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Looking for South Devon cottages in the Tamar Valley area.

This article titled “Country diary: Bere Alston, Tamar Valley” was written by Virginia Spiers, for The Guardian on Wednesday 23rd February 2011 00.44 UTC The tidal Tamar flows in a tight meander near Hooe beneath the steep woods and coverts of Pentillie and around the expansive mud bank off Clifton. From the narrow peninsula within this river loop are short views across to more familiar territory on the Cornish side – to Halton Quay with its lime kilns covered in ivy and the chapel which was once an office and store for the Co-op’s coal depot. Mount Ararat and the mausoleum built for Jimmy Tillie, who died in 1713, loom above Hornifast Marsh opposite and dominate the overgrown pittosporums and abandoned market gardens of Brentswood. The bewigged statue of that landowner, sitting in his Jacobean-style chair, gazes uninterrupted across this remote part of the valley. Ewes which have been recently turned out of the sheds with their lambs, numbered in red and blue like their mothers, baa and bleat in well-drained pastures, while the call of curlew marks the riverside habitat. Mud banks gleam like silver beneath the brightening sky as the tide creeps towards saltings of purslane broken by a slipway and cut to the main channel. Seaweed and reed stems litter the slaty shore. Low ground, protected from high tides by an embankment, is rushy, waterlogged and puddled with rainwater and runoff. Spar or quartz stones incorporated into the stoned-up banks of the drier fields hint of the mineral lodes beneath this ridge that extend deep beneath the river. When these were worked in medieval times and later, in the 19th century, the winding river would have been thronged with boats carrying ores, smelted silver and lead, and all the necessary supplies for mines and miners. Now, just a few geese glide by on the flooding tide past orange mooring buoys, vacant until summer.

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All in all sounds like a perfect location to explore on foot or by car and of course using the river Tamar itself. The next step is to see if there are any cheap South Devon cottages for rent with broadband wifi.

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Looking for South Devon cottages in the Tamar Valley area.

This article titled “Country diary: Bere Alston, Tamar Valley” was written by Virginia Spiers, for The Guardian on Wednesday 23rd February 2011 00.44 UTC The tidal Tamar flows in a tight meander near Hooe beneath the steep woods and coverts of Pentillie and around the expansive mud bank off Clifton. From the narrow peninsula within this river loop are short views across to more familiar territory on the Cornish side – to Halton Quay with its lime kilns covered in ivy and the chapel which was once an office and store for the Co-op’s coal depot. Mount Ararat and the mausoleum built for Jimmy Tillie, who died in 1713, loom above Hornifast Marsh opposite and dominate the overgrown pittosporums and abandoned market gardens of Brentswood. The bewigged statue of that landowner, sitting in his Jacobean-style chair, gazes uninterrupted across this remote part of the valley. Ewes which have been recently turned out of the sheds with their lambs, numbered in red and blue like their mothers, baa and bleat in well-drained pastures, while the call of curlew marks the riverside habitat. Mud banks gleam like silver beneath the brightening sky as the tide creeps towards saltings of purslane broken by a slipway and cut to the main channel. Seaweed and reed stems litter the slaty shore. Low ground, protected from high tides by an embankment, is rushy, waterlogged and puddled with rainwater and runoff. Spar or quartz stones incorporated into the stoned-up banks of the drier fields hint of the mineral lodes beneath this ridge that extend deep beneath the river. When these were worked in medieval times and later, in the 19th century, the winding river would have been thronged with boats carrying ores, smelted silver and lead, and all the necessary supplies for mines and miners. Now, just a few geese glide by on the flooding tide past orange mooring buoys, vacant until summer.

guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 Published via the Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress.

All in all sounds like a perfect location to explore on foot or by car and of course using the river Tamar itself. The next step is to see if there are any cheap South Devon cottages for rent with broadband wifi.

Thanks for subscribing to Andy Roberts blogCountry diary: Bere Alston, Tamar Valley

Related posts:Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk Ferry between Ilfracombe and Swansea, Minehead and Penarth by 2008 Brunel’s Bridge

The Staycation is here to stay according to cheap breaks holiday companies who have confirmed that early booking predictions indicate that even more people will be choosing the UK for their short breaks this year. Value for money is the key issue for many people when it comes to choosing a holiday according to research by one of Britain’s leading family holiday park operators and they responded to customer feedback by including even more activities in the cost of their holidays, such a popular swimming lessons for beginners. Cheap breaks with swimming lessons Whilst it can be tempting to hang on for last minute bargains the chances are you won’t save much money – and you won’t get your first choice of destination and accommodation. With so many people booking in advance many popular dates are filling up fast. If you don’t have any flexibility with dates – or have set your heart on a particular destination you’ll need to book early to get anything like cheap breaks in the UK this year.

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