New Year’s Day at the coast

After a very windy and rainy night and morning we made our way down to the coast and the beach at Blegberry near Hartland, Devon.

With the tide out, the waves were distant from us as we stood overlooking the shoreline but they were still an impressive sight crashing onto the rocky beach.

I took the following photos standing on the low grassy cliff top above the beach, focusing on the stream that cascades down onto the rocks beneath. The water level had increased markedly following the hours of rainfall since the early hours of 2025…

New Year in Hartland

We’re spending six nights in north-west Devon to mark the end of the year and the start of a new one. I’ve not been in the Hartland area before but it really is lovely. We’re staying in former farm buildings just back from the coast, which we can see from the lounge window. This location means we can walk the coast path almost directly. Below are just a few shots of the landscape around Hartland Point…