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Day 27: Wookey Hole to Temple Cloud
Jane and Tony arrived at our hotel at 9.00 to collect my pack once again and deliver it to our accommodation in Temple Cloud. We left Wookey Hole…
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Day 26: Westhay to Wookey Hole
Today I travelled light, with just the small day pack, as Jane and Tony (David’s sister and brother in law) were due to collect our bags from New…
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Day 25: Bridgwater to Westhay
We left Bridgwater clad in our rain gear, having checked the forecast, and it was dry all day! The first part of our journey out of town was…
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Day 24: Rest Day
After 10 days of walking in hilly terrain we were ready for a break. Barnstaple is not the most beautiful of towns, but it has all we need.…
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Day 23: Crowcombe to Bridgwater
Thank you to our friends who send words of encouragement, either through this site, or by personal messages: it is certainly appreciated, and I apologise for not responding.…
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Day 22: Luxborough to Crowcombe
Today was an interesting, varied landscape. We moved from the bleak moors to pastoral Exmoor, walking through fields of sheep and cattle initially and later, crops. We are…
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Day 21: Warren Farm to Luxborough
I had been suffering from sore shoulders and David finally gave in to my request to use a courier service to carry rucksacks for the next three days.…
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Day 20: Challacombe to Warren Farm
Our stay at Longstone B&B was delightful, and our hosts couldn’t have been more helpful. We had a lovely breakfast and were provided with a packed lunch as…
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Day 19: Barnstaple to Challacombe
Again we enjoyed good walking weather as we headed up into the hills of Exmoor. Once we had left the town behind it was pastoral scenery, through fields,…
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Day 18: Westward Ho to Barnstaple
Today we left the coast behind and headed inland with mixed feelings. I love coastal walks and we will not see the sea again until the east coast…
WALKING WITH GRAMPY 