Civilised Opening Hours
We're back in the land of ridiculous roads. The only reason the A379 from Kingsbridge is an A road is by virtue of there being no grass growing down the middle of it.
Another week of dog-sitting. The walks have been plotted from the comfort of Worcestershire. Which to tackle first?
We'll add another new section of the South West Coast Path by walking from Beesands to Start Point.
It's one of those walks where the whole route is laid about before your eyes.
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| Near the start at Tinsey Head |
That's the nearly lost village of Hallsands ahead and in the far distance, Start Point Lighthouse.
The coast takes us there, green lanes bring us home.
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| Testing Ziggy's recall in garlic green lanes |
Ziggy, this week's charge, had us up at 6am. Not a problem, as we wanted to complete today's walk before it got too hot in this unseasonable April. Starting early can leave a problem for post walk refreshment. But not here. How about these for most civilised opening hours?
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| Open All Hours |
The Cricket Inn is housed in a row of terraced cottages and has obviously crept into the neighbouring properties since its opening in 1867. Since then it has survived storms that have wreaked along this coastline, a WWII bomb and a mudslide.
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| The original part of the pub |
It's now a smart gastro-pub/hotel catering for the holiday trade that are brave enough to drive the final mile.
Again, expectation exceeded. I didn't expect too much from the beer, but a choice of three cask and the Otter was as good as I have ever tasted anywhere.
And this, a first pour at 11am.
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| It settled to perfect clarity |
Walk Details
Distance - 5.5 Miles
Walk Inspiration - Pub Walks in Dartmoor and South Devon, Walk 2
Geocaches - 1
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