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Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden

Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden

After yesterday’s challenging day of cycling I took the opportunity today to spend some time relaxing by visiting National Trust‘s Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden. Both places are just a few miles from Yeovil. First of all I visited Montacute House, arriving mid-morning on an overcast but thankfully warm morning. Montacute House is an example Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design. It commands a central position in the village sharing its name. The mansion was built as a statement to impress…

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E2E Day 5 – Day off in Cheddar

E2E Day 5 – Day off in Cheddar

E2E Day 5. Today was lovely weather and it was great to be able to enjoy it and appreciate our day off. The team all did different things  – cleaning bikes, having a snooze or going for a walk around Cheddar Gorge. Then some went to the pub in the afternoon to watch the football whilst others of us stayed at the Youth Hostel to cook a roast dinner (roast chicken dinner followed by homemade lemon cheese cake). Back on…

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E2E Day 3 – Boscastle to Exford

E2E Day 3 – Boscastle to Exford

E2E Day 3. Today was all about climbing hills! This was looking back at where we had just come! However the weather was good which meant we could see the views – which were amazing! We even went past some ponies on Exmoor which where lovely. Had a lovely meal at The Crown in Exmoor. You can view our E2E Day 3 route below: [sgpx gpx=”/wp-content/uploads/gpx/e2e-day3.gpx”]