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Trade and Settlement South Devon Walk South Devon TradeWembury and to Settlement Plymouth has roots sunkdeep into alongand fascinatinghistory. Today’s Devon -hometothree quarters ofamillionpeople – Bronze Age. being traded withvisitingPhoenician andGreekgalleys inthe county’s ports.There iseven persuasive evidencethattin was clippers andcutters have plied theirtrades inandoutofthe a portaltothe wideworld.For centuries,galleons,schooners, Meanwhile, Devon’s coasthasalways provided the countywith ‘free traders’ –thesmugglers ofold. Lastly, wecannotforgetthecontributionmade byDevon’s old millsthatoncegroundgrain, ormadepaperandtextiles. bring af lime-burning, cloth-making, andthewoollentrade allhelped valuable tin,copper, silver, lead, andarsenic.Boat-building, Men have longburrowed deepintotheDevon earthtoextract their mark. at itsheart.Butotherindustries have made This rural countyhasalways hadagriculture and shifted. of trade and power have developed, faded, evolved. Towns have grownup, andcentres shape. Villages,hamletsandfarmshave beyond, theDevon weseetoday hastaken Through thissuccessionofin homes andlives here. All have comeandgone–orstayed tobuild Saxon settlers,andtheNormanconquerors. tribes andRoman invaders; Vikingwarriors, swept acrossthelandscape,bringingCeltic Successive waves ofhuman settlementhave populated. Muchhaschangedsincethen. In theearlyStoneAge,Devon was sparsely Trade andSettlement fl uence. AndDevon’s stream-sides aredottedwiththe fl uence, and uence, 2 . Retrace your stepsback 3. At the t-junction, crosswith 2. Fromparkingareaturnright 1. main roadwithoutpavement. a short(250m)sectionofbusy Please notethatthiswalk includes Points ofInterest. Numbers inbracketsreferto Directions 4. At road, cross with care, and At road,crosswithcare,and 4. ‘Coast Path Strete1 conveniences, turnleftsigned beach. 20mbeyond the public up thepathaway fromthe Blackpool Sands(4). Follow pathdowntobeachat coast pathadjacenttoroad. Branch leftafter80mtofollow and turnrightdownthehill. care tothepavement (3) with thechurchtoyour left. sharp lefttofollownarrowlane, to thechurchgate,andturn church (2),retrace your steps and church.Aftervisitingthe iron gatestothechurchyard 50m (1)bearrightthroughthe down hill.At thejunctionafter follow ‘CoastPath’ right upsteep waymarker arrows,bearing continue upsteps.Follow yellow 100m pathcrosseslaneto through gatetoleft.After fi eld tostile(5). fi ngerpost ngerpost 1 / 3 m’. . Justafterpathveers alittle 7. 10. Cross roadand turnleft.Walk ‘Follow green lane,whichcrosses 9. Turn rightbypost of 8. Crossattheroad.(6)Drop 6. Turn leftupgreenlane.After 5. left, signed forSouthwood. 250m cross withcare andturn the long righthandbend. After busy stretchof road,following along theside ofthisoften with careand in single left tomeetroad. fi right handbendsinthelane you two residentialstreets.After two signed ‘PublicBridleway’. turn rightalonggreenlane Road (9).After300m Strete village(8). path. At road,bearleftinto right. Turn leftattopalong follow concretetrack upto inland tocrossfootbridge, clifftop waymarkers throughscrubby up thefarside,tofollow right, crossstream,andclimb steeply downintovalley to right over stile. then followwaymarker arrow Cross immediately rightover stile. ‘Coast Path’ 100m turnleftfollowing nally dropdowntarmacdrive to fi eld tobottomcorner, fi elds (7). elds fi ngerpost, then ngerpost, fi ce up ce fi le

South to Plymouth Devon Trade and Settlement South Devon TradeWembury and to Settlement Plymouth 15. At theendoflane(13) 14. After500m,justbeforewidth 13. Beyond thebridgeover the area, as wellasvegetarian options. fi road. Food includeslocally caught grown andproduced justdownthe organic drinks andjuices,both Sharpham White, andLuscombe theme. Real ales,wineincluding with beergarden, hasanautical Run byanavid sailor, thiscosypub, www.green-dragon-pub.co.uk 01803 770238 Church St,Stoke Fleming The GreenDragonpub, Refreshments our website. download theaudiopodcast from information forthistrailplease To hearPointsofInterest Points ofInterest 12. Follow ‘CoastPath’ 11. On lefthandbendafter200m sh, andmeatfrom theimmediate down steep over stiletoright,dropback immediately onright. turn right.Carparkingis up andalonggreenlane(12) right andfollowpublicbridleway restriction signonroad(11)turn thatched cottages. follow narrowlanepastfrontof immediately leftagain(10)to meets theroad,turnleftand stream, wherethepath waymarkers. from earlierinthewalk). you areretracing your steps (from heredowntoBlackpool, straight ondowngreenlane onto aconcretedriveway, go Lane’. Wherelanesweepsright bear rightsigned‘Widewell fi eld, andfollow fi ngerpost 01803 770209 Venus Café,BlackpoolSands 01803 770377 Dartmouth Road, Strete Kings Arms, Scheme GoldAward holder and isaGreenTourism Business organic producewherever possible, committed tosourcinglocaland and coffee.Venus Caféis strongly and paninis,alongwithorganictea includes organicburgers,crab soup, snacks, meals,anddrinks.Menu Beachfront caféservingbreakfasts, www.venuscompany.co.uk spades toin Sells beachgear, frombuckets and www.venuscompany.co.uk 01803 770209 Blackpool Sands Venus BeachShop, Other Interest views alongthecoast. pub hasabeergardenwithlovely Bay, andmusselsfromBrixham.The the Dart,crab andlobsterfromStart local seafood,includingoysters from Excellent ‘gastropub’. Specialityis www.kingsarms-dartmouth.co.uk fl atable boats. atable 3 9 9 8 8 7 10 11 7

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South Wembury to Plymouth Devon Trade and Settlement