Page 12 - The Local Eye - Issue 131 - September 2016

12 Travel Feature -
Glorious Devon

By Mags Addison
I’ve just spent a relaxing few days touring South Devon – along with a lot
of other people I thought I’d try a `staycation’ for once. It was fun! And
perfect for a short break.
We forget down here in the South how lucky we are, and what glories we
have close by. As all too often we are jetting abroad, yet there are so many
beautiful places to see and experience in our own country. We just need
better weather at times!

But if it’s scenery you want, then we are truly blessed, Hampshire and Dorset are lovely counties. But for
this trip I chose to return to green rolling hills, and watery delights of my native Devon.

We travelled to Beer, just into Devon, for the night. This little fishing village is a gem,
and probably one of the UK’s best kept secrets. It has small pebbly coves, backed by white cliffs, and a
pretty village centre with a small conduit (stream) running down it. There are fishing boats you can hire,
and wonderful coastal walks to nearby Seaton. Add this to freshly caught fish, cream teas, and several
friendly local pubs, it’s a secret you might want to keep to yourself!

Next we arrived at Kingwear and crossed over on the ferry to beautiful Dartmouth.
Everybody should go to Dartmouth once in their lives. It’s a magical place. It’s a picture postcard resort with
colourful houses of all sizes tumbling down to the water’s edge. On a sunny day the water sparkles, boats
ply up and down the river, all framed by the background of green wooded hills behind it. You can get a
little ferry to the small castle at the mouth of the river Dart, or up the other way to Dittisham. Or you could
relax.
We then made our way onwards to the big sweeping bays of Paignton and Torquay (I’m getting in to
childhood haunts now) and stayed in Torquay a couple of nights. I managed to get a good deal in the
impressive Barcelo Imperial Hotel for the last night, one of Agatha Christie’s old haunts. This lovely old
hotel has magnificent views over Torbay, and its own leisure club. So on a rainy Sunday afternoon, we were
able to have swim and jacuzzi before dinner. Torquay is a good
centre, and from here you can do trips to many places in the area.

I fell in love again with South Devon, the green hills, and
breathtaking sea views.It’s easy to get there, and you have a
choice of many self catering options, cottages, holiday parks, or
hotels along the way.

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