school run after calling thirteen numbers.  We did not want to leave the car at Harlyn Bay because we would be crossing the River Camel at Padstow which would make it a veryContinue reading “Day 104 – Harlyn Bay to Port Isaac 18.5 miles 3800’ascent”

Tuesday 22nd June 2021 We are staying at The Owl Loft on Trevilley Farm and it suits us very well. It is a flat over a workshop or storage and is a very recent conversion. It is well-equipped and very nice. I only wish the beams were a little higher. We drove to Newquay and parkedContinue reading “Day 103 – Newquay to Harlyn Bay 17.4 miles 2400’ ascent”

Monday 21st June 2021 Today it was wet. Indeed it was very wet and quite breezy.  We packed up from the Premier Inn and drove to Porthtowan and parked by the village hall. We walked down to the sea front and up the path to the cliff top. We passed the old spoil heaps andContinue reading “Day 102 – Porthtowan to Newquay 20 miles 4300’ ascent”