We returned yesterday from North Devon after a few days of fair weather. I have never been attracted to family holiday parks but was impressed by the overall layout, services and amenities. Great for the kids.
We spent a few hours on the rocky shore of Buck's Mills where the village and shore have so far escaped the dead hand of Borough Council attention. Probably because it may be private or inaccessible to many. It lies at the bottom of a steep wooded valley and if you go by car, leave it in the car-park (no charge) some 300 yards away and walk down past the cottages to the 'beach' which consists of nothing more than a strip of sand through the rocks, running out to sea, about 15 yards wide. Probably cleared for boat access centuries ago. There is a plaque near a ramshackle boat-house exhorting all to come, exercise your rights and enjoy the beauty of the cliffs and shore. I found that most refreshing in this age of pay for everything. Like stepping back about sixty years. A rock-pool paradise.
'Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant.'
