Meldon Viaduct

Sponsored Bike Ride

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April 13th 2007
On Easter Sunday (8th April) I cycled the Devon Coast-2-Coast route with my uncle. It was 102-miles of beaches, estuaries and lush green valleys that followed much of the west flank of Dartmoor. The route followed former railway lines, took us through tunnels and across breath-taking viaducts and bridges. It was a long day (setting off from Illfracombe at 8:15am and finishing in Plymouth just aft ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more