We had time for a little look in the Boscastle shops Tuesday morning before heading to St Breward's for our next pub ride.
Russell's mount was a lovely TB/Shire cross called Katie and I was mounted on a mischevious Irish cob called Smurf.
We headed off across Bodmin Moor toward Blisland where we pre ordered the minted lamb burgers with the obligatory side of chips 🙂
Wild (ish) ponies, sheep and Highland cattle dotted the moor and after about 90 mins ride we arrived at the Blisland Inn notable for the thousands of mugs lining the ceiling!
Blisland Inn
Lunch was rather forgettable but the ride back pleasant and we decided that we could easily spend our next holiday exploring England on horseback – the public bridleways are so extensive and well set up and would be the envy of all Aussie riders.
Wednesday morning greeted us with perfect blue skies and sunshine and after arming ourselves with walking maps we headed off northward along the SW coastal path toward the Boscastle Farm Shop, about 2 kms away.
The scenery was spectacular and we were able to gain a visual perspective of Boscastle Harbour and the valley that feeds into it and could only imagine the devastation of the floods in 2004.
Boscastle Harbour
Looking toward Upper Boscastle
We rewarded ourselves with a tasty lunch at the Farm Shop and possibly the best ice cream we've had so far ( and we've had a fair bit!)
The way back was downhill, so in order to work the ice cream off 😉 we trudged off along the Valency Valley walk which took us uphill through the woods to the very picturesque Minster Church.
Minster church
Unfortunately, on the descent my trusty walking shoes (thongs) let me down somewhat with my second stub of the day and I had to resort to leaning on one of Russell's newly purchased walking poles to get back!
Luckily tomorrow we will be relying on Murray for transport as we head north back into Devon and a small village called Appledore ……
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