an exmoor b&b owned and managed by sue & andy north
guest house and b&b, lynton, north devon
34 lee road, lynton EX35 6BS tel: 01598 753328
One of the many ways to walk to Watersmeet is over Countisbury Hill. We did it this weekend and it makes a surprisingly long walk, especially if you stop off in the Blue Ball on the way! The walk starts near the playground in Lynmouth and climbs to Countisbury and from then on it is downhill all the way. Heading inland a marker points you to a woody path to Watersmeet, then back along the river to Lynmouth. This could be extended to Brendon first, or to Myrtleberry Cleave instead of along the river. We also got our first look at the new Lyn Rock Bridge (below).
Here's a local reminder about parking on hills: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KANIF1pa8zA
This weekend we revisited one of our favourite walks in the Porlock area. The route starts in Porlock then heads towards the beach at Bossington. The area of marsh between Bossington and Porlock Weir feels slightly surreal, with large areas of dead trees, presumably damaged by salt. There is also a memorial stone in the area where an American bomber crashed in 1942. There are plenty of places for refreshments in Porlock Weir although we always seem to end up in the Ship Inn which does excellent food. It was hard to drag ourselves away from the log fire in the Ship Inn, but the walk back to the car park in Porlock is an easy stroll through the woods parallel to the road. The whole walk is about five or six miles and as usual we have print-outs of it in the folder in the lounge.
This weekend we made the most of the improvement in the weather and did one of our favourite local walks. We got the bus to Parracombe and walked back via Hunters Inn along the coastal path home. It is difficult to make a circular walk along the coastal path west from Lynton, so this is the way we recommend to anyone who fancies about a seven or eight mile walk. We realised where some of our guests have been geting lost on this route (because we went wrong ourselves), so we have made careful notes for directing people in the future! We had company on the walk from Parracombe. When Flecks (pictured) started following us we thought he would lose interest after a while, but he seemed to know his way to Hunters Inn (where he shared our lunch with us) then he walked with us all the way to Lynton, asking us to throw his stick all the time! We drove him back to Parracombe when we got home and found his relieved owner.
Happy New Year everyone! We promised updates on Sues sponsored cycle ride in India in November. Sponsorship is coming along nicely . . . thanks to everyone who has already sponsored her. Sue has been advised that the best training in the Winter is Spinning (at the gym) and she intends to get a bike and start cycling in the Spring. She is also attending an event in London in a few weeks time to get more information about the event and also to meet some of the other people taking part. Just to recap: the cycle ride starts in Agra and finishes in Jaipur, which involves a week of cycling an average of 50 miles a day. The aim will be to raise £2,800 for three cancer charities: Breast Cancer Care, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. We will be funding Sue's travel expenses ourselves (with help from granola and marmalade sales) so all donations from other sources will go entirely to the three charities.
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