Day 8. Friday 28th Mar
A beautiful sunny morning with a fairly strong north westerly breeze that made it feel cold out of the sun.
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| Sidmouth seafront |
A lovely route along the cliff top with a few steep drops and climbs to the lunch stop at Branscombe Mouth where there is a good café.
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| Cliff top walk |
A short hop up and over Beer head and I was in Beer. It was obviously impossible not to have a beer in Beer and luckily the pub had Guinness Zero so I was able to survive the next section.
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| Enjoying the sunshine |
From Beer to Seaton was basically a walk along the coast and promenade but it then climbed up through the caravan park and turned into something special.
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| Beach to Seaton |
The route climbs up to Haven Cliff and then descends to the 'undercliff'. This is an area of collapsed cliff that had originally been high agricultural land.
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| The undercliff |
It is a heap of jumbled ground that has grown a mass of tangled vegetation that the path threads it's way through.
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| Almost jungle |
Ash dieback has caused a big problem and there has been a lot of felling which is changing the nature of the area.
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| Nearing Lyme Regis |
I would love to come back and walk this section later in the year when there is more new growth.
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| Under the cliff |
A great, but tough, finish to the day.
16 miles walked, 1100 meters ascent.
3 comments:
Lovely descriptions ... shame there's such a shortage of good camping in this gloriously good weather
Do try a pint of Palmers (if it is still available) whilst in Lyme Regis. Andy
Your mention of Lyme Regis triggered a reminiscence of sitting in The Cobb Arms with Meryl Streep! LIES! I used to keep my Wayfarer dinghy in the yacht club and I did spend many happy hours there,- either after a sail of assessing the wind and tide as to whether it was suitable to launch. It is a long way across the mud when the tide is out.
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