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DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY OF WALKS
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OK for anyone to manage |
| MODERATE |
Hilly, rough walking, possibly
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| ENERGETIC |
Not for the faint hearted |
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18/7/2007 - 10:00am
Easy - Artists' Walk with Pub Lunch |
Bicton Home Farm, SY075857, 4 miles - 2.5 hours. Old roads, green lanes, riverside with short stops for sketching (with demos.). Optional social lunch at King's Arms, Otterton.
Walk Leader: Jed Falby (Tel: 445455) |
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28/7/2007 - 10:00am
Energetic Day Walk - bring packed lunch. |
Budleigh Salterton free car park (in town, off Station Road), SY061821, 9.5 miles - 6 hours. Coast path to Exmouth, return by old railway line.
Walk Leader: Shane Badham (Tel: 567531) |
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11/8/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate Country Walk |
East Budleigh CP, SY 065 849. 5½ miles - 2½ h. Pleasant country walk with good views; woods and commons.
Walk leader: Ken Watson, 01395 445859
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22/8/2007 - 10:00am
Energetic Coast Path |
Salcombe Hill CP, SY 139 882. 5 miles - 2½h. Circular walk with some steep steps; coast path to Weston with good views.
Walk leader: Brian Leveridge, 01395 443358
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1/9/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate Commons |
Wheathill Plantation CP, SY 041 847. 5 miles - 2½ h. Woodlands, some open commons, nature reserve.
Walk leader: John Daly, 01395 279571.
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7/9/2007 - 11:15am
Visit to Totnes and Sharpham Vineyard |
By small coach (limited to 21 people) to Totnes on market day and then on to Sharpham for an exclusive tour "Vine to Wine" and tasting of the wine and local cheeses.
Price: £17.50 - more details and application form in July newsletter. |
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8/9/2007 - 9:00am
EASY / Late (!) breakfast on beach |
Budleigh Salterton free CP, SY 061 821. 4 miles - 2h. West Down, golf links, coast path. Optional beach café “All Day Breakfast” on beach.
Walk leader: Stuart Lovett, 01395 443141
NB 9 o'clock start. |
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14/9/2007 - 11:15am
Additional Visit to Totnes and Sharpham Vineyard |
Another date for the visit to Sharpham if there are sufficient people to make up another 20 for the small coach.
See details above (07/09/2007). |
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19/9/2007 - 2:30pm
Moderate Afternoon Ramble |
Hawkerland Cross, SY 060 887. 5 miles - 2½ h. Hawkerland Brakes, Canterbury Green, Joney`s Cross, Stoneyford.
Walk leader: Brian Turnbull, 01395 567339
NB 2:30pm start. |
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4/10/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate - Escot Park & Lunch |
Escot Park grass CP, SY 082 981. 4¾ miles - 2½ h. A mainly level walk, attractive riverside paths by the Tale & Otter; old railway line. Optional social lunch at Escot Park.
Walk leaders: Phil & Chris Ashby, 01395 512339
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13/10/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate - River & Coast |
White Bridge, SY076830. 5 miles - 2½ h. River, Stantyway, coast path.
Walk leader: Steve Hagger, 01395 442631
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17/10/2007 - 7:30pm
Colaton Raleigh Village Hall |
Wildlife on the South West Coast Path
Speaker: Martin Catt of the South West Coast Path Association |
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27/10/2007 - 10:00am
Energetic / Pub Lunch |
Bowd Inn CP, SY 107 900. 5 miles - 3h. Up, over and down Beacon Hill.
Optional social lunch.
Walk leader: Jed Falby, 01395 445455
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7/11/2007 - 10:00am
Easy - Fungus Foray |
Newton Poppleford sports ground CP, SY 087 900. 2½ h. Looking for and identifying fungi and wax caps.
Walk leader: Marion Nalder, 01395 442176
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14/11/2007 - 4:15, 6:00 & 7 :15pm
Public Hall Budleigh Salterton |
Al Gore film "An Inconvenient Truth" at 4:15pm,
wine & refreshments at 6:00pm,
followed by the talk,
Climate Change - The Impacts
Speaker: Dr Pete Falloon - Climate Impacts Scientist at the Hadley Centre for Climate Change, Met. Office |
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17/11/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate - Weston Coast Path |
Weston CP, SY 166 889. 5 miles - 2½h. Attractive circular walk including coast path.
Walk leader: Peter Hills, 01395 568576
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21/11/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate / Pub Lunch |
King’s Arms CP Otterton, SY 082 853. 5 miles - 2½ h. Mostly level walk to the north; riverside and lanes. Optional pub lunch (NB non “lunchers” may have to park on the road).
Walk leaders: David & Nicola Daniel, 01395 445960
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5/12/2007 - 10:00am
Energetic - East Hill |
White Cross CP East Hill (Ottery St Mary), SY 118 933. 5 miles - 2½ h. Waxway, Coombe, Hollow Head, East Hill; woods, fields, bridleways; steep in places, may be muddy.
Walk leader: David Nangle, 01404 811752
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15/12/2007 - 10:00am
Moderate - Commons |
Joney`s Cross CP, SY 057 898. 5½ miles - 2½ h. Stoneyford, Stowford, Colaton Raleigh common; may be muddy.
Walk leader: Stuart Lovett, 01395 443141 |
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30/1/2008 - 7:30pm
Public Hall Budleigh Salterton |
History of Clinton Devon Estates from 1299
Speaker: John Varley - Director Clinton Devon Estates
Come early for a New Year welcome drink (7:15pm) |
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21/2/2008 - 7:30pm
Otterton Village Hall |
Illustrated History of Exeter
Speaker: Tony Burges - Exeter Red Coat Guide |
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12/3/2008 - 7:30pm
East Budleigh Village Hall |
The Shallow Seas of Devon
Speaker: Prof. David Nichols |
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10/4/2008 - 7.30pm
Newton Poppleford Church Hall |
| Still to be arranged |
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| Non members welcome. To join the Otter Valley Association,
please ask the leader or talks organiser for an application
form or click "join" on this web site. |
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