Lifetime of Walks by Derek Harwood

SWCP No. 5 Total 49.5 miles Lands End to John o'Groats No. 20 Total 216.5 miles Time Taken: 3.45 hours Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Very 13:00 am - 18:45 pm 13.5 miles 80% Windy from East Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Nature: 18^oC 90% 0% Excellent Good No Midges Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 539.5 mls 610.5 mls 1425.0 mls 100.5.0 mls 210.0 mls 3478.0 miles Companions: (Derek) & Colin Points of Interest and LINKS: South West Coastal Path Combe Martin Venton Cove Ilfracombe Lee Bay Land's End to John o' Groats

Left Leamington Spa at 9.15am. Started cycle from Putsborough Sand 10:45am and cycled to Knapps camp site 12:45pm. Lunch by cycles chained to fence. Started walking at 13:00. Ilfracombe at 14:30. Lee Bay at 16:00. Morte Point 17:15. Woolacombe 18:00. Wide variety of interest for whole route. View of distant Lundy Island. Security camera at Water Mouth Bay near castle, with security spikes around base of camera to deter theft. Unusual bird (Jackdaw) at Ilfracombe near new uninspirational theatre (two cooling towers in the middle of town). Bird of prey? on path before Lee Bay with strings hanging from its feet. Seals spotted by other walker with binoculars after Lee Bay. Good view of Baggy Point and Hartland Point after turning Morte Point. Amazingly long car park at Todor Beach on Woolacombe Bay, could get through from Putsborough Sand. Lighthouse not on end of Morte Point. Not visible from Woolacombe Bay. Finished at 18:45 and collected bikes at19:00. Lovely sunny evening over Woolacombe Bay.

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	South West Coastal Path Combe Martin to Venton Sunday 23rd July 2001 ...................... Lifetime Walk No. 462
	SWCP No. 5 Total 49.5 miles Lands End to John o'Groats No. 20 Total 216.5 miles Time Taken: 3.45 hours Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Very 13:00 am - 18:45 pm 13.5 miles 80% Windy from East Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Nature: 18^oC 90% 0% Excellent Good No Midges Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 539.5 mls 610.5 mls 1425.0 mls 100.5.0 mls 210.0 mls 3478.0 miles Companions: (Derek) & Colin Points of Interest and LINKS: South West Coastal Path Combe Martin Venton Cove Ilfracombe Lee Bay Land's End to John o' Groats Description: Left Leamington Spa at 9.15am. Started cycle from Putsborough Sand 10:45am and cycled to Knapps camp site 12:45pm. Lunch by cycles chained to fence. Started walking at 13:00. Ilfracombe at 14:30. Lee Bay at 16:00. Morte Point 17:15. Woolacombe 18:00. Wide variety of interest for whole route. View of distant Lundy Island. Security camera at Water Mouth Bay near castle, with security spikes around base of camera to deter theft. Unusual bird (Jackdaw) at Ilfracombe near new uninspirational theatre (two cooling towers in the middle of town). Bird of prey? on path before Lee Bay with strings hanging from its feet. Seals spotted by other walker with binoculars after Lee Bay. Good view of Baggy Point and Hartland Point after turning Morte Point. Amazingly long car park at Todor Beach on Woolacombe Bay, could get through from Putsborough Sand. Lighthouse not on end of Morte Point. Not visible from Woolacombe Bay. Finished at 18:45 and collected bikes at19:00. Lovely sunny evening over Woolacombe Bay. Location Map: - www.streetmap.co.uk, - Start: Combe Martin, - XXXXXXX Finish: Venton, - XXXXXXXXX Click here for: Next Walk on the SWCP and Previous LEJOG - Walk 463 Next Walk on the LEJOG and Previous SWCP - Walk 438 Return to 'Lifetime of Walks' Homepage Return to South West Coastal Path Homepage Return to Land End to John O'Groats Homepage
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