We have been back form our holiday in Devon for a few days now, but with Hesper being ill all week and beyond, its taken me a few days to get back into blogging or anything really. Despite the weather taken a dramatic turn for the worse and an ambulance being called out for H. in the early hours of the morning we were due to go away...we still had a lovely time. We stayed in a timber lodge set within woodland by a fishing lake near Bideford, very private and scenic. Weather was sunny and rainy spells, and H. was well enough to enjoy herself.
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| our holiday lodge (in the middle) |
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| the woodland behind our lodge...gruffalo den? |
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| Hesper on steam train ride at Woody Bay |
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| the beautifully nostalgic Woody Bay train station |
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| a miserable post-rain Hesper trying to avoid the seagulls |
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| view of Lynmouth from Lynton above |
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| Clovelly Donkey ride- her finest moment! |
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| Clovelly harbour |
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| Clovelly |
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| Woolacombe beach |
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| Woolacombe sand dunes |
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| the lodge |
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| feeding the duck outside our lodge one sunny morning |
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| the AMAZING Tunnels Beaches at Ilfracombe |
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| Tunnels Beaches, Ilfracombe |
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| Tunnels Beaches, Ilfracombe |
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| "Verity" by Damien Hirst, Ilfracombe |
Best bits:
☞ Steam train ride from Woody Bay, with nostalgic station and carriages
(H was thrilled with this, especially when she got her old-fashioned ticket punched, Polar Express style).
☞ Getting transported from Lynmouth up a steep hill to Lynton, via a Victorian water-powered lift.
☞ The gorgeous Clovelly, Hesper's donkey ride and sitting in the sun with a cold pint by Clovelly harbour!
☞ Woolacombe beach, paddling in the warm sea and sliding down the sand dunes.
☞ Tunnels Beaches at Ilfracombe - Victorians carved tunnels through the caves which lead you to a black beach with natural swimming lidos, rock pools and a backdrop of rocks to explore which all make you feel like you are in another country (until a seagull stole my sarnie!)
☞ Feeding the ducks (and fish) outside our lodge in the sunny mornings and going for evening walks around the lakes and woodland.
I think we will be back to Devon again!
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