steaks and their own Prawn Juice ale, it
seemed that our impromptu road trip was
off to a great start.
Once you find a hot-spot the temptation to
stay put can often be hard to override,
especially if you don’t have your next
destination nailed down; we rose to the
challenge. Opting out of high-speed routes
to a well known destination, we decided to
take the small, winding, dry-wall lined roads
and comb the coastline for hidden gems.
Our quest to paddle quiet inlets led us to
Newton Ferrers.
A slice of tranquility
A little further on from the better known
Mothecombe we discovered a little slice of
tranquility – just 10 miles short of
Plymouth and surrounded by ancient
woodland and creeks. The village itself sits
on the banks of the beautiful Yealm Estuary
and the picture-perfect scenery of thatched
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