Wonderful spring weather

After a hectic weekend with a wedding of the century being held in the village, we managed to get out on a couple of lovely walk. The photos were taken last night over by Dunkery Hill Gate. It was so hot that the dogs couldn’t wait to get into the river. The beech trees are wonderful this year and the bluebells are starting to come into their own Given another 4 days, the walk from Winsford to Exford will be fantastic as all the sides of the valley will be covered in a blue haze and the scent will be unbelievable.

Our bed and breakfast guests have been lovely and really made the most of their breaks. Visits to Porlock car museum, Porlock Weir, sitting in the sun on the moor and having a doze, Selworthy, Doone Valley, drives along the coast, walks over Dunkery Beacon, deer spotting and generally relaxing and enjoying the beauty of Exmoor. One of the couples, Sue and Elmer from Cornwall mentioned they liked antique shops so I sent them to Yew Tree Antiques in Wiviliscombe. They had a great time and as they were loading up the car with their purchases, another couple asked if they were in the trade!

As Exmoor is a perfect location for many events and there is always something going on. June is one of busiest months with lots of fetes, summer fairs and art, craft and hobby shows. Wootton Courtenay holds its own show on the 13th and the standard of work exhibited is very high. On the 19th there is a ‘Perambulation of the Royal Forest of Exmoor’. This is a 31 mile cross country walk accessing parts of the moor not normally open to the public. On the 20th The Exmoor Ironman event is held at Wimbleball. This triathlon is known as the hardest 70.3 in the world. We are fully booked that weekend with competitors and their supporters so unfortunately Derek and I won’t have time to compete – such a pity really!