Exmoor & Devon

Exmoor & Devon

Last weekend we went to Nth Devon and the Exmoor National Park.
We finally had some sunshine after 2-3 weeks of rain.
This photo is taken on the hill above Porlock, a small town where we stayed.
Nth Devon coastline

Town of Lynmouth, really cute village, very touristy. We had lunch, caught a train carriage thing up a mountain which is powered by water.

Exmoor Ponies

Exmoor Ponies - we saw a few groups of wild Emoor ponies on the moors. Very exciting for me as I have heard about these since I read horse books as a little girl. They are wild but do have brands so I guess they are monitored or cared for to some extent. The pony lying down was a young foal - sleeping in the sun. They certainly seemed used to people but I didn't go up close to them.

Bath

Bath

We spent Sunday in Bath which was the main purpose of the weekend but we were unable to stay in Bath as there was no affordable accommodation. We absolutely loved it, very busy and loads of tourists. It felt very European. Below is Bath Abbey - we couldn't go inside on a Sunday unless we attended a service. There are lots of great shops amongst the beautiful architecture.

The famous Roman Baths, they were smaller than we expected but very interesting. The water is very warm and comes from a thermal spring below. Although nobody bathes in it anymore the water is still flowing just as it was then, and drains into the River Avon.

Bradford On Avon

Another village we visited was Bradford on Avon. The buildings were so gorgeous and some really on a slant these days! We thought The Bridge was worth a photo - so English. It was a tearoom/restaurant with waitresses dressed up in period clothing and served proper afternoon teas. We didn't eat there but plan to soon experience a proper English afternoon tea, perhaps we might head to The Ritz in London!

Stonehenge

We visited the famous Stonehenge in England. There were hundreds of tourists there. Nobody really knows what Stonehenge was built for centuries ago but it is one of England's most popular tourist attractions. It was really hot this day - we changed into shorts!