If you're keen to get everyone out for a walk in the woods but have to take a buggy or wheelchair, check out our tried and tested favourites! 1) Mamhead Trail, Haldon With a free car park and easy, flat, loop walk with fab views and lots of sit down spots, the Mamhead Trail at … Continue reading Woodland Walks for Wheels
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Four Fab Rope Swing Spots
1) Ellerhayes Activity Tree One of our favourite places for a family walk, as it great for children and dogs alike, the Activity Tree above Ellerhayes Bridge is a brilliant playground made form natural materials. The views are far reaching so you feel like you're swinging at the top of the world! If you want … Continue reading Four Fab Rope Swing Spots
White Cross, East Hill
White Cross Car Park is located at the very end of East Hill Strips. Found by following the Sidmouth Road out of Ottery St Mary towards Putts Corner, and following the signs to your right into East Hill Strips. The car park is located at the very end of the road. Managed by the Forestry … Continue reading White Cross, East Hill
Snowdrops around Exeter
On all of my recent walks lately, I've been thrilled to see little signs of spring. There is so much more wildlife around, the bird song is noticeably more varied and cheerier than it was, and there are pretty little flowers decorating the hedgerows! Snowdrops have arrived and shown us that lighter days and warmer … Continue reading Snowdrops around Exeter
Bovey Tracey Bike and Play
Our love for the beautiful Parke is well known - it's an absolutely fabulous place for a walk, a paddle and a lovely treat afterwards in the yummy Home Farm Café. You can read more about our adventures there here. However, I've often wondered how best to get to the old railway track that runs … Continue reading Bovey Tracey Bike and Play
Combe Wood Honiton
What a wood! Just a few minutes from Honiton, there's a free parking bay, a circular walk, den building, fallen trees to climb and ditches to jump in and the most amazing autumn colours. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/combe-wood/trails/woods-and-wild-flowers
Bluebell Beauty Spots around Exeter
There is something just so timelessly beautiful about the carpets of blue that takeover our local woodlands at this time of year. Nothing hints of summer days out and picnic and play plans as much as the scent and sight of vivid blues and gorgeous greens. Whilst small patches can be found around almost any … Continue reading Bluebell Beauty Spots around Exeter
Hembury Hill Fort
Hembury Hill Fort is an amazingly historic site of ancient settlements situated above Honiton in the Blackdown Hills AONB. It is a wonderfully peaceful place full of wildlife and with incredible views out over the surrounding countryside. While there is access directly from the main Honiton to Cullompton road, this entrance is both hair-raising to … Continue reading Hembury Hill Fort
Witness Moor, East Devon
Witness Moor Woodlands are situated in the Blackdown Hills AONB and are found high above Honiton with far reaching views to Dartmoor and Exmoor. To get to the main car park and the start of 2 waymarked trails, you take the Cullompton road from Honiton, and after driving through Awliscombe, turn right at Hembury Fort … Continue reading Witness Moor, East Devon
Ellerhayes – a bridge, a buggy and some boots
We love the National Trust's Killerton Estate and are particularly fond of exploring it's less busy, further flung reaches. One of our favourite spots is the amazing 'activity tree' situated high above the river Culm, but we also enjoy more sedate walks from Ellerhayes Bridge too. Ellerhayes is a small hamlet between Killerton and Silverton … Continue reading Ellerhayes – a bridge, a buggy and some boots
