We began today with a short detour to a location about 10 miles north of us. This is Wolford Chapel, the burial place of John Graves Simcoe - founder of Toronto - and it is fairly well hidden in the Devon forests. It was deeded to Canada in 1966 and it was nice to discover some Ontario history in this old region.
Then on to the Dartmoor village of Chagford. Gorgeous vistas in the park. We had the ultimate ploughman's lunch at the Three Crowns Inn which consisted of Devon blue cheese, ham, pickled onions, apple and crusty bread - delicious!! The Three Crowns is famous as the site where Evelyn Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited (although none of the staff knew that - too young)
Our final stop was at Lydford, site of a gorge through which we made a 3 mile hike. It seemed easy enough at first but the wet, muddy rocks were slippery so it took some caution. The water rushes down from the Dartmoor heights in a series of rapids and falls, well worth the visit.
Devon countryside is absolutely stunning. The county is sprinkled with all these lovely villages with thatched roof cottages and ancient small churches. The weather was perfect today which made our travels all the better. Food has been excellent here at the hotel. We need to keep walking to work off the calories. Tomorrow we head for the coast to do some walks along along the cliffs...and perhaps visit a donkey rescue sanctuary nearby...I have to work on Carl for that one!
Location:Dartmoor, Devon
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