The sun was shining when we arrived, so after a walk down the Castle Inn for a snifter we returned and Jim cooked Indian tappas (if there is such a thing) on the Cadac
I checked the Sherlock Holmes and Devon book for places to visit.
The following morning we set off on the bikes along The Granite Way - which was a railway line used to transport the granite.
Jim standing outside a plate layers hut - used by the workmen who laid the train tracks.
The ruins of Okehampton Castle
Once we reached Okehampton we stopped at the station cafe and had a lovely afternoon tea.
We then had to cycle the 9 miles back to Lydford!
We took a slight detour to see this unusual pub.
That evening we ate at the Castle Inn at Lydford, where Arthur Conan Doyle stayed when he was researching the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles.
The following day we took the bus into the lovely market town of Tavistock. I love Tavistock as it has a lovely wool and material shop. We had a ploughman's lunch at the market.
That evening Jim used the pizza stone from the Cadac and we had seafood pizza.
The following day we made our way to Paignton - with a stop off at Princtown where we went to the Visitor Centre - which used to be the Duchy Hotel, another location where Arthur Conan Doyle stayed on one of his many visits to Dartmoor. And, of course, it's also the location of the famous prison where Selden escaped in the Hound of the Baskervilles.
We then went to Trago Mills at Bovey Tracey and had a ride on the steam train.
I managed to spot the hippo!
In the evening we visited Greenway House to see an open air theatre production of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles - which was amazing and such fun.
Greenway greenhouses
The following morning we came home. Unpacked and cleaned Esmerelda ready for her next adventure.
