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Dartmouth in Winter: A Walk to the Castle and Warfleet Dartmouth  feels very different in winter, especially away from the busy tourist season. This post shares a January walk to the castle and surrounding areas, including Warfleet, and how the town feels at this quieter time of year. A Slippery Walk to Dartmouth Castle On the 10th of January 2026, my dad and I went out for a walk to Dartmouth Castle . It was a lovely day, but the paths were slippery in places due to the wint

Start Point Lighthouse  is a lighthouse on the south Devon coast, serving the Start Bay  and Slapton  areas. This post shares a walk to Start Point and some thoughts inspired by both the lighthouse and the nearby radio transmitting station. Walking to Start Point On the 9th of October 2025, Amber and I went for a walk to Start Point Lighthouse. Standing there, it’s easy to imagine older nautical times when ships relied heavily on lighthouses for safe navigation along the coas

We used to go to Beesands a lot during our childhood

Full moon & Jupiter. 15th of December 2024 after 5pm. Just now, I saw the full moon and Jupiter, in the Eastern direction in Dartmouth😎🌕🌟 In the evening on the 3rd of January 2025, I saw the moon and Venus. 22nd of January 2025, as said on the media, the planets are in alignment.

Dartmouth is where I live, and where I had live for the last 26 years.

Today, my dad & I went to Start Point, and today they were men doing work on Start Point radio transmitter😎😂. The reason me & my dad...

On the 26th of Nov in the afternoon/evening, my mum & dad & i went to Slapton Ley, & I saw a murmuration of birds😂😎. When I saw the...