The Exmoor Tourism Conference run by Visit Exmoor took place yesterday at the Beach Hotel in Minehead.
The ‘Coleridge Way’ had a stand and Ian Pearson (Coleridge Way Companion Guide) and Damon Wilcox (Encounter Walking Holidays) attended to man the table and tell the 100 or so attendees all about the Coleridge Way.
We even managed to […]
Exmoor Horn Sheep
Just before reaching Porlock on the Coleridge Way lies West Luccombe Farm, and from my vantage point I can see that the fields and moors around the farm are dotted with white sheep. However, these are no ordinary animals and are bred especially for the Exmoor environment.
These are Exmoor Horn sheep, an ancient […]
Exciting news, the Coleridge Way has its first advert – a three minute whistle stop tour of the Path in all its glory.
The video was produced by local film-maker Ken Blakey and follows a lone walker from Coleridge Cottage in Nether Stowey all the way though the Quantocks and into Exmoor ending up at Lynmouth […]
After a restful night in the quaint harbour village of Porlock Weir, we were lucky enough to catch up with Michael Hankin of the Exmoor Natural History Society who give a few minutes of his time to talk about the flora and fauna of the area… LINK
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Although, I say this is day five, I met up yesterday with Chris McCooey, a freelance journalist and writer. Chris walked the Coleridge Way with me when it first opened and I was very happy when he accepted my invitation to walk the route again to include the extension.
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Now getting into the swing of the walk along the Coleridge Way, awake at dawn, planning, full English breakfast and then onto the trail.
However, before setting off today we popped into Porlock TIC to meet with Ruth Hyatt…
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Our first stop out of Wheddon Cross along the Coleridge Way was Wootton Courtenay where the path just clips the village on its way up to the higher parts of Exmoor. Here we met Yvonne Gay who operates a personal development and mentoring service, often taking her clients into the hills to extol the health […]
