The climb up the headland from Hele Bay around to Ilfracombe nearly killed me, but it was so worth it for the fantastic views of Ilfracombe Harbour and town. We spent most of the day in Ilfracombe, enjoying lunch in a little tearoom near the harbour and watching the displays put on by the R.N.L.I. (it was Lifeboat Day!). We enjoyed it but Paddy wasn't at all impressed by the flares!!!!

Next trip, September - South Devon, Dorset and Somerset - hopefully in the sunshine?!

Day 2: Walking to Ilfracombe

We were lucky to once again wake up to glorious sunshine. After a hearty breakfast in the camper we decided to walk to Ilfracombe along the coastal path. It was pretty hard going (for me anyway!), no flat land........just uphill all the way (or so it seemed?!). The views from the headland were spectacular and well worth the hard slog! Our first stop was the cove at Hele Bay.......and the cafe for some refreshment! Paddy had a swim before we left here so he was happy!

Day 1: Evening @ Watermouth Cove

It was a glorious evening and after a meal and a few ciders (well, you have to don't you?!) we walked along the private headland owned by the site to take in the views of Watermouth Castle, Harbour and Cove.

These are a selection of photos taken during our walk to Combe Martin and of Combe Martin itself.

Another month, another trip!

We'd pre-booked to stay on a site at Watermouth Cove, in between Combe Martin & Ilfracombe up on the north coast of Devon. Considering the awful weather we'd all been having we had our doubts about the forecast for a dry weekend but how wrong were we????

We left home mid morning on the Saturday and headed North. We used the new bridge, newly completed in Barnstaple, to by-pass the town and the usual Saturday morning traffic. What a smooth journey!

We arrived on site at lunchtime to glorious blue skies. After the usual pitch up and lunch we decided to walk to Combe Martin along the coastal path, which was reached just outside our site. The views along the way were glorious, including Broadsands Beach (200 steps down to the beach, which we didn't attempt because we weren't sure whether it was doggie friendly or not?!), Golden Bay (National Trust) and Sandy Bay.

The above photos were taken on site and of the site from the coastal path.