My solo effort with combination of camping and B&B was accompanied by excellent weather from start to finish with exception of day three which was a bit moody. Day 1 – fairly gentle start making good progress from Wembury to just north of Ivybridge, Got to Ivybridge about 3pm so decided to head on out, […]
I was inspired to complete this glorious long distance path (my first one !!) for the charity Hannahs , based in Ivybridge. After a long time in the planning stage I decided that I would go for an Autumn start and aimed to cover it in a 4 day period from Thurs 29 Sept to […]
Three fabulous days: the first time I’ve tried the route from north to south. We got a lift to Lynmouth on the Saturday, so could set off at a reasonable time on the Sunday. Day One ended at The Royal Oak at Withypool (wonderful place to stay). Eighteen glorious miles across Exmoor, first following the […]
Day 1 Ivybridge to Holne. Up on the moor saw us missing a turn. This was quite costly in effort to get back on track. We planned to use the pub and camping barn at Holne, unfortunately the pub was shut indefinitely and the camping barn had shut about 3 years ago. A local we […]
I miss it already….simply put: a life-changing walk! We started in Lynmouth because we had just finished walking the Coleridge Way and wanted to keep going. We did the walk in three, three day sections and one two day section, with two walks going south to north. We needed two cars…. Our first section: We […]
Starting in the village of Withypool this is a great start/introduction to the Barle Valley. A stunning walk up on to the heart of Exmoor soon follows but not before you get the opportunity for refuelling or some lunch at Simonsbath. A stunning day walk that offers an array of some of the best scenery […]
