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Brunel at Paddington before I departed London in the morning.12:11:29
Got the bus from Exeter to this junction which the closest it went to Belstone.12:11:49
Reassuringly the sign telling me I'm entering Dartmoor National Park.12:14:57
Lovely sky today, seen over the fields on the way into Belstone.
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Daffodils. I was full of the joys of spring.12:23:05
Belstone.12:25:21
Thatched cottages in Belstone.12:27:23
The old telegraph office in Belstone.
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The Tors Inn. It may not be the best looking pub in Dartmoor...12:28:20
...but it quite possibly has the best looking beer garden.12:34:03
This was a really lovely spot to have lunch.12:34:08
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Eventually I dragged myself away from the idyllic beer garden of the Tors Inn at Belstone for the main part of my walk - following the Taw River, taking in Belstone Cleave, to Sticklepath.13:11:22
The path crosses back and forth over the river several times, each with a picturesque little bridge.13:22:50
Sheep.
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Along the path.13:28:36
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Rust.13:33:54
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Lovely moss covered rocks.13:36:59
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Plenty of lichen.
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One of several bridges I crossed over the river Taw.13:43:07
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...and another bridge.13:45:18
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There actually weren't that many signposts along the route, despite it being part of the Tarka Trail. This was as I was nearing Sticklepath.14:03:12
Free range eggs for sale (I could see the hens in the background).14:03:31
Daffodils.14:07:05
Pub number 2 of the day - the Taw River Inn in Stickelpath. This was decent enough - and the beer was incredibly cheap (£2.60 a pint!) but ultimately rather eclipsed by the next pub...
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A very organic roof across the road from the Taw River Inn.14:26:37
Another shot of the Taw River Inn.14:27:20
...and here we have the outside of my favourite pub of the day - the beautiful Devonshire Inn.14:27:37
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One of several rooms inside the Devonshire Inn.14:33:33
...and another. Just lovely.15:51:30
Met up with Dad and Janie at the Devonshire Inn (I'd actually just left as they arrived, but I liked it so much I went back again). Janie wanted me to take a picture of this to remember it.16:05:27
Now in South Zeal, very close to Sticklepath - and pub number 4, the Kings Arms.
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Dad's green beer. He wasn't wholly impressed.16:12:29
Very attractive pub exterior - somehow after the splendour of the Devonshire Inn the interior here didn't really do it for me.16:47:09
South Zeal.16:54:13
A couple of interior shots of pub number 5, the Oxenham Arms, more of a hotel really, pub the bar i actually quite pubby.
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A suit of armour.