North Devon - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com Stories and travel guides from the Lake District Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:27:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-lwne-logo-black-rgb-861px@72ppi-32x32.jpg North Devon - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com 32 32 127582044 My 2018 review: the year of adventure https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/my-2018-review-the-year-of-adventure/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/my-2018-review-the-year-of-adventure/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:09:41 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3958 I sit and write this in Bariloche, the Argentine Lake District, a place I didn’t even dream I would be at the end of 2017. I love going back over my photos and remembering all the small details and moments from the year, from catching up with a long lost friend, to the delicate autumn […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/my-2018-review-the-year-of-adventure/feed/ 0 3958 A day trip to Clovelly, North Devon https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-day-trip-to-clovelly-north-devon/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-day-trip-to-clovelly-north-devon/#respond Thu, 08 Nov 2018 11:33:20 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3375 Moving to a new area is a treat. When I knew I would be moving down to North Devon for the summer, I began swotting up on things to do in the area, downloading the Lonely Planet guide and taking a trip to the tourist information as soon as I arrived. I’m a geek for […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-day-trip-to-clovelly-north-devon/feed/ 0 3375 In the windswept Bristol Channel: My day on Lundy Island https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/in-the-windswept-bristol-channel-my-day-on-lundy-island/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/in-the-windswept-bristol-channel-my-day-on-lundy-island/#respond Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:51:32 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3680 “I’ve wanted to go to Lundy Island since I about was 5 years old” the woman in front of me excitably exclaimed as we handed over our boarding passes filling on to MS Oldenburg from the quay in Bideford. Having spent most of my time living in the Midlands, I had not heard of Lundy Island […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/in-the-windswept-bristol-channel-my-day-on-lundy-island/feed/ 0 3680 A summer in North Devon: my 10 favourite places https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-summer-in-north-devon-my-10-favourite-places/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:07:36 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3555 The first week of September still brings out that nostalgic, back to school vibe in me, a time to reflect on the summer past before cosying down into autumn. I moved down to North Devon at the start of May with all the bounding enthusiasm of spending the summer by the sea. It’s been a […]

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]]> 3555 A summer microadventure in Exmoor National Park https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-summer-microadventure-in-exmoor-national-park/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-summer-microadventure-in-exmoor-national-park/#respond Sun, 05 Aug 2018 08:54:46 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3508 Early Saturday morning, in the midst of the long, hot summer heatwave.  A rare day off together, we pondered how to make the most of the day. We’d made vague plans to go camping since May, but the tiredness of our seasonal jobs had always got the better of us. I was working the next […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-summer-microadventure-in-exmoor-national-park/feed/ 0 3508 A Midsummer Feast: Barricane Beach Cafe, North Devon https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-midsummer-feast-barricane-beach-cafe-north-devon/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-midsummer-feast-barricane-beach-cafe-north-devon/#respond Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:42:42 +0000 http://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3457 When I arrived in North Devon in May, my sister had given me the Wild guide of the South West. In the last month, I’ve poured over it, making mental notes of the places I’d like to visit – and a careful note of one’s which involve food. After finishing mindless jobs, I suggested to […]

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