On route back to the caravan we took in the sights of pretty Teignmouth. The first record of Teignmouth, Tengemuða, meaning mouth of the stream, was in 1044 (according to Wikipedia!! – warning most of the “facts” in this post are mainly nicked from it as I am in hurry!!) There were originally two villages, East andContinue reading “Teignmouth”
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Slapton sands and naturists
After the hustle and bustle of touristy Dartmouth we had a complete change of scene at the wild and empty beach at Slapton Sands. I found an impressively huge piece of sculptural driftwood on the beach. More of a drift truck really! Cue a lot of pictures of the tree from a varity of anglesContinue reading “Slapton sands and naturists”
Dartmouth
Dartmouth is set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart and is a picturesque, colourful harbour town. Dartmouth was of strategic importance as a deep-water port for sailing vessels. The port was used as the sailing point for the Crusades of 1147 and 1190. These days it still attracts vessels of all sizesContinue reading “Dartmouth”