After our Narrow boat canal journey, we hit the road again heading for the southern port of Plymouth. We enjoyed several AONB (Areas of Natural Beauty) and met lovely hosts in Bath and Topsham thanks to the bicyclists’ network of Warmshowers; booked some lovely campgrounds along rivers and on hilltops (with safe facilities for tent campers); and completed the trip across England in Plymouth.
Cotswolds
Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon
Birdland Park & Gardens – finally checked some big birds off our list!
Bath
The Roman Baths
The Crescent
Glastonbury
We stayed at the Isle of Avalon campgrounds for 2 days to get a feel for all things magical…
Exeter – Topsham
Late summer rolled into Autumn as we rode through the Cotswolds, Bath, Blackdown Hills, Exeter and Dartmoor National Park. All of a sudden the fields were harvested and it was time for us to return to the EU via the ferry from Plymouth to Spain…
Plymouth
In Plymouth, we were able to visit the very interesting Mayflower Museum and see 400 years of America’s history in the making. We stayed at a lovely Airbnb home with a washer and dryer = much needed Bonus!
Our Plymouth hostess is a textile artist: Quay Innovation
We also shared dinner with an amazing cook and outdoorsman, Grant Wyness
Bicycle of the month
Riding across England:
England part 1: Hull to Scotland. Click here…
England part 2: From Northern England’s border at Carlisle, south through the Lakes and Peaks Districts to Southam. Click here…
England part 3: Jump to the narrow boat trip by clicking here…
England part 4: From Southam in the central area to the southern England port of Plymouth via the Cotswolds, East Devon and Dartmoor National Park. Click here…