Part 2
Westward Ho! to Bude - June 2023
Clovelly to Hartland Quay 5 June 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 17.1km; ascent: 656m Total distance: 18.0km; ascent: 656m Walking time: 4h 41′ Total time: 7h 10′ Overnight: Hartland Quay Hotel Wherever you are on the trail, “It’s a great walk! It’s … Continue reading →
Westward Ho! to Clovelly Getting there: Rail strikes, so car to Bude, private drive parking via JustPark, buses from Bude to Westward Ho! Overnight: AirBnB on Atlantic Way 4 June 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 18.8km; ascent 617m Total distance: … Continue reading →
Instow to Westward Ho! 24 April 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 20.0km Total distance: 20.0km; ascent: 106m Walking time: 4h 27′ Total time: 6h 04′ Overnight: Yeo Dale Hotel, Barnstaple My phone pinged as I was getting ready for breakfast. … Continue reading →
(Braunton) Barnstaple to Instow 23 April 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 12.6km Total distance: 12.6km; ascent: 40m Walking time: 2h 38′ Total time: 4h 33′ Overnight: The Wayfarer Inn Walking towards Braunton along the dyke in the rain yesterday, head … Continue reading →
Woolacombe to Braunton 22 April 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 24.0km Total distance: 24.5km; ascent: 200m Walking time: 5h 12′ Total time: 6h 21′ Overnight: The Brookfield, South Street, Braunton Coming down for breakfast it wasn’t difficult to spot the … Continue reading →
Combe Martin to Woolacombe 21 April 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 22.6km Total distance: 22.6km; ascent: 870m Walking time: 5h 52′ Total time: 7h 29′ Overnight: The Fortescue Arms, Ossaborough (on the B3343 above Woolacombe) The day started with a steep … Continue reading →
Lynton to Combe Martin 20 April 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 22.0km Total distance: 22.0km; ascent: 790m Walking time: 5h 34′ Total time: 6h 52′ Overnight: Newberrybeach Lodge, Combe Martin The Coast Path leaves Lynton along a level track called North … Continue reading →
Porlock Weir to Lynton 19 April 2023 Distance on Coast Path: 18.9km Total distance: 19.2km; ascent: 613m Walking time: 4h 51′ Total time: 6h 04′ Overnight: The Crown Hotel, Lynton The Path from Porlock Weir to Lynmouth goes mostly through … Continue reading →
Getting there: Train to Taunton, bus to Minehead (route 28). Overnight: Premier Inn, Minehead. NB: For the whole of this trip I used Luggage Transfers to move a suitcase from one overnight stop to the next. The system worked perfectly – … Continue reading →
Riding the very terrible 1914 Tour of Italy This is the fourth of Tim Moore’s books that I’ve read, and the ninth he has published. My reading is definitely non-sequential though: I read ‘French Revolutions‘, his third, in 2002; his … Continue reading →
