Hi everyone, Another highlight of Devon is the steam train from Paignton to Kingswear and then the ferry to Dartmouth - train is called the Dartmouth Steam Railway, one can get off the train at a Greenway Halt station and visit Agatha Christie's home 'Greenway House'. Also, don't forget Brixham - great boat ride from Brixham to Torquay and return, my home stamping ground - wonderful memories of a blissful childhood living near the sea. Happy hunting, Annette WATSON Lismore 2480 Australia At 01:15 PM 16/01/2019, you wrote: >Hi, Bill > >Let me share some (non-family-history-related) tips / highlights from my >trip to East Devon in July 2018. I travelled alone and was determined to >spare England the spectre of me driving on the "wrong" side, so I used only >local buses and trains. Quite successfully. Still, in a car you can get to >places off the bus routes, and fit more into a day. For fun, check out: > >-- Bus tours of Dartmoor, including the "Haytor Hoppa." >-- The "Cathedral of the Moors" in Widecombe. >-- "Red Coat" themed walking tours of Exeter. >-- Devon cream tea at the Tea Room on the Green near Exeter Cathedral. >-- An excursion by train from Exeter down one side of the Exe Estuary and >up the other, including: Topsham (birdwatching at the marsh), Lympstone >(gem of an ice-cream parlour), ferry from Exmouth to Starcross, seawall >walk to Dawlish. >-- The Donkey Sanctuary near Sidmouth (a not-to-be-missed seaside town). >-- A 3-mile walk over the cliffs from Beer, past Beer Head, to the charming >village of Branscombe. >-- The Honiton (All Hallows) Lace Museum and the Ploughman's Lunch at the >Lacemakers Cafe. > >Likely you weren't looking for such frivolous suggestions on a website >devoted to genealogy. But I feel the others have that base covered. Of >especial value from my point of view were Paul's recommendations about >being as prepared as possible, right down to locating ancestral homesteads >on maps (such as Google Streetmap). There's preparation, and then there's >the joy of accidental discovery. I wish you both! > >Lynda, Ottawa > > > >On Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 10:04 AM Bill Phillips via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com >wrote: > > > All, > > I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame. > > Can anyone provide guidance? For example company's to plan, schedule > > tours, etc. Websites for guidance? Areas planning to visit include > > Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. > > Thanks in advanceBill > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ------------------------------------------ > > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS ( > > http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > > _______________________________________________ > > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > > community > > > >_______________________________________________ >------------------------------------------ >The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS >(http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal >RootsWeb community