Family Holidays: A fat frog, a blue-tit, an armadillo and a Gruffalo
I quite like a rainy walk but my children sometimes need to be convinced.
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We’ve climbed mountains to bring you insider stories of our West Country explorations. Now go find them for yourselves...
Family Holidays: Sheep camels and man-eating chickens
This was called an Imagination Playground and entertained my children for nearly an hour. They made houses and dinosaurs and... man-eating chickens.
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A magical afternoon at Dartington Hall
They say Dartington is situated on a ley line – now I’m not sure about all that hippy stuff, but one thing I do know is I always feel an incredible sense of calm and beauty when I visit.
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Grimspound: The Enclosure of the Devil on Dartmoor
Literally meaning ‘Enclosure of the Devil’, Grim being another word for Odin, Grimspound is a late Bronze age settlement on Dartmoor.
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Bluebells at Blackbury Camp in Devon
The flowers are short-lived, and so once they are out, you should grab the opportunity to see them at their best...
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Westward Ho! for holidays
This is a holiday destination worth watching... by Property Manager Anna
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The Tarka Trail
Fancy going off-road but want it easy-going? Hit the Tarka Trail. This 35 mile former railway line is a Sustrans benchmark in more ways than one. It’s free of traffic (bar the odd horse), fills you in on the history and the wildlife as you go and lays on a series of artist-made benches, each one acting as a resting place, waymarker or shelter.
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Walk the Best
Have a walk around the best bits of the West Country, as voted for in the Coast Awards 2012.
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