Mevagissey, Cornwall

Coastal walk from Gorran Haven to Mevagissey

We took to the coastal path to visit Mevagissey, enjoying the 3 mile walk in the spring sunshine. While in town we enjoyed lunch and a glass of wine followed by a little wander around the harbour and town, before heading the 3 miles back. All very pleasant!

St Mawes, Cornwall

We enjoyed a lovely day in St Mawes, and even took the ferry to Falmouth for little wander around.

Easter in Cornwall

Oh my goodness, can that holiday really have been our Easter break? Sunny days and a sun burnt nose? What a joy! Blue skies and blue waters... with a refreshing breeze! (wind!)

 

Gorran Haven, Cornwall

New Year in Dartmouth, Devon

Dartmouth was delightful. As usual! The town was open and bustling and the weather pretty wonderful. Expecting the worst we went prepared to hunker in, books and bubbly a plenty. Luckily, the weatherman got it wrong.

But frankly, Gooder House was beautiful, I wouldn't have minded not getting out of bed for 4 days! Newly refurbished and very nicely done. It felt calm and tranquil. Perfect for a R&R escape from Christmas! We did however venture out. Just! 

I even indulged with a morning at The Dart Spa. Heaven. Much needed too! A spot of lunch in the very civilised lounge followed. Earl grey tea and a huge sandwich. Awfully lovely, thank you! Hubby didn't join me, opting for a 40 mile cycle ride. Good on him! 

Our days involved refueling regularly. Us, not the car. That stayed in the garage ! A cosy beer in The Cherub on Monday afternoon, tapas at Bayards Inn on a winters evening, lunch at the Floating Bridge on New Years Eve, warming soup and mulled wine late afternoon at Dart Cafe and of course fish and chips! Can that be all ? 

So, Christmas seems a long distant memory and I'm looking forward to work on Monday. A successful break! 

View from my window.

Dartmouth, Devon looking glorious from our window!  

North Devon

I love being by the coast in Autumn. Wrapped up snug and warm, enjoying hot drinks and homemade cake in little teashops...

We knew the weather wasn't going to be good, the 'big' storm (worst for years?) was due to hit mid holiday. In fact, it wasn't so bad. We booked a lovely large family house with an indoor swimming pool, so there was room for us all to chill and have fun, adults, kids and the dog together.

We haven't really explored North Devon, but we did manage to dodge the rain to see some of the best bits.

Croyde bay was great to give the dog a good run.  Watching the crazy surfers when we could barely walk on the beach for the wind was fascinating too! We experience every weather condition in the space of 5 minutes!

Clovelly was lovely. Very pretty and the sun came out too! We enjoyed ice creams on the way down, tea and cake in the harbour and a hearty ploughman's mid way back up. That's a good day out for us.

Barnstaple was a pleasant surprise too. A busy bustling high street with some nice independent shops too. The dog was a bit bored though!

We dropped by Appledore to get some nice things for tea and discovered a great Londis shop, selling local quality food... that was an unexpected delight.  We had another tea and cake stop.. well it did start to rain again!

Most of all, we had a really good family break, where everyone relaxed and had a giggle. I think we were all in bed by 9pm and up at 7am to swim and walk the dog. We cooked hearty breakfasts, and warming evening meals so we didn't have to brave the wintery nights. Stormy weather does have it's benefits!