{"id":291,"date":"2013-07-07T08:40:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T08:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whereverweroam.blog\/?p=291"},"modified":"2021-10-07T13:46:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:46:55","slug":"walking-the-two-moors-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whereverweroam.blog\/index.php\/2013\/07\/07\/walking-the-two-moors-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking the Two Moors Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In June 2013 we walked the Two Moors Way, the 117 mile coast to coast walk in Devon, England. As a keen walker living in Devon at the time, I was eager to undertake this as my first multi-day walking holiday to see more of the beautiful county I called home. Along the route I was joined by my husband Steve, my father, Baldy Man and his dog, Harvey. We took it upon ourselves to obtain sponsorship on behalf of the MS Society and between us we were able to raise almost \u00a3800 for the cause. On this page you will find my musings on the trip, along with photos and some snippets of practical information if you\u2019re also thinking of walking the route.<\/p>\n

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Our Two Moors Way 8 day itinerary:<\/span><\/h4>\n

DAY 1: WEMBURY TO IVYBRIDGE<\/a>
\nDAY 2: IVYBRIDGE TO SCORRITON<\/a>
\nDAY 3: SCORRITON TO WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR<\/a>
\nDAY 4: WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR TO SANDY PARK<\/a>
\nDAY 5: SANDY PARK TO MORCHARD BISHOP<\/a>
\nDAY 6: MORCHARD BISHOP TO KNOWSTONE<\/a>
\nDAY 7: KNOWSTONE TO WITHYPOOL<\/a>
\nDAY 8: WITHYPOOL TO LYNMOUTH<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Day 1: Wembury to Ivybridge<\/strong>
\nSaturday 22 June 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The start point of the coast to coast version of the Two Moors Way is at Wembury on the south Devon coast. We had arrived at Down Thomas, close to the start point, the night before. We stayed at Gabber Farm<\/a>, where the owner kindly allowed us to leave our car for the duration of the walk. The accommodation wasn\u2019t anything special- just basic rooms in a house, but it was very close to the local pub,\u00a0The Mussel Inn<\/a>;\u00a0a\u00a0very friendly affair with excellent food in very generous portions.<\/p>\n

The morning of the the walk, we were over an hour later than planned setting out. Breakfast was delayed as the owner (a slightly frantic older lady) was struggling with a full house and many breakfasts to prepare. Once we finally set out, we walked just over a mile down to the start point at Wembury Beach. Having asked a dog walker to take the obligatory photo of us next to the 117 miles to Lynmouth sign, we set out to walk the Erme-Plym Trail to Ivybridge; added to the Two Moors Way route in recent years to extend the walk as a coast to coast footpath.<\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t particularly enjoy the first day. The route wasn\u2019t strenuous but it lacked the charm of much of the rest of the walk and we were scuppered by stretches of rain in the afternoon. Baldy Man also learnt a valuable lesson in that he should always listen to his daughter! Before the walk I had warned him to make sure that he got a good hiking rucksack and emphasised not to skimp on it. Baldy Man being Baldy Man though found a rucksack in the loft and decided it would do. It was half way through this first day that he realised he had made a big mistake!\u00a0We spent the afternoon swapping rucksacks to help him out and all of us were feeling the back strain by the time we arrived at the\u00a0Sportsman Inn<\/a>\u00a0at Ivybridge at about 7pm that evening. Thankfully, Baldy Man was able to use a luggage transfer service for the rest of the trip; an expensive but worthwhile decision!<\/p>\n

The accommodation at the Sportsman Inn was basic but comfortable. The room was a bit noisy from the road at the front but we had plenty of radiators to dry our wet boots and socks on. Poor old Harvey slept out in the barn at the back. We felt really bad leaving him there but we hoped that\u00a0he would be so tired from a full days exercise that he would sleep well.<\/p>\n

The pub itself left a lot to be desired, particularly as the Saturday night regulars descended on us for the weekly karaoke session! But we were tired from our first days walking and were just thankful to have somewhere to rest and freshen up before day number two.<\/p>\n

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