St George's Island Join us as we journey to the small but captivating St George's Island, located a mile Cyprus on the map, the island's eastern peninsula points towards the English Channel, with a 150-foot hill www.looeislandstories.co.uk/ Embarking on an Island Adventure: https://www.visitcornwall.com/things-to-do/attractions/south-cornwall

While we were staying at the amazing Cinnamon Bentota Beach Hotel at Bentota, we set off for the two mile It is one of the main fishery harbours on the western coast, about 40 miles south of Colombo. The boats range from large ocean going trawlers which have been away for weeks or even months to brightly

Discover one of the Best Scenic Drives in the Lake District If you are planning a drive around the south-western Journey Through Remote Landscapes But we must rejoin the A593 and follow it south-west - it will eventually The narrow road clings to the contours of the land, undulating over the hills with breathtaking views You can drive for miles without seeing another soul, save for the odd shepherd, fell-walker or a few But for those who are confident behind the wheel , this is a thrilling drive, filled with dramatic scenery

This walk leaves the village by climbing the hill towards Winsford a few hundred metres before crossing will introduce you to the famous river walk which follows the east bank of the Barle four twisting miles A quarter of a mile after leaving the road you might be tempted to skip across the stepping stones which Walk details Route: From the village of Withypool south along the River Barle to Tarr Steps, before returning Distance: Nine miles. Going: Fairly level with just a couple of steep climbs, but muddy in places.

Looking for one of the prettiest short walks in South Devon? follows the creek east, but a sign on a gate unfortunately prevents wandering all the way to Dittisham Mill Recommended Map: Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure 20 - South Devon. around Corkscrew Hill. The Maltsters Arms is one of South Devon's best-known riverside pubs and makes an excellent place to

You pass quiet corners such as Hole-in-the-Wall Creek and Fleet Mill Cove, where shelduck bob about, Dartmouth sits at the mouth of the estuary with a confidence all its own, overlooked by the Britannia Royal Naval College high on the hill. English Heritage castle at the mouth of the River Dart Planning a River Dart day trip The Dart Round The Dart at Tuckenhay, South Devon

Beat the Heat: 4 Refreshing West Country Hikes for Summer Days Devon's South East Coast During the two In the South West, these cooling sanctuaries fall into four categories: The Airy Ridge Ramble The Coastal The best of them all is the Quantock Hills National Landscape (formerly AONB). Combe Martin to Ilfracombe While most coasts are treeless due to salt-laden winds, the stretch of the South History: You’ll pass historic lime kilns, old mines, and a renovated paper mill, all while staying tucked

between one small town and the next, made for a slower kind of driving than the four-lane routes further south and somewhere to sleep: for someone who wants to be close to the valley overnight, a campground a few miles On Saturday mornings, the Healdsburg Farmers Market fills the Foley Family Community Pavilion a short Where to Spend the Night Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, seven miles east of Santa Rosa near Kenwood, takes though there are no hookups at the campground and reservations run through Reserve California up to six months

Many years ago we went to live in a rambling old manor house situated in the Brendon Hills. suggested that we should pay the estate a peppercorn rent (while, of course, looking after all the normal bills

to south. Our walk now took us south down over the ridge, then left over Catshole Downs and up to Catshole Tor. because my map was still insisting this was private ground and I had no right being here, so off we went, south Hill before turning west for Brown Willy. Distance and going: six miles, can be rough and boggy in places.

The South West Coast Path has been making headlines recently, partly thanks to the now rather infamous increased numbers - inspired by the book or the film - have been trudging along at least some of its 630-mile So, why should something called the South West Coast Path begin 40 or 50 miles along our glorious peninsula into the hills just past the Gordano Services. We had started at the mouth of the Severn, at a place that feels like the very beginning of the West

Trentishoe & Heddon’s Mouth Cleave High Circuit "Stand high on the western rim of Exmoor's rift valley Heddon's Mouth Cleave from Trentishoe Fact File Distance & Going: 3 miles | Easy going; high-level road The ground suddenly opens up into the great void of Heddon’s Mouth Cleave—a towering, 700-foot ravine Ilfracombe Harbour Fact File Distance & Going: 9 miles (or 6 miles with short-cut) | Moderate to energetic heath offering sweeping views across the Bristol Channel toward South Wales.