Date: Location: Walk Leader: Participants: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 26th February 2014 Dewlish Peter Peter, Clive, Ray, Rob. 6.4 miles The Oak Dewlish The Oak |
We took a circular route around Cheselbourne so we could look down and across the valley from above the church even though this meant a bit of a climb.
Heading north east out of Cheselbourne we made a small unplanned deviation around Whitelands Downs. This presented us with a small item of agricultural machinery on which to sit and have our coffee.
After crossing the Binghams Melcombe to Dawlish road we turned south east and followed a path that runs almost parallel to the river. After a while we chose to stay on the higher path as the are around the river looked very wet. We kept on this path all the way through Brook Farm and back into Dawlish.
Feeling energetic we then did a circuit around Dawlish that took us up the quite steep road to the top of the hill just before Parsonage Farm where we turned right into Park Hill Woods. There was a lovely display of snowdrops here. We then followed the marked footpath back down to the bottom of the valley across the footbridge and back to The Oak.
Lunch at The Oak was very good, not expensive and the service was excellent. Liver and bacon casserole with mash and veg £7.95. THREE sausages, 1 egg and chips was only £6.95. For those with larger appetites an extra egg and beans made this £8.65.
An excellent walk, an excellent lunch, excellent company - what more could you want? Answers on a postcard.