In typical fashion, Big Brother and I did not follow the instructions to the letter, we started our walk with a stroll along the riverside, through Bayards Cove (stopping only to eat our sandwiches) and then onward and upward to Warfleet and the castle. Everything is perfect about it, little yachts like jewels sail out of the estuary, the houses are all dream houses, and the trees are still in fresh greenery due to all the rain.
From the castle the Way leads along a field path overlooking the sea which brings you to Little Dartmouth Farm and the National Trust car park where the walk is supposed to start and where the signposts are. We paused here to take in the birds and the blue sky.
And then we went inland walking green lanes, past cottages and farms and getting the most amazing views over the Dart. The final section was a steep descent back to street level. I'm not keen on steep bits but even I could appreciate the fine views - though not for long!
Once back on tarmac, we made for Chapel Lane to find the old Baptist chapel (now a house) where Thomas Newcomen was the pastor and where in more recent times our father preached as a lay preacher.
The day and the walk were near perfect. I can't see HM walking it with the corgis these days, but she did first meet Philip Mountbatten at Britannia Royal Naval College, so I guess it is appropriate that Dartmouth should have a walk named in honour of the jubilee.
All the scrumptious photos below have been provided by Big Brother, as my phone camera wasn't up to it!
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| Green lane |
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| The new signposts |
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| View down to the Dart |
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| Kingswear |
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| Fab view of the estuary |
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| Kingswear again |
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