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Oneputt,

Having problem with quote facility but to answer your quextion,. We park at Blythburgh church, there's a car park to the south of it just off the A12. Then cross the A12 and walk down the path between the White Hart and the couple of houses towards the Blyth river. The path can be picked up on your right and passes the bottom of the pubs beer garden. It's a decent path and leads to the heath at Walberswick. You have to join the road near a farm house for about 100 yards then bear left across the heath land towards Southwold water tower. We bought some crab from "Susannahs" on the quay and then headed into Walberswick to The Bell for a pint. Nice pub.

For the return head up the road out of Walberswick to the Church and turn right until you get to the crossroad paths across the heath and turn left to retrace your route. Fairly easy with an OS map. Took us about 3and a half hours of walking and an hour of eating and drinking! About 7-8 miles in total depending on whether you want to visit Southwold.

brue.....where would be the best place to park in Totnes?  We will probably have a spare couple of hours tomorrow afternoon so thought we might take a look around then.

Today, as it was so nice, we decided to go to Dartmouth, we drove down via Totnes, which was one huge traffic jam, and came back via the main ferry.  Used the park and ride as the parking in Dartmouth was all full, had a walk around, bought sandwiches for lunch and ate them in the gardens. Saw the Dolphin Inn, and the sign for the Man Creche!

Town was very busy as were all the roads going and coming back.

The Totnes pounds sounds a very interesting concept.  I think I remember reading something about it a few years ago. We used to go to Devon a lot many years ago but never visited Totnes.

Helen I hope you get your bathroom finished soon.

Brue, I hope you get all your house jobs done in time.  Nothing like an impending visit to spur you on to get things done. That's how it works for me anyway.

We had our flu jabs this afternoon.  Our surgery are now doing them on  Thursday afternoons and evenings instead of Saturday mornings so we thought we would go and get it over and done with. We popped in after we had fetched the grandsons from school and were in and out in 10 minutes.

If you're coming in from Ramslade you have a choice Kj. You could follow the club site Steamer Quay directions and park just past the site by the Dart. Retrace your route on foot to town. Or you could go over the bridge after Bridgetown and turn left at the bottom of town. Or maybe, if its a very quick visit use the Morrison's car park and cross the road to the main street, it's steep in parts. There is a vg museum on the left and the castle is further up on the right. Plenty of coffee stops too. 

Coleton Fishacre NT is a very nice place to visit and only a short drive from Ramslade, an alternative idea. 

Yes thats right the man creche I get dropped off there while SWMBO goes round the shops lol

We have just arrived on site so just opened a can of beer while SWMBO makes dinner 4 nights away this trip heres hoping the weather stays ok for us

Yes, saw the sign for Coleton Fishacre  on our way back  today.  Might be something for Sunday if the weather holds.

Totnes will be a visit of no more than 2 hours I think.  We are meeting a friend for an early lunch at Fermoys Garden Centre just north of Ipplepen, so probably be leaving there by 3.

We do not want to do too much walking as OH's gout has flared up again so one of her toes is a bit painful if she walks for too long. 

Doc gave her some pills to take with us on holiday, just in case, but one lot of them seems to have somehow not  come with us.  If it does not settle down we will need to find a local GP to get  a new supply.

Sorry to hear about the gout Kj. If you attempt Totnes perhaps stick to the Bridgetown bridge and bear right over the river to Morrison's for a short visit, it will be a busy car park but a shorter walk.

Hope your OH's gout clears up soon KjNN. Mr H suffers with it. Very painful.