Sunday 7th October Plans

We meet at Temple Meads Station by the ticket barrier early in the morning.

* Train Minibus and short ferry will get us to Kingsweir, where

** Walkers will set off for a two and a half hour coastal path walk (bring packed lunch; possibility of dip in sea) to Coleton Fishacre (NT) where we shall spend about an hour and a half (coffee beer etc. available); the walk back inland is about one and a half hours.

** Less strenuous options (no need to decide until we are on train to Totnes) include:

taking boat from Dartmouth to Totnes and back 

taking steam train Kingsweir to Goodrington Sands and back

taking taxi to Coleton Fishacre (price INCLUDED) and walking 2 miles mainly downhill back to Kingsweir

pub lunches are possible in Kingsweir.

* We will all meet up in Kingsweir at about 5.30pm for ferry to Dartmouth for tea.

* We shall also pick up pre-ordered quiches (choice is Goat's Cheese(v); Mushroom and Cheese (v); Leek and Cheese (v) OR Quiche Lorraine - PLEASE LET us know) for the train home to Bristol

* We shall leave Dartmouth by minibus to Totnes to catch trains home (one change onto train which should have a buffet on board)

* We should arrive back in Temple Meads just before 10pm.

We trust you will enjoy it - no guarantees about weather or anything else for that matter!

David and Diana

Day on the Dart in the Sun: 2nd October

After all the preparations, planning for rain and planning to make the complicated itinerary work, Diana and David met up with the 21 strollers at Bristol Temple Meads in the morning s u n. The train carried us past stunning coastal scenery to Totnes; the walkers set off  for 8 miles along the Dart towards Dittisham,  with time for a drink stop and a picnic lunch, time to find chanterelle mushrooms and time to get sunburnt (in October!). Others,  with sunhats and plenty of sunscreen
.took the beautiful ferry trip down the Dart and saw a seal on the way.Some then preferred to cross over to Greenway while others walked to the castle beach for a swim and a view of the open sea.



(John captures picnic     All were in time to meet up at    John catches the style
- spot the kingfisher!)    Greenway Hard.

  
  And everything stops for tea 
and more tea!

 

                                                     the view from Agatha Christie's deckchair

On-time and timely the trains home gave us a chance to explore a new mystery -'Death on the Dart' or who killed the ferryman? The incentive was a bottle of Sharpham wine and quiches from Saveur's.

With weather so perfect and company so friendly, a good time seems to have been had by all.
Report from David and Diana


Red sails in the evening light                                    Final delight from Dartmouth's
                                                                                   magic Patisserie - Saveur's

Agatha Mystery Tour

Now less mysterious:

David and Diana's Day Out on Sunday 2nd October to the River Dart


FULLY BOOKED - preparations continue