We walked 10 minutes to the local pub The Castle Inn for an evening meal. Arthur Conan Doyle is supposed to have stayed here on one of his many visits to the area.
The following day we woke to glorious sunshine and after a breakfast cooked on Jim’s new toy – Cadac Safari Chef we walked the mile or so to Lydford Gorge.
What a fantastic place this was – despite being members of the National Trust we couldn’t believe that we had not been here before.
We started off from the Devil’s Cauldron end and walked along the top of the gorge towards the Waterfall Tearoom where our morning coffees awaited. Saw various mushrooms and funghi plus a woodpecker – well I heard him first and then saw him!
From the tearoom we then headed down 200 steps towards the bottom of the White Lady’s Waterfall.
We then headed along the pathway along the bottom of the gorge – this was a fairly challenging walk in places and it was quite narrow, slippery and at times at a height. I was hanging on to the handrail for grim death. Was certainly worth it as there were so many beautiful sites.
Halfway along we found a bench and sat here for our packed lunches before heading through the Tunnel Falls
Through Pixie Glen
We finished off with a reviving tea and shortbread biscuit at the Devil’s Cauldron Tearoom.
We had so enjoyed our meal at the Castle Inn the night before we decided to go back again. We finished the evening working on a jigsaw puzzle.
The following day we woke to a very overcast sky and a definite drop in the temperature. Breakfast was pancakes cooked in Esmerelda’s kitchen and we then made tracks for home.
What a lovely weekend at Lydford. I take it Esmeralda is your RV-home? White Lady's Waterfall - perfectly named. It looks like a bridal veil, too. Seems you got the best of both - Nature and a full English breakfast - what more can you ask.
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