Beautiful Bath

We’ve torn ourselves away from Devon now and headed our journey home back North. But we’ve still got a few stops left in us and we’re staying a night in the beautiful city of Bath – the largest city in the county of Somerset and named after its Roman-built baths. We stay in the riversideContinue reading “Beautiful Bath”

Bayard’s Cove Fort

While in Dartmouth we explored Bayard’s Cove Fort – a Tudor fort, built between 1522 and 1536 which contained heavy guns to protect the town from attack. The significance of the fort’s strategic position can best be seen from the sea as it controls the narrowest point of the channel at the entrance to DartmouthContinue reading “Bayard’s Cove Fort”

Darling Dartmouth

Dartmouth is the next seaside town we’re checking out as we dashed around Devon back in 2020. Dartmouth dates back as far as 1147 and you can still find echoes of its rich history as you explore its streets. It has a long and venerable nautical history and even today Dartmouth is of nautical strategicContinue reading “Darling Dartmouth”