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24 Oct 2021
Studland and Old Harry Rocks

Over the chain ferry at Sandbanks and on to Studland for a walk past Old Harry Rocks and up Ballard Down. Rain came in - as predicted - in the second half of the walk. Quite a breezy day with overfalls to the south of Ol…

11 Sep 2014
St Anthony Head hound walk

Too windy for canoeing (F5/6 from the east) so a yomp with the hound around St Anthony Head. Top walk with just about the right amount of up and downiness.

13 May 2026
Old Man Of Hoy

A splendid walk from the rather splendid Rackwick to the rather superb Old Man of Hoy. The cliff next to the Old Man was rather scary so I went nowhere near it. I liked our guide book's suggestion that "For walkers wanti…

1 Jun 2026
Burra Voe and Old Haa

We were staying the night at the community owned and rather lovely Burravoe marina and camp site. So we went for a walk round and had tea an cake at the Old Haa Museum and garden (with its rock statues). Then for a walk…

2 Oct 2016
Last days of summer?

A lovely summy summer's day - maybe one of the last of 2016? So we took Scooby on one of his favourite beach walks - from Exmouth to Sandy Bay. Got there a little late - just past low tide - so as we were unlikely to get…

28 Dec 2016
Exmouth and back

A slightly longer cycle ride than usual. Average speed would probably have been a fair bit better if it wasn't for a strong wind right on the nose for the last 6 miles.

3 Jan 2017
First bike ride of 2017

Round to Exmouth and back. And today's lesson learned is not to eat a cheese and tomato toastie with chips at the Exmouth beach cafe immediately before heading off back into the wind for umpteen miles...

14 Aug 2017
Round to Exmouth

Round to Maer Rocks at Exmouth. Started raining just as I got to Exmouth. The last seven miles straight into the wind and the rain were hard work.

22 Jul 2019
Exmouth and back

Round to Exmouth and back with Liz. The home made banana and chocolate cake at Exmouth and the double scoop Salcombe Dairy icecreams at Lympstone ensured we weren't calorie negative!

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