Devon & Cornwall September 2014

[1_man_and_his_dob(lo)]

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Photos are from the following locations:
Donkey Sanctuary @ Ivybridge
Mevagissey
Lost Gardens of Heligan
St Mawes (and castle)
Veryan C&CC
King Harry ferry
Watergate Bay
Bedruthan Steps
Padstow
Clovelly
Lynton/Lynmouth (including Valley of the Rocks & Watersmeet)

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[DBK]

Nice pictures!

 

[Popeye]

Superb collection, I recognised almost every one of them. Griff

 

[FIDGET]

Loved the photo's, looks like we will a lot more of that area as our son & family have just moved to Gorran haven just south of Megavissey.
Terry & Ann

 

[Popeye]

Loved the photo's, looks like we will a lot more of that area as our son & family have just moved to Gorran haven just south of Megavissey.
Terry & Ann

Lucky Beggar, that's a magnificent part of Cornwall.

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[1_man_and_his_dob(lo)]

Thanks for the comments. Hopefully next time I'll pick a slightly quieter time to visit (everyone else obviously thought a week or so after the end of the school holidays would be quieter too ) and not have so many encounters with brambles while driving down narrow country lanes

 

[Debs]

These are great pics, I can't believe the weather.
We used to be regulars down there when we first married up until the kids were school age but we never had clear skies
Is Heligan fully restored now? The last time we were there we stayed on the adjacent site but it was in the early days of the garden being open.
I think a re-visit would be a good idea.

 

[1_man_and_his_dob(lo)]

Is Heligan fully restored now? The last time we were there we stayed on the adjacent site but it was in the early days of the garden being open.

No, there was still work going on in the gardens and I got the impression they'll be finding new areas to restore for a while yet. Most of it seemed to be complete....although with some of the areas, like the woodland walk and the lost valley, it looked like their maintenance was deliberately "hands-off".

The guide booklet recommended a few days to cover the whole place, but I reckon one full day would be enough for most people if you went at a reasonable pace and didn't keep stopping to take photos.

 

[Debs]

Thanks, yes I think a day would cover it as you say....
Amazed they are still restoring, it must be 20 years since we visited.