🙂 Camping and exploring in great weather!
🙁 Forgot roof box keys and Caitlyn’s sleeping bag!
We stayed at Watermouth Valley Campsite which is a a wonderful campsite with beautiful views which allowed dogs and open campfires. It is on the edge of Exmoor national Park and nearby is the splendid Victorian town of Ilfracombe. The surfing beaches of Woolacombe and Croyde are a short drive away, as are the quaint and curious Exmoor towns of Lynton and Lynmouth.
We had a new au pair from Australia join the family so we decided to go camping to show he a little bit of southern England. Our camp site had beautiful sea views. We used this as a base to explore and did some beautiful cliff walking.
The children had fun on the swings!
We took a drive to St Michael’s Mount – itt is a tidal island that lies off the east coast of Cornwall in Mount’s Bay. As well as a hot spot for visitors, it’s also a living community with a working village and harbour. There are 35 lucky residents who call it home. The castle was built on the mount around the 12th century during the Norman Era and became a place many wanted to conquer. Indeed, it was fought over in both the War of the Roses and the Civil War. When the tide is high, you can take a boat over St Michaels Mount causeway and when the tide is low you can cross over it on foot. We noticed a few card which were starting to be submerged by the rising tide!
We enjoyed exploring the area and a good pub lunch.
The sunsets from the campsite were spectular!
