Brownsham & Clovelly AONB Walk

Colourful Landscapes

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Start/Finish: www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk Countryside Code OS map: gov.uk or Information centre01237477676 orbidefordtic@torridge. Accommodation: Other Facilities: Parking: Clovelly, a shortdetourfrommainroute Toilets: Devon Traveline 08712002233or from CoastPath above Clovelly). For furtherdetailscontact Bus service319toClovelly fromBarnstaple(Start walk Public transport: Accessibility: Obstacles andsteepgradients: slippery patchesinwetweather. and greenlane.Onerockyuneven stretchandsome Terrain: Circular walk: Distance: countryside. Follow thelink formoreinformation members ofthe publicrespect,protectand enjoy the follow theCountryside Code,whichisdedicated tohelping stores inClovelly village,ashortdetourfrom main route stiles; 1steepascent;1descent Nopublictoiletsonroute. Toilets areavailable in Coastpath,publicrightsofway, surfacedroad, BrownshamNationalTrust carpark.Bydonation Explorer126 5.5miles(9km) www.discoverdevon.com Route isunsuitableforwheelchairsorpushchairs Brownshamcarpark Yes Publicpayphone, postof Busservice519toClovelly fromBude. PleasecontactBidefordTourist : Whenwalking intheAONBalways

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Colourful landscapes North Devon Walk North Devon ColourfulWembury toLandscapes Plymouth and eccentric antics! beyond it,so be preparedfor talesofsmuggling, skulduggery, life characters. Some have lived withinthelaw, andsome These guides introduce you toafewofDevon’s larger than vibrant character. names, andeven quirkierindividuals allcontributetoDevon’s here. Charming villages,seasonaltraditions, quirkyplace of thecounty. Yet colourisnot con always beendrawn here,seekingtocapture therichessence Artists, whether poets,painters,sculptors ormusicianshave glorious riotofwild are throngedwithwildlife,while Devon’s hedgebanksarea gorse. Dropdownintothevalleys, andthepeacefulwoods the cliffs,purpleheathermixes deliciouslywiththeyellow fresh whiteofthewaves invigorate thesenses,whileupon Down bythesea,bright blueand the autumncolourslightup the land. brown ofthefertilesoil,and assummerfades, here andtherereveals therichredordeep on view. Amidstallofthis,aploughed just someofthedelicateand delicioustones and thequietbeautyofwintermeadowsare greens oflatesummer’s shaggyhedgerows, lightness ofspring’s uncurlingleaves, thedeep than you wouldthink possible.Theexquisite It isalandoflushgreensinmoreshades for theeyes. pasture, thisbeautifulcountyoffersafeast valleys andthepatchworkofrolling open cliffsandheaths,toitsrichlywooded From thedazzleofitscoastandinspiring throughout theseasons. Devon offersaglorious tapestryofcolour Colourful Landscape fl owers inspringandsummer. fi ned tothelandscape fi eld and eld fi eld eld . At estateyard 5. Follow bridleway downthrough 4. Gostraight onthroughmetal 3. At amajor forkinthewoods 2. Fromcarpark,returntoroad 1. Directions bear right updrive (ortovisit directions atinstruction 9. coast path.Rejoin mainroute 70m torejoin mainroutealong waymarker. Bearleftafter bend forkright followingwhite left. ¾ofthe way roundthe bottom, track curves roundto and followthetrack. At the by thestreambelowfarm follow shorterroute,turnleft along drive. Ifyou preferto Court Farm andcontinue fi as waymarker. At topcornerof gate leftinmiddleofpasture bridleway across next along gate after150m.Bearleft rocky track. to followpublicbridleway up turn rightoffthemaintrack and thenafterafurther70m Bridleway’. Bearleftafter70m, bear rightsigned‘Public and followtrack downhill right, signed‘MouthMill1mile’, and turnleft.After100m eld bearleft alongtrack. fi eld edge. Follow (3) andchurch fi eld via eld (1,2) . 10. At T-junction atbottomturn At pathjunctionbearright 9. Follow coastpath 8. At junctionbysmallcarparkturn 7. At theroadturnleftalong 6. viewpoint, thenretrace your follow permissive pathto (Alternatively turnrightto left signed‘CoastPath’. fi right followingcoastpath ‘Angel’s Wings’shelter, bear further pathjunctionbeyond signed ‘CoastPath’ follow directions). to routeretrace your stepsand down pathtovillage.To return (5) (Alternatively tovisit Clovelly Path’ sign.Bearrightalongtrack. black gatewithwhite‘Coast immediately leftthroughlarge Brownsham 2½m’thenfork down toleftsigned‘CoastPath pavement before re-enteringwoods. woods, and passes throughparkland arrows alongclifftop. Path ‘acorn’ waymarkers, andyellow road signs. along road,past‘T’no-through- pavement petersout,continue right, loopingroundtoleft). and whitesignsaheadto church orgardens,followblack ngerpost , turn right at initial junction , turnrightatinitialjunction (4) (7) fi eld oncemore, . Where . Where fi ngerposts, (6) . At a . At a fi eld,

North Wembury to Plymouth Devon Colourful Landscapes North Devon ColourfulWembury toLandscapes Plymouth 13. When you reachfarmbuildings 12. From thestileattopofwoods, 11. At theseawall atMouthMill . The 1. Points ofInterest Car parkis50monright. barn, thenrightagainuproad. bear rightpastfrontoflarge (Permissive Path) the oldgreenlaneinland brow togateandstile.Follow straight aheadupover the round rightedgeof instead offollowingcoastpath through woods right tofollowcoastpathup building onright,turnsharp track. Beyond thehalfruined cross stream,thenturnleftup (8), dropdowntotheleftand to followtrack. on). Turn sharprightafter30m steps tohereandgostraight in wildlife, includingscarce grasslands areincredibly rich loss is nature’s gain,as these dif often wetsoils, whichare give rise toheavy, acidic, and called CulmMeasures, which comes fromthe rockbeneath Brownsham Moor. Thename Grassland, which was apart of your rightherecontainsCulm fi cult tofarm.Thefarmer’s fi eld beyond thegateto (9) (10) . fi eld, go eld, . Of these, the famous Cary Ofthese, the famousCary Thisistheheart oftheClovelly 3. BrownshamWood supports 2. War of theRoses; and another Battle of Tewksbury during the captured andbeheaded afterthe fi Aragon. Hisgrandson William, defeating theKnight Errant of knighted byHenry Vafter family included Robert Cary, mid 13thcentury. only threefamiliessincethe it hasbeenassociatedwith it was ownedby the King,and the timeofDomesday Book Estate, anancientmanor. At some oftheirbranches. honeysuckle wrapped around right andleft,withtendrilsof Hazel treesgrowtoboth do greenishbarked willows. along theleftoftrack, as wine colouredbark,grow over theirsilvery orsometimes trees, withadustingoflichen trees allthrive here. Birch holly, andtallelegant ash woodland species.Oak,hazel, a lavish variety oftreesand by theNationalTrust. nearby woodsarenowowned Brownsham Moorandthe marsh fritillarybutter orchid varieties andtherare ghting for HenryVI,was fl y.Both “And amightysing’larand pretty Clovelly itself, ashortdetour 5. The walls infrontand tothe Thereisagoodviewfrom 4. Dickens’ characters, described Captain Jorgan,oneofCharles the days ofmy life”, was how place itis,asever Isaw inall ‘up-a-long’ and‘down-a-long’. cobbled mainstreetnamed free zone, withitsonesteep now inthe21stcenturyacar- into a400ftcliff, itiseven and charmingvillage.Built from thewalk route,isaquirky and herbaceousplants. vines, alongwithvegetables lemons, melons, fully restored,growpeaches, Victorian kitchengardens,now Gardens. Thesefamous left shelterClovelly Court out again. more in1943when wing escapeddamageonce in 1789.Strangely, thesame destroyed allbutone wing since itwas builtin1740.Fire have ownedtheestateever and theirdescendants,who the familyseatofHamlyns here ofClovelly Court. Itis in hisnovel Westward Ho! of Clovelly’ byCharles Kingsley was immortalisedas‘WillCary William, grandson ofthe fi gs, and gs, fi re broke re fi rst, rst, During World War II, Theopenareaonthehighcliff 7. Thisshelter, calledAngel’s 6. Clovelly owed itsprosperity colony ofbaby-faced, gull-like up these formidablecliffs. A commandos trained by climbing is visibletothe west. hillfort atWindbury Head,which linked possiblytotheancient burial mound, can stillbeseen, of aBronze Age‘Tumullus’, or amongst thewoods.Theremains small patchofcoastalheathland here iscalledGallantryBower, a across towhereshelived. here sothathecouldlook bay, andhesitedtheshelter Chichester, lived acrossthe Sir James’daughter, Lady constructed aroundtheestate. one ofseveral sheltershe Hamlyn Williamsin1826, Wings, was builtbySirJames on theirannualmigration. the returnof‘silver darlings’ held inthevillagetocelebrate shoals. Anannualfestival isstill in formertimestotheherring Babies andWestward Ho!. celebrated novels TheWater later returnedheretowritehis Kingsley was broughtup. He was alsowhereauthorCharles many otherartists,Clovelly Clovelly. Painted byTurner and

North Wembury to Plymouth Devon Colourful Landscapes North Devon ColourfulWembury toLandscapes Plymouth . This is awonderfulexampleof 9. Legaltrade alsotookplace MouthMillwas acentreof 8. any other Britishtree. other organisms, more than provide ahabitatfor over 200 spring. Oaktrees themselves bluebells and primroses inthe which isalsopeppered with of woodrushcarpet the broad greenblade like leaves old coastalOak Woodland. The opening atthebottom. lime was shovelled outfromthe several days. Afterwards the top, andthenburntslowlyover were placedinlayers fromthe imported fromSouthWales, lime kiln.Limestoneandcoal, a wonderfullywellpreserved valley. Acrossthestream stands a cottagetoyour left upthe gave thevalley itsnameisnow at MouthMill.Themillwhich sides bythesea. dramatically cutthroughits Rock, whichhastwowindows the beachstandsBlackchurch little fearofdiscovery. Downon remote, shelteredcove with secretly hauledashoreatthis Contraband goodscouldbe smuggling indays goneby. stiff outstretchedwings. rock face,sailingthewindson Fulmars nestsonthecraggy ﬂ oor, 10. This greenlanemustbean old the North Devon Coast. old hillforts arelocated along Windbury Head. Many ofthese of theIronAge Hillfortat your right tocatchglimpses Look through the gateways on wonderfully healthy hedgerows. ash, androse allgrowinthese willow, hawthorn,sycamore, age. Holly, blackthorn,hazel, said torepresent100years in species ina30metrestretch is a hedge,theolderitis.Each more treespeciesarefound in by. Research suggeststhatthe either sideareanything togo route indeed,ifthehedges on

Key point finish & Start 1 ainlTrust National 5 5 13 1 ainlTrust Interest National of Points to refers No. directions to refers No. direction walk suggested route walk 2 2 light bites. OpenEaster –endOctober. drinks, cakes, alongwith mealsand Serves cream teas, hotandcold www2.clovelly.co.uk (Clovelly VisitorCentre) 01237 431781 Cottage Tea Rooms, Clovelly local food: These establishmentsspecialise in climb backupoutofthevillage!) (but bewarned, itisquiteasteep Centre, ashortdetouraway onfoot village andatthenearbyVisitor but aselectionavailable inClovelly No refreshmentsdirectlyon route, Refreshments 12 3 11 10 4 7 3 6 4 5 Clovelly CourtGardens. vegetables sourcedpartlyfrom boats, gamefrom theestate,and crab andlobster fromClovelly halfway down thevillage.Fish, lunchtimes andevenings, situated Open allday, with foodserved www2.clovelly.co.uk Centre) 01237 431781(Clovelly Visitor New Inn,Clovelly 9 6 © rw oyih.Alrgt reserved. rights All Copyright. Crown 8 ot asDsrc Council. District Hams South 0022 2008 100022628 WE N S 5 7

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