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We went to Old Place of Monreith a couple of weeks ago - watch this space for photos and things to do...

The rest of the village of Coombe

The Mill Cottage, Ford Cottage and the Ford

Eden Project!

Well worth a visit... just check out these photos!

We also we to Tintagel, Widemouth Bay and Duckpool - the beach that is about 1/2 mile from Coombe - a lovely post-tea walk to see the sunset.

Apparently, this coast is great for surfing - the sea was like a millpond the whole time we were there!!

Places to go... Lundy

We made the mistake of planning the places we wanted to go to as neither of us had been to Devon and Cornwall for so many years. However, reading the obligatory log books, it was apparent that there was so much to do in the immediate vicinity - I think we'll have to come back!!

We took the opportunity to go to Lundy (just before it was shut!) to check out future Landmarks - the following photos are of the Island, the Lighthouse (where you can stay) the village and MS Oldenburg ready to take us back to the mainland.

BE WARNED - it is a steep path to the main village, although there is a land rover shuttle for those that need it. There is currently a fundraising campaign for the access road as a recent landslip and ongoing battering from the weather is making the road very unstable.

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Carpenter's Shop, Coombe...

The whole village is owned and maintained by the Trust, with houses that sleep mainly 4, 5 and 6 people. Log book entries suggest that whole family/friend groups have taken over the whole place for celebrations - how many friends have we got? Hmmm

Anyway - pictures of the Shop

This place sleeps for in one double room and one twin room. The living room and dining room are all in one with a very steep and sharp spiral staircase up to the bedrooms, which are on a mezzanine level, giving the impression of being semi-open plan (the dining room area is open to the roof)

The garden area has a picnic table, which we made use of given the glorious weather and al fresco eating opportunities. It is effectively shared with those at the Ford Cottage.

More pics of the rest of the village to come...