https://www.baldhiker.com Travel, Walks, Retreats & Experiences Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:57:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-FAV-512X512-3-32x32.png https://www.baldhiker.com 32 32 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-tree-top-escape-of-luxury-north-devon/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-tree-top-escape-of-luxury-north-devon/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:13:31 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=58465 Don’t know about you, but I have always had a soft spot for treehouse adventures. Keep my eyes peeled for the possibility whenever practical. Recently, after a long, dry spell, without sight, sound or sniff...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-tree-top-escape-of-luxury-north-devon/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-romantic-escape-at-millbrook-cottages-and-estate-north-devon/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-romantic-escape-at-millbrook-cottages-and-estate-north-devon/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 11:53:11 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57468 A while back, trying to organise the perfect romantic escape for my wife and I, we stumbled across Millbrook Cottages. Sounded perfect, online pictures were amazing. But throughout it all, emails kept on arriving from...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-romantic-escape-at-millbrook-cottages-and-estate-north-devon/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-from-budleigh-salterton-to-otterton-along-the-river-otter/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-from-budleigh-salterton-to-otterton-along-the-river-otter/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 10:15:19 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57353 Anyone who has ever read my blogs before will know I love otters! So where better to (potentially) spot them but on the River Otter itself! Whilst staying at Sweetcombe Cottages’ Rosemary Cottage, I was...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-from-budleigh-salterton-to-otterton-along-the-river-otter/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-sweetcombe-stay-at-rosemary-cottage-east-devon/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-sweetcombe-stay-at-rosemary-cottage-east-devon/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 08:37:58 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57315 When I was given the chance for a self-catering break in east Devon, I jumped at the chance! For me, east Devon represents my childhood holidays, having spent many a sunny afternoon on the pebbly...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-sweetcombe-stay-at-rosemary-cottage-east-devon/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-staycation-in-salcombe-south-devon/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-staycation-in-salcombe-south-devon/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:48:50 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57024 It’s always nice to have something special in mind when you go on a staycation holiday. A goal. Something to aim for. When you go to the Lake District, you want to see lakes. When...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-staycation-in-salcombe-south-devon/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-stay-at-cofton-holidays-holiday-park-dawlish-devon/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-stay-at-cofton-holidays-holiday-park-dawlish-devon/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:03:32 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=56510 Don’t know about you, but I do love a good holiday park, one of those lovely places where you can turn up and camp, or book a static caravan for a few days and chillax...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-stay-at-cofton-holidays-holiday-park-dawlish-devon/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-of-the-valley-of-rocks-exmoor/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-of-the-valley-of-rocks-exmoor/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:42:47 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=50606 The Valley of Rocks is a remarkable place to see and experience. It is a dry valley that runs parallel to the sea on the North Devon coast. Saying it is a beauty spot does...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-walk-of-the-valley-of-rocks-exmoor/feed/ 4 https://www.baldhiker.com/walk-from-lynmouth-to-watersmeet/ https://www.baldhiker.com/walk-from-lynmouth-to-watersmeet/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:35:07 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=50560 The Walk from Lynmouth to Watersmeet is one of the finest woodland, river and gorge walks you can do in the country. This part of Exmoor on the northern coast of Devon is picturesque and...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/walk-from-lynmouth-to-watersmeet/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/highcliffe-house-lynton-5-star-bed-breakfast/ https://www.baldhiker.com/highcliffe-house-lynton-5-star-bed-breakfast/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:49:01 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=50532 I recently went on a 2 night break to the north coast of Devon, my accommodation and hospitality at Highcliffe House, Lynton, made the whole experience absolutely first class and more. I had great plans...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/highcliffe-house-lynton-5-star-bed-breakfast/feed/ 2 https://www.baldhiker.com/burrow-farm-gardens-a-devon-delight/ https://www.baldhiker.com/burrow-farm-gardens-a-devon-delight/#respond Fri, 14 May 2021 12:39:55 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=48972 I was lucky enough to spend some time in east Devon. Staying at the village of Dalwood nearby (just a few miles outside of Axminster), it was just a short hop in the car before...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/burrow-farm-gardens-a-devon-delight/feed/ 0