Devonshire's East Devon magazine September October 2018

ed, paths and woods on the slope of the steep cliffs
leading to Clovelly. Having arrived at the top of this
famous village we sat on a wall and had our lunch,
and then, the sun having now come out and it being
quite warm, proceeded to walk down the street which
is Clovelly and so to the harbour. We spent over an
hour here altogether and took several photos.
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The coach picked us up at 3-15. We went on to
Westward Ho! where we were amazed at the wonderful
sands and several went paddling. A fine run home
arriving at 6-30. Dinner at 7 and then went out and
explored some of the lanes round about, and in the
end most finished up by finding an old farm in a hollow,
where we ordered some cream and stayed until
dark talking with the very homely farmer and his
wife.
Back home to the sitting room for a while, talking, and so to bed.
Up at the usual time to another hot and sunny day. After breakfast we packed our lunch to go
out on a mystery ramble. Wandered up the lanes into the hills picking blackberries and sat in a field
commanding a view for miles, and here had our dinner. On to a farm advertising Devonshire cream teas
for 1/3, all went in and partook of
same. Duly refreshed we proceeded
to the grounds of Lady Chichester’s
place, Arlington Court. It
was so extensive that we could not
find our way out, consequently it
was after 6 o’clock when we started
back. We were 1½ hours late
for dinner that we had ordered for
7-0, but the maids were very good
and had kept it hot for us. After
dinner we stayed in for the rest of
the evening and had some community
singing.
Went down to the village
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before breakfast. At 10-0 the same
coach and driver came to fetch us for our day trip to the Doone
Valley and Exmoor. Another lovely day and the moor was free
from mist. We stopped first at Simonsbath on Exmoor and then
crossed to the north of the moors to Rockford where the river
Lynn flows through a rocky valley in waterfalls. We had nearly
30 minutes here then on through Brendon and so to Lorna
Doone’s Farm. Here we left the coach for nearly three hours as
three miles away is the Doone Valley and there is no road to it.
We had our lunch in the farm and then started on the pretty walk
along the path running by Badgworthy Water to the Doone Valley.
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