It was misty, drizzly day so we grabbed some leaflets after breakfast and eventually decided to head for Lynton. The weather cleared up on the way and I managed to find my way to the car-park I had remembered from a previous visit. The cliff railway was nearby so we used that to make our way down to Lynmouth from where we walked along the riverside path (sometimes near the river - often 20-30 metres above) to the National Trust café at Watersmeet.
The wildlife know when they're onto a good thing and there are some very tame (or fearless) robins, chaffinches and blue-tits who hang around nearby on the lookout for crumbs and other goodies. It's a waste of time trying to shoo them away - they move just out of reach and chirrup at you (presumably telling you to hurry up so they can hoover up any crumbs you have left on your plate).
After walking back to Lynmouth (and after a restorative ice-cream) we caught the cliff railway back to Lynton and made our way back to the car. I don't imagine Lynton is that big a place but I managed to lose my bearings as I left the car-park so resorted to following the instructions from the sat-nav - bad move! I found myself driving up a very steep narrow lane which eventually joined up with the main road I had used on the way there. I had to chuckle at the sign at the top of the lane - "Unsuitable for motor vehicles" - they weren't kidding!
We headed back to the hotel without any further incidents and later on headed to Georgeham for a meal with Tina & Sid.
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