Wednesday 18 September 2019

Day out by Train to Teignmouth/Shaldon 22nd September 2019

final Rail Itinerary
THE GROUP will meet at Bristol Temple Meads at 0830 outside ticket barrier where I shall hand out tickets. PLEASE BRING ALL RAIL PASSES WITH YOU. 
Rail Itinerary is; Temple Meads depart 0844 Xcountry train (destination Plymouth, seats reserved in coach F) to Exeter St Davids arr 0941
GWR train  dep 0954 to Teignmouth arr 10.19 (Walkers will leave train at Dawlish 10.14)
Return (though some of this may change if weather awful)
Dep Teignmouth 1814 on GWR train arr Exeter St Davids 1839
(Then, whatever the weather) Exeter St Davids dep 1858 Xcountry train destination Birmingham New Street, seats reserved in coach F) to Bristol Temple Meads arr. 1955.

ALL: weather forecast is a bit better for Teignmouth than for Bristol - so fingers crossed but walkers be ready for a bit of mud on cliff path Dawlish to Teignmouth and around Shaldon.
Wind likely to be SW so swimming opportunities should be available!

Programme is -
8.30 am meet at  BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 
  arrive - Dawlish/Teignmouth about 10:30 am
  Walking and picking up lunch at Little Heaven Baker   
Ferry to Shaldon about 1p.m.
  lunch and swim etc in village and on beach 2-3  (weather permitting)
  Walking: for an hour or so around and from Shaldon
  Cream Tea at 4 pm
Ferry 5.30 to Teignmouth.
Back in Bristol about 8pm
  Non slow/minimal walking programme will be available.
Costs to include return trains, cream tea and ferries £24.50 with railcards
Numbers limited to 25 in all. [18 have signed up so far]

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