JOGLE 7 Day 2 Tue 2 Sep

Tue 2 Sep Start 9.20 Finish 15.20 Distance 12 Miles From Okehampton To (Lobhill) Lewdown.

Breakfast was at 8.30 as some End to End cyclists managed to book a slot before us. We went out before breakfast and bought a locally made pasty and fresh made bap roll from the local bakers for lunch, very nice too. Today’s route largely followed the No 27 cycle trail to Lewdown, starting from Okehampton station and walking along railway track. We came across the quarry and all the rolling stock for the Okehampton railway, it is still used to move the stone but no longer provides a proper passenger service, shame really. We could see Sourton Tors in the distance and we had a great view from next to Sourton Church of Dartmoor. We stopped at the Bearslaker Arms for a pint of coke and eat our lunch in a very nice pub and garden and again over looking Dartmoor. There was a nice stream running beside the pub. From the pub we used country paths via Galford Down, they were not particularly walker friendly. We also came across some tree trunks carved into rabbits, they were stacked up by a farm barn. Arrival at Lobhill Cross B & B at 15.20 was very pleasant and we received a very warm welcome, it’s a lovely place to stay with nice gardens and great views of Dartmoor. Our host took us to Lydford in her car to a really nice gastro pub specialising in meat, we had a lovely steak and lamb, but it was not cheap, but well worth it. Our host also came and picked us up once we had had our dinner, what a great service. Breakfast was very good and in a lovely huge farmhouse kitchen. We had breakfast with a couple working in Malaysia.