A Mortehoe/Woolacombe adventure weekend

So we have just returned home from a lovely weekend away to a place we call home, Mortehoe and Woolacombe in Devon, as an extended family we have been coming to this part of the world for years but this weekend we managed to get away for a short weekend break alone, the weather was warm and it felt like we had been away a lot longer than 2 nights, as there was just the two of us we managed to get a lovely double room at the gorgeous Town Farmhouse in Mortehoe, this Grade II listed building is a perfect location to spend a weekend, with its amazing cream teas and eco friendly breakfast this is no better place to stay, even with  sound of the church bell clock that chimes on every hour through the night, it was still perfect and actually made it quite an experience as that’s the only sound you do here until the seagulls wake up at sunrise.
 
We decided to spend day 1 on the beach as the sun was shining brightly so we hired two deck chairs and just watched people on there family holidays having fun, the beach at Woolacombe is something you have to see, its 2 miles long full of golden sand with a backdrop of sand dunes and the village of Mortehoe up on the cliff top, a picture postcard.
 
Day 2 and for the first time for me we set out on the very well-known coastal walk.
 
Bull Point Walk
  
Once notorious for smugglers and wreckers, this stretch of coastline is now a great place to get away from the crowds and enjoy the dramatic scenery of cliffs, rocky headlands and sandy bays. Look out for seals as you walk from Morte Point towards Bull Point and enjoy the coastal heathland and maritime grasslands, which are great habitats for birds and other wildlife. The secluded coves of Rockham Bay and Bennett's Mouth are worth a peek too.
 
 
A very up and down cliff top walk but the sights are to die for, well if you take one foot wrong to die for becomes a bit more of a reality as some of the walk is very close to the cliff edge and it’s a long way down! With the sun shining the sea was sparkling and swimming in the blue sea was the famous Seals of Woolacombe, for a first walk I was lucky to see them! My legs and feet were hurting but to see the views it was very well worth the pain.
 
Day 3 we decided before heading home on the 5 hour drive to head further south to visit a stunning place called Clovelly.
 
Clovelly is a privately-owned harbour village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to John Rous who inherited it from his mother in 1983. He belongs to the Hamlyn family who have managed the village since 1738, if you ever get chance you have to visit the amazing place, Clinging to a 400 foot cliff, it has no vehicular traffic, just donkeys and sledges. Its steep, cobbled street tumbles its way down to the ancient fishing harbour and C14th quay. It is a descent through flower-strewn cottages broken only by little passageways and winding lanes that lead off to offer the prospect of further picturesque.
 
The 400 or so people that live here do not own the houses but do live here, they can open small gift shops and business as a way of making a living from the many tourists who flock to see this hidden treasure. The steep climb up and down makes it a very difficult place to live for older or less mobile people but the community come together to help those that need it. When there time and the outside world seems very remote, such a chilled out vibe but I would imagine it was a tough life for the fishermen back in the day when out at sea to earn a living, the old fisherman's house that is now a museum is well worth a look to give you a feel of how life would have been.
 
A truly special visit and place to see.  We have booked a house called Hillcrest in Mortehoe for July 2023 and there will be 12 of us in the house with 6 more in a caravan at Twitchen, the count down is on to return to the place we call home.