I’ll be honest I’m not sure why I walked from home on this day, I just did. It might of been the lack of gumption to drive to somewhere else, either way I have a few good options on the doorstep and I took advantage of one of them for a decent walk which takes very little time. On the way down to Bovisand beach I took a slightly different way to the beach via Down Thomas, which was different from the normal path which heads straight down to the beach past Bovisand Lodge. Apart from the slight diversion the walk was over familiar ground with decent views even in these mainly cloudy conditions.
Start – Home
Route – Staddiscombe – Down Thomas – Bovisands – South West Coastal Path – Staddon Heights – Barn Farm – Staddiscombe
Distance – 6 miles Start time – 1pm Time taken – 2hrs 30mins Highest Point – Staddon Heights 115m
On a lot of walks from home this is a normal first picture for me, back down the windy road up to the old Staddiscombe villageOld war Pil box on the right and Dartmoor in the distanceSome lovely sky, with Rame Head in the distanceStraight path up through the fields, I have an older photo from this spot where the path divides a field full of yellow rape seedFrom the top of the path, old Staddiscombe village on the right and Dartmoor at the backNow this is a special spot for us Fosters, this is the Plymouth Sound caravan park at Down Thomas. this was where my dad stayed in the caravan for a few weeks, starting his job at Plymouth City Council before we joined him from St Helens in Easter 1989. We stayed here before moving into our new house. That’s the Staddon Heights masts in the distanceWalking down to Bovisand beach, along the lane from the caravan park. The Plymouth breakwater is in view as is Cornwall across Plymouth SoundRame Head and Plymouth BreakwaterBovisand BeachI’ve rounded the beach and climbed up to the coastal path around Staddon Heights, you can see the lane I walked down on the hill oppositeFort Bovisand down there and the breakwater and Cornwall out there!Plymouth Sound, Drake’s Island and the entrance to the River Tamar to the left of the islandLots of defences here as a result of many wars, starting in the 1800sA bit of cloud starts to glow in the mid afternoon beyond the BreakwaterPlymouthDrake’s Island through the treesWalking back along the road from Staddon Heights you get views to the sea, the dip and crease in the land holds Bovisand BeachOne last look over to Dartmoor (Lee Moor to be exact) as I reach the old Staddiscombe village again, a nice and simple walk today. No difficult navigation to a parking spot just a simple walk from home. perfect for today
There are a few good walks from the door and being on the edge of Plymouth helps in that respect with getting to the coast or at least the Yealm estuary
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I’m quite jealous that you can walk to the coast from your front door. Much better than my local arable, muddy fields!
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There are a few good walks from the door and being on the edge of Plymouth helps in that respect with getting to the coast or at least the Yealm estuary
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