On the Sunday we drove to the top of the road and walked the track the other way, taking in the young offenders institution (the most romantic part of the British Coast Path I have […]
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The Portland Stone quarries had a network of railways and transports systems, all now gone. But lots of them are still visible, and we walked from the house down the Merchants’ Incline, a steep slope […]
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To Portland for the weekend – renting Lesley and Martyn’s terraced house in Fortuneswell. Portland is a place we’ve visited often and love for its weirdness, and for its proper lighthouse, but we’ve never stayed […]
… and awe…
With cousins and aunts in Lewes, bonfire is something we’ve meant to do for ages. Train down, lunch with Sophia, then an afternoon at (cousin) Rachel’s house, just off the High Street and an absolutely […]
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Ambling back along the coast, via West Bay and Hive beach (complete with swim and crab sandwiches from the cafe). Escape from Poundbury On the way back we drove into Prince Charles’s dream village/town – […]
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The mist came down and stayed at tree-top-height all day, making the walk from Seaton along the undercliff quite weird. It’s a 7-mile stretch of cliff to the west of Lyme which had a series […]
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As probably the last possible opportunity for campervan trips this season, down to Lyme Regis for the weekend. Eleanor Coade was given a house here which she decorated lavishly with her Coade stone. It’s falling […]
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Last day – the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede. Very very high, originally with a hand-rope on one side only for shepherds to take their sheep across to (yes) Sheep Island. Fine if you don’t look […]
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Rain threatened so we took the car to the Republic on the ferry and drove round the Inishowen coast and for a short moment were the most northerly two people in Ireland. Then on to […]
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Sorted bus times, left the car at Portballintrae and walked the coast path to the Causeway. New award-wining visitor centre smaller than I’d imagined, but rather good. The causeway itself not surprisingly full of visitors […]