FAMILY FAVOURITES
By Hettie Eggleton
go to Teignmouth and take the coast road from Torquay. The drive was spectacular as the weather has been so beautiful this week (easter holidays) and we were amazed we had never been there before. We were not sure if we were heading for shaldon or Teignmouth but as Shaldon looked very busy, we carried on and crossed the long bridge over the estuary and went into Teignmouth town centre. We were lucky with parking and the weather and we were so pleased we picked Teignmouth as our destination! The promenade is long and wide and great for a walk and ice-cream. The pier is fun, the
Teignmouth Sea Front © Tony Atkin
beach is sandy and not steeply shelving and so is safe for the kiddies and the play area is top notch. We had a fantastic time. On the way back to the car we went and played on the beach on the other side of The Point Carpark (the harbour side) and spotted ferries, watched people and dogs splashing around and saw Teignmouth Lifeboat being launched twice (the kids are lifeboat enthusiasts so this was very exciting for us - their tractor is huge compared to Dart Lifeboat’s) and decided we are definitely coming back to Teignmouth soon. We can’t wait to get the ferry to shaldon, spend more time on the beaches on both sides of The Point and take a football, bubbles to blow and scooters to the promenade and grassy areas. another idea that a friend happened to mention today, is that she went to Teignmouth, with her family and a few kiddies, by train from Paignton (parking in the multi- storey in Paignton). What a great idea for extending your day out… kids love to take their notebook on the train and write down what they see as they go along (another idea from my friend!) On the way back from Teignmouth, even though the children were well worn out and it really was home time, I managed to persuade my husband to stop at Watcombe Beach. What a wonderful beach this is! You need to go a bit earlier in the day than us, as the sun goes down and disappears off the sand but the
Ideas to keep the children occupied Out of the blue this week, we decided to
Watcombe Beach © Derek Harper
sunshine on the cliffs and rocks was stunning. The cliffs are such a different shade of red there; you can really see how the coastline starts to turn into the Jurassic
Coast of east Devon and Dorset. The beach is small and surrounded by woodland and the car park is a decent walk up the hill from the bay but it is worth every step. There is a café and toilets, which I assume are generally open in summer and the beach is doggy friendly all year round. The beach itself is sandy but the edges looked rock pooly and it seemed very quiet and safe. We did only just manage to walk down to the beach and back without too much moaning – another place to go for a full day out, with a picnic and all the beach gear.
I
can see my plans for the summer holidays evolving as I write! since we moved here, nearly four years ago now, we
have looked down to the left as we drive from Blackpool Sands to Strete and said to ourselves, “One day we will go down that path!” Finally the day came, when I dropped the children with a friend for two hours and dashed out to Landcombe Cove with my parents and our dogs. I went to see if this was a suitable walk for the Family
Favourites column and decided that it was, depending on whether you take your time, have plenty of snacks and drinks with you, be prepared for a steep walk back up and generally take some care. I would take my children down there (I haven’t yet) but I would take another adult and make sure I had plenty of time to stop at the bottom, play and rest and not be in a rush to get back. Also taking another family might
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