Walked into Barnstaple to catch the 9am bus to Woolacombe. Started walking about 10. Walked the two miles of Woolacombe beach and then across fields just past the even longer Saunton Sands (three miles!) where a Union Jack flew. There were plenty of people in the sea, mostly in wetsuits and surfing or bodyboarding. There was a lively breeze and smatterings of rain.
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| In a field between Saunton Sands and Saunton |
Came down from the fields to Saunton Court, a gorgeous place built in the 1400s, privately owned, with immaculate gardens and a great sense of peace.
Abundant juicy blackberries all along the route - it’s been a good year for them, even in London. Must be the wet spring.
Signposting not very good and got lost a few times. Walked a narrow path across the dunes at Croyde Bay and got sand in my shoes.
The walk from the southernmost tip of Braunton Burrows to Taunton was the wettest bit of the day. My waterproofing failed and my shoes were soaked. It was tipping it down. It was still a beautiful view of the marshland. Lots of geese, some swans and a heron.
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