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Autumn at Spreacombe
It was such a lovely morning this morning at Spreacombe, that I thought I would share this photograph with you. At this time of year the mist comes in from the sea and hangs in the valley and looks almost magical. This year we seem to have exceptional Autumnal colours, especially with the beech trees that are in our private woodland but of course we also have the wonderful facility of RSPB Chapel Wood showing its wonderful colours on our doorstep. The sky this morning, well it looks almost like something out of a classical painting, not something we get frequently but amazing to look at...
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Summer at Spreacombe, Woolacombe
Summer at Spreacombe can take a number of forms , it’s all about your personal likes but for a starter how about fun, relaxation, outdoors, nature, pub food, local icecream, cream tea, cliff walks – have we whetted your appetite? We are 10 minutes from sandy beaches , home to long walks or long sleeps ; swimming, surfing, paddling or splashing. We have woodland walks around our private estate and a plethora of walks further afield along wooded valleys or cliff paths. Quite simply we think that Spreacombe, just outside Woolacombe, North Devon, is one of the best places to holiday .
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Spring Break in North Devon
We have just started lambing here at Spreacombe. The maternity unit is indoors, as it gives us better ability to attend to mothers, day and night. We have a large pen of expectant ewes and a series of small pens for the newly lambed mothers to bond with their very young lambs. After we are happy that ewe and lamb are both well and that the lamb drinking milk we move them back outside as soon as possible. This frees up space in the lambing pen but more importantly sheep prefer the outdoors to indoors. All this means that by Easter we hope to have baby lambs in the fields. In the...
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Woolacombe in the summer
The traditional games are the best when you are staying in a cottage near Woolacombe. The British summertime is on a roll and what better way to spend a day than on the beach building a traditional sandcastle in our traditional family style? The build style has traditionally had a moat around the outside and also tunnel underneath the castle. The Midlanders on holiday have tried different versions but we always end up with this. If we have time we decorate with shells but the timing is critical because the incoming tide has to go up the channel and around the castle, that’s the fun bit. ...
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