NORTH DEVON - part 2...

Tuesday

We woke up to sun, yay! So we got out early to make the most of the day. But, just as we were walking to the Lynton + Lynmouth Cliff Railway, a black cloud sneaked up on us and a big hailstorm followed! So we ran back to the B&B and surprise surprise it stopped as soon as we got in the door.
We dried ourselves off in the lounge, played some card games then ventured back out again.

When we got to the cliff railway we were the only ones there, so having the carriage to ourselves was nice. I liked the fact you glided rather than bumped down, probably because it's powered by water. The views of the coast and Exmoor were fantastic, especially as the sun came out again. This is the website for it which is interesting as it tells you the history and how it works.
http://www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk/

We then walked through the winding Lyn River Valley up to Watersmeet. It was a beautiful walk as for part of it you could walk high up in the woods then next minute you're down next to the river.

As we were walking along I spotted a Dipper, I love the fact they bob their heads up and down, it looked like it was dancing!

Next we headed off to The Valley of the Rocks. We wandered along the cliff path and had clear views over to South Wales, my dad and I were having debates over what towns we could see! I then spotted a brave Lynton goat halfway down the cliff munching some gorse, it's amazing how they manage not to fall into the sea.
We stopped at Mother Meldrum's tea room (wise woman who lived in the valley in Lorna Doone novel) then as it was still nice and sunny, drove to the village of Porlock.

Porlock is a really nice little place with quaint shops and cottages and great views over Exmoor. As we were walking down one of the lanes we spotted a nosy horse looking over the hedge at us which looked quite funny!
It didn't take long to look around, which was lucky as the rain clouds suddenly appeared again so we headed back to Lynton. The hills you have to drive up to get out of Porlock are the steepest you'll ever come across. What made them worse was that my dad went back to his youth and re-enacted his rally driving years up them! It was a very hairy ride back!