Blogs from Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 27

Sitting in my Sister in laws in Plymouth having just safely returned Rory (11) and Theo (8) after a weeks holiday with their Aunt Liz and Uncle Alan. Had a great time at a campsite near the tiny hamlet at Hope Cove. We visited Kinsbridge and Salcombe by bus and Ferry and walked for miles out to a couple of beaches at Hope Cove and Thurlstone. The boys ate copious amounts of ice cream etc and seemed to survive a week with us in the van. The dog (Rhubarb) came with us and aslo seemed to enjoy the experience. Prior to the holiday with the kids we had a day at Mount Edgecombe country park, Nr. Plymouth) where we met up with some friends of Nigel (brother in law) who were on holiday from Madrid where ... read more

Devon, England 8/7 - 8/10 So we arrived in Devon at about 2am on Friday the 7th. Will’s Mum was still waiting up, with a Pizza ready to go into the oven. She is ABSOLUTELY incredibly sweet; turned her dining room into a little room for us with two little blow up mattresses and matching linens. She also had a pile of maps and phrase books set aside for us. I don’t believe we went to sleep until about 5am from talking and catching up! Jenny (Will’s Mum) and he have a super cute flat in a town called Honiton, which used to be famous for its lace. The town is so very quaint! So the next morning we took baths, since there is no shower - which I think is wonderful! Then Will took us ... read more

Geo: 50.3704, -4.14265 We awoke to gray skies and rain but this is England so this comes as no surprise. I am not complaining...It still beats snow. We had a big breakfast then hopped in the car to go see the city of Plymouth. It was much larger then we had thought it would be. We parked the car then walked around the main shopping area looking for the Tourist Information office. We found out that it is located near the sea front so off we went. On the way to the sea front we walked by this huge anchor from a military ship that was a must for a photo. When we got to the seafront and the Plymouth light house there was a bus rally going on. All kinds of buses. New, old, single ... read more

So, back to England in time for Matt’s bro’s wedding in Sussex. He and Gemma got married in Gemma’s old boarding school chapel. It was so lovely and traditional…apart from the helicopter at the end! Nobody knew about that except for the newly-weds. They had decided to get back as quickly as possible so that they got their photos out of the way before everyone arrived. The weather had really been playing up but managed to stay dry for when we left the church and for the Champagne reception back at the very stately country house where the reception was held (It’s called Newick Park Hotel and Country Estate in case anyone’s looking for an exclusive escape in the picturesque Sussex countryside) arrived back at the hotel for the reception. When we arrived, there was a ... read more

We jumped in the car and left Cwmbran and headed out to Bath. Once again a little difficult to navigate around with some of the exits at roundabouts unmarked. I have learned that if I can't find the exit that I want...... I just keep circling till I find what I m looking for. I am quite sure that I am making thre locals nuts. OK now we found Bath... pretty good signs to the long term parking. Let the fun begin. very poor signs to find the big attraction here, the Roman baths. Got on the hop on hop off tour and found the general location. The wait was worth it!!! The area was excavated starting around the 1800's. A magnificent walk thru the 2000 year old baths and pumping house. We were walking on ... read more