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June 24, 2023
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Day 1
Saturday, June 24, 2023
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 126 m
England Chesil Cove 50.557736, -2.43755850°33’28” N 2°26’15” W
Isle of Portland
June 24, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Spent the morning finishing off a few things on the van, as the fridge that was due a month ago only arrived yesterday! Then just a short 3 hour drive to Portland Bill (the lighthouse). A fish supper and a lovely little car park with views of the seas on all sides for the night. Took in a beautiful sunset then discovered that the what we thought was an abandoned prison actually currently Gary Glitter and other misfits!Read more
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Day 2
Sunday, June 25, 2023
🌬 23 °C
Altitude: 7 m
England Burton Bradstock 50.702885, -2.72852550°42’10” N 2°43’43” W
Bridport
June 25, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Down from the rock that is Portland Bill you are straight onto Chesil Beach. Interesting demo about how sea creatures adjust their buoyancy but compressing the air in their shells/bodies, then a lovely stroll along the sand (pebble) bank.

Next stop was Abbotsbury Gardens for a stroll around the sub tropical gardens and some lunch (pasty of course!).

Late arvo was fossiling (fossicing according to Jo!) on Hive Beach before a couple of pints in the sun and a nice night on a CL site.Read more
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Day 3
Monday, June 26, 2023
☁️ 21 °C
Altitude: 13 m
England Combeinteignhead 50.534662, -3.55366450°32’5” N 3°33’13” W
Parish car park
June 26, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
A couple of miles down the coast was Golden Cap - the highest point on the UK coast at a whopping 191 metres! Of course it had to be climbed and it turned into a nice loop walk.

Lunch was in Lyme Regis (yes, another pasty!) then we mosied on down the coast. We struggled to find a decent camp spot so ended up in a small, quiet Parish car park which was a little underwhelming.Read more
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Day 4
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
🌬 19 °C
Altitude: 19 m
England Lizard Point 49.959539, -5.20651749°57’34” N 5°12’23” W
Lizard Point
June 27, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We decided we had slipped back into slow travelling mode, so drove for a couple of hours into Cornwall today. There was an obligatory stop at Trago Mills (which is is a cross between Woolies, B&Q & Debenhams!) and stocked up on a few things for the van.

Then down to Lizard Point and a nice stroll along the cliffs. Despite it being cloudy it was still quite warm, so a rehydration stop was needed them on to a LOVELY camp site at Bos Iowen for a much needed hot shower and delicious bbq.Read more
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Day 5
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 64 m
England Land's End 50.065618, -5.71263450°3’56” N 5°42’45” W
From Lizard To Lands End
June 28, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A bit of a gray day today which curtailed our plans a bit.

We started with lunch (pasty of course!) at Mousehole (Mousal) with the main road weaving down tiny lanes between the houses.

Then on to Minac Theatre, altho it was drizzling a bit and you got zero view of a the theatre unless you had prebooked tickets (surprise surprise we didn't!). The beaches in the coves were gorgeous though and we had a nice walk along the cliffs.

We were going to give Lands End a miss but we were only 4 miles away so it seemed silly to. It is a bit tacky now but glad we got our matching photo from our Scotland trip.

We spent the evening in a nice pub, and a quiet night in their car park.Read more
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Day 6
Thursday, June 29, 2023
🌬 18 °C
Altitude: 32 m
England Saint Erth 50.152669, -5.43400250°9’10” N 5°26’2” W
I Met A Man With 7 Wives...
June 29, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
I got a very puzzled look from Jo when I said that, who obviously didn't know about the 7 cats/sacks either!

A lovely day dictated a long coastal wander, punctuated with ice cream and cream tea, but also including a (brief) dip in the freezing sea.

Overnight at a nice CS site a bit back from the coast overlooking rolling fields.Read more
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Day 7
Friday, June 30, 2023
🌧 20 °C
Altitude: 25 m
England Carlyon Bay 50.345867, -4.74040450°20’45” N 4°44’25” W
Wash Out
June 30, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Heavy drizzle made today a bit of a wash out today, so we took the park and ride (train) into St Ives and whiled away the day.

Drove up to St Austell to an amazing pub which had about 20 large vans on a grassy lawn, along with a kids game of football. Only condition of staying was to eat/drink in the pub, which we happily did!Read more
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Day 8
Saturday, July 1, 2023
🌬 19 °C
Altitude: 153 m
England Trethurgy 50.36055, -4.76294550°21’38” N 4°45’47” W
Kasabian & Eden
July 1, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Got to Grays Farm at lunch time and immediately walked down to Eden Project, as our gig tickets got us entry for two days. Amazing to think this place was a soon to be abandoned quarry and is now the most incredible place. You wind your way down the old haulage roads ever deeper and feel the wind drop and the temperature rise. The two main domes are incredible, particularly the Rainforest one.

We headed out for a quick supper and to drop the dog before heading back down for the Kasabian gig. It was an amazing venue and they put on a great show.

A slightly slow start the next day, but headed back in and explored the rest of the site before a quiet night back at the farm with great views over the headlands.Read more
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Day 10
Monday, July 3, 2023
🌬 16 °C
Altitude: 259 m
England Tregoodwell 50.607327, -4.63309750°36’26” N 4°37’59” W
Beast Of Bodin
July 3, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Didn't get far this morning before I spotted a bakery, then I realised we were at Carclaze, which was mentioned in our Wild book. We did a quick tour of the 'Cornwall Alpes' before we headed on our way.

Couldn't drive past Bodmin without going to the Gaol. There was a great immersive tour of this haunted place, including a hanging where the floor dropped an inch when they opened the hatch!

The weather brightened just as we past a turning for Rough Tor ('routor') and a narrow Lane delivered us onto Bodmin Moor. The stones on the Tor were too tempting not to be climbed, despite the gusting wind! The spot was so nice we spent the night there with the most incredible view.Read more
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Day 11
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
🌧 14 °C
Altitude: 29 m
England Tintagel Castle 50.668051, -4.75789450°40’5” N 4°45’28” W
Arthur's Tintagel
July 4, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Another gray day so we decided to visit Tintagel, the mythical conception place of King Arthur. For once it wasn't owned by National Trust, but English Heritage so we stumped up the reduced membership fee knowing we'd do well to break even.

It was an amazing location and an interesting visit, but like a lot of British historical sites they could have done a bit more with it. Still we managed a nice walk to the next outcrop and back without getting too wet.

That evening we found a gastro pub to spend the evening and had a delicious, posh fish supper.Read more
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Day 12
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
🌬 16 °C
Altitude: 259 m
England Barbrook 51.216318, -3.85076951°12’59” N 3°51’3” W
Surprise Surprise
July 5, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We drove another hour up the coast to surprise Jo's parents who were completing the South West Coast Path (after some 34 years!). We checked in the same site as them and then drove to their finish point hoping to surprise them on the path, but luckily we checked the cream tea place first!

They'd got a little lost at the end so we headed down to find the official trail, then cooked them something better than their stash of pot noodles!Read more
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Day 13
Thursday, July 6, 2023
🌬 18 °C
Altitude: 313 m
England Tippacott 51.224265, -3.7295951°13’27” N 3°43’47” W
Ramblers Rest
July 6, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Jo's parents set off again in the morning and we drove to their end point at Porlock. We walked back along the path and met them at the country's smallest parish church, which was a bit of a comparison to the basilicas of Rome we'd recently visited!

We went back to the cream tea place car park as it had spectacular views, and amazing no signs banning overnighting. The wind picked up and it reminded me of spending a night on a yacht!Read more
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Day 14
Friday, July 7, 2023
Altitude: 324 m
England Tippacott 51.187217, -3.73544951°11’14” N 3°44’8” W
Exmoor
July 7, 2023 in England
After a windy night (it felt like we were on a yacht!) it was a beautiful morning so we walked down the valley away from the sea. A track led us to Cloud Farm, the most amazingly beautiful NT campsite, in Lorna Doon country. We followed a gorgeous brook upstream and after an hour or so we were on top of Exmoor! A long loop over the moors delivered us back to the NT cake shop, and then we took the scenic route back to the van.

We then skipped along the coast to Minehead to meet up with Jo's parents again. We were in a lovely campsite (complete with views over Butlins!) but there wasn't a level pitch on the whole site! We walked down and had a lovely meal and then met up with Pete and Chris in the pub, before we cheated and got a cab back up the hill.Read more
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Day 15
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Altitude: 163 m
England Minehead 51.213048, -3.49305951°12’47” N 3°29’35” W
End of the Road
July 8, 2023 in England
The others were starting their final leg of the South West Coast Path (after some 34 years!) up near the campsite, so we met up and did the final few miles with them. The weather was very changeable again, but we managed it with only some minor showers before a pint and then a celebratory cream tea. We all crambed in the little rental cottage and got a takeaway, before someone kindly offered us a lift back up the hill.Read more
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Day 16
Sunday, July 9, 2023
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 104 m
England Stonehenge 51.178834, -1.82618351°10’44” N 1°49’34” W
Stonehenge
July 9, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Opted to avoid the motorway and take the scenic A303. Stonehenge made the perfect lunchtime stop over, despite the exorbitant £33 entry fee each. We'd been half forced into English Heritage membership for Tintagel so at least it was 'free' for us, but it only got you a few metres nearer than the free public footpath running through the site.

At least we won the cricket!Read more
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Trip end
July 9, 2023