Distance - 6 Miles
Geocaches - 2
Walk Inspiration - Jarrold Walks in South Devon and Dartmoor, Walk 17
My list of potential walks for this holiday state that this one "must not be missed". Seems like it should be a fitting finale for the last walk of the week.
The reason - confirmed from facebook friends on seeing our photos - is the Pig's Nose pub in East Prawle. Get to the village early enough and you can park around the village green.
A perfect green lane provides access to the coast - at the unfortunately named Gammon Head.
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| I can see the sea |
It's another gnarly stretch of coastal walking on high cliffs, with rocky clambers but it soon gives way to more sedate walking once the coastwatch lookout point is passed.
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| Tricky bit of rock clambering over |
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| And the walking gets more sedate |
Woodcombe point is where we say goodbye to the sea for 2020. A long gradual climb back to the village, where its 12:20, the facilities are open for business and there are a couple of geocaches to find.
You can see from the Anti-Covid dispenser unit just inside the doorway, what sort of a place the Pig's Nose is.
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| Pigs Nose Inn |
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| Covid Meet and Greet |
It's a quirky little pub, filled with alcoves, bare floors and nick nacks that would make for a great game of i-spy. What it lacks in basic trough toilet facilities, it makes up for with the first pub that I have ventured in that has a shower room.
In normal times, it's famous for its live music and serving its ales straight from the cask. One of these claims to fame is still available. The local boy near to, but not hanging on, the bar recommended the South Hams Eddystone. Alas, I had already ordered my Otter Bitter.
One for another day.
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