Tuesday 14th June Postbridge to Sittaford Tor

So at 9.30 in the morning the car park at Postbridge was full of Germans - as usual they had beaten everyone - but the good news was they hadn't bagged all the parking spaces with their towels!

We started our walk by going past the famous clatter bridge which everyone comes to Postbridge to see.

Then we turned left to follow the footpath to the east of the river past Hartyland (where Roger had previously been responsible for installing the fire protection system).




We made our way up to Hartland Tor.

Looking towards Fernworthy forest with the sheepfold in view..

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..and towards Sittaford in the far distance.

Looking across at Braddon Lake with Higher White Tor in the distance on the left and Lower White Tor just right of centre

Looking back towards Postbridge.

On then to the Sheepfold which was in remarkably good order considering it was built early in the 19th Century.

 

 Then a deviation from our route to Stannon Tor - having never been there before.

 

Just after we set off for Sittaford Tor suddenly there was a buzzard overhead.....










Then onwards to Sittaford for our picnic

 Postbridge from Sittaford Tor

Quintin's Man from Sittaford.

After lunch Stats House was our next stop.

"I'm the King of the Castle and ..."

Then on to the Waterfall - on this section of the walk  the moor was back to its normal wet and squelchy self after the heavy rain at the weekend.

 ..and then back to Postbridge

Walking today Carol, Roger, Terry, Rosemary and Linda