Buckfast Abbey is a Benedictine monastery. It is approximately 20 miles from Plymouth on the A38. There have be some changes since the last visit. There is a new statue of Mary & baby Jesus on the lawn just inside the entrance. The Monastic Produce shop that used to be located in the Higher Mill with the water wheel is now within the main complex. There is a new garden … [Read more...] about Buckfast Abbey II
Galleries
A bit of Cornwall
A selection of photographs showing Antony House and Gardens, Cotehele Tudor House and Gardens, Fowey, Port Issac, Tintagel and Lower Marsh Farm. … [Read more...] about A bit of Cornwall
Mixed Bag
Images of Plymouth and close by..... Bovisand beach, Wembury Point, the Great Mewstone, The Minster Church of Saint Andrew and Andrew the Fisherman, Firestone Bay, Devil's Point, Tugboat SD Powerful, Royal William Yard, Dartmoor. … [Read more...] about Mixed Bag
Royal William Yard II
Royal William Yard sights including the Cawsand Ferry, the Barbican - Royal William Yard - Mount Edgcumbe Ferry, Devil’s Point Tidal Pool, Firestone Bay and Drake’s Island viewed from the Royal William Yard tunnel. … [Read more...] about Royal William Yard II
A bit of Dartmoor
Photographs taken on a trip to the moors, going from Plymouth to Princetown then to Tavistock and back to Plymouth. Approx 20 miles north of Plymouth is Princetown. Take the A386 to Yelverton them the B3212 to Princetown. To get to Tavistock take the B3357. … [Read more...] about A bit of Dartmoor
Jennycliff
Jennycliff has great views of the Sound. To reach the beach the path down is fairly steep. Jennycliff is also on the coastal path, head west and it is less than a mile to Mount Batten Beach, head east and it is short 1.5 miles to Bovisand Beach and 5 miles to Wembury beach. … [Read more...] about Jennycliff