Discovering Exmoor

Days out in North Devon and Exmoor and a lovely second hand book.

Watercolour and coloured pencil in A5 Winsor & Newton Sketchbook.

My most dramatic discovery in North Devon this year has been the stunning Valley of Rocks along the north Devon coast near Lynton, well worth a visit if you’re over that way.

I used to love heights when I was young but these days not so much! I wasn’t brave enough to climb to the top like some of the other people did and I was quite relieved to be back on safe ground again filming these lovely goats!

A couple of days ago we were in Exmoor again in the pretty village of Dulverton to visit the Heritage Centre and book shops.

There was a particular bookshop I wanted to see called Seven Fables. I’d heard how beautiful the shop was and that it sold art materials. Sounded perfect!

I didn’t buy anything in there because it was a little bit expensive for impulse buys but it certainly was a very beautiful shop!

I did however buy a second hand book from the Heritage Centre, ‘The Diary of a Nobody’ written in 1892 by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith.

Only £2🙌

The Diary of a Nobody

It’s a fictional diary of an ordinary man living in London during the late victorian period and the day to day things that happen to him. I thought it would be an interesting insight into life at that time.

My copy is the 1984 edition so the illustrations aren’t the original ones by Weedon which is a shame but then again I looked up the original copy and it’s on sale for £1000 so I can’t complain can I.😆

It turned out to be quite a hot day so we ended our visit with a sit down on a bench by the bridge. There were a lot of children cooling down, having fun in the river. You might be able to hear their voices on the video!