Mardon, Moretonhampstead, Devon - small stone circle
Walking on Marden Hill near Moretonhampstead.
Bristol Festival of Nature began this weekend, and runs until the 25th June.
I took the train down to Newton Abbot on Friday morning to meet my mum. We headed straight to Bovey Tracy craft fair on the edge of Dartmoor http://www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk/
My mum has visited the craft fair for the past few years and always calls me afterwards to tell me how amazing it is. So, it was cool that this year I was able to go too. We really enjoyed looking around the different artist's work. There was a lot to see, and every stand exhibited individual styles of work at an incredibly high level. You could go completely mad there and spend a lot of money, that's for sure.
Etched glass by Vinegar and Brown Paper
We stayed at the White Hart Hotel in Moretonhampstead (http://www.whitehartdartmoor.co.uk/), a few miles away on the moor. The hotel was lovely and value for money, couldn't fault it. We ate dinner two doors down at The Horse (http://thehorsedartmoor.co.uk/) The meal was fantastic, and we gave them 10/10 for service, atmosphere and the food. I fully recommend it if you're ever on North Dartmoor.
The following morning before we checked out of the hotel we had a look in the Green Hill Art Gallery in Moretonhampstead (http://www.greenhillarts.co.uk/#home). A textile exhibition was ending that day and we were so lucky to have noticed that it was on. It was a beautifully curated show and we absolutely loved it - inspiring stuff.
After the art gallery we drove up to Marden hill on the outskirts of Moretonhampstead and walked up to the largest stone circle on Dartmoor. It's mainly a large earthwork without many standing stones. We carried further along and found a small stone circle with amazing views across the moor. We were really lucky with the weather; it didn't rain and became quite warm in the afternoon.
Whilst I was away, Sam was looking after Eve. They were supposed to be going to a BBQ party on Saturday afternoon, but it was called off due to dodgy weather. Eve was disappointed but enjoyed a walk in the woods holding a tupperware box with Daddy. Eve collected flowers and put them in the box whilst they walked, and discussed them with Dad. This was good to put towards our 30 Days Wild Challenge. http://www.mywildlife.org.uk/30dayswild/
Eve with her box of woodland delights.
It was lovely to have a break away and be able to spend time with my mum, and it was equally as good to return home to Eve and Daddy on Saturday evening. The night that I was away, Eve called for Daddy two times so that he could help her with the potty. I was thrilled that there hadn't been any 'accidents' in bed whilst I was away.
Bristol Festival of Nature - Millenium Square
After lunch at home on Sunday we jumped on the bus and wandered over to the harbour in Bristol for the Festival of Nature. Just as we arrived, the sun started blazing which made the afternoon perfect.
We had a good time wandering about and drank some local cider. Eve was very excited as we were going to meet Claire, Jody and Jago there. She desperately tried to stay awake in her pram, but fell asleep just before we met them. She woke up in the bus on the way home and asked us if we were going to Jago's house. We said that we weren't and she looked very sad. Her little disappointed face made us feel terrible, but if she hadn't had a sleep she would have been cranky. To make up for it Daddy discussed it with her and asked her if she would like to get some stickers from the craft shop on our way home. This cheered her up no end. We now have dinosaur stickers stuck all over the kitchen table that are not allowed to be removed ;-)
Jody, Jago and Sam - Millenium Square, Bristol
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