Hexham Abbey Guild of Bellringers Summer Trip

Hexham Abbey main menu Hexham Abbey Ringers’ Exmoor Trip 2004

Itinerary short version		Our trip in 2004 was to Exmoor, staying at a campsite at Porlock, and ringing in Somerset and North Devon. It was excellently organised by Ruth Kemsley and ran from Saturday 21^st August to Saturday 28^th August.
Sat 21^st Sun 22^nd Mon 23^rd Tue 24^th	Wed 25^th Thu 26^th Fri 27^th Sat 28^th
Costs Map Links	Hexham S. Minor Porlock T B Minor Combe Martin S Minor		Lundy Surprise Major Devon Surprise Major	Minehead Surprise Royal

*Saturday 21^st August*
Arrive at Burrowhayes Caravan and Camping Site West Luccombe, Porlock, near Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8HT (01643) 862463 www.burrowhayes.co.uk Directions: Farm is ¼ mile from the A39, 5 miles west of Minehead. Take the first left-hand turning after Allerford to Horner & West Luccombe. The site is then a 1/4 mile on the right, immediately before crossing the humpback bridge.
18:00-20:00	Open practice at Exeter Cathedral (Access is only available between 6.00 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. and is via the south side of the cathedral, the door being manned is adjacent to the refectory. Face the West Front and go right! Car parking is difficult and would recommend using the multi storey off the ring road marked Cathedral and Quay. We look forward to welcoming you. Howard Egglestone)
19:00-21:00	OR Branch practice at Winsford, St Mary Magdalene, 6, 12cwt, SS905350 (bring-your-own picnic on village green at 6pm!)

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Sunday 22^nd August
10:15-11:00	Service ringing SELWORTHY, All Saints, 6 GF, 11-2-0, SS920468 OR	View to the Bristol Channel from Dunkery Beacon
9:45-10:30	Service ringing PORLOCK, St Dubricius, 6, 12cwt, SS886466.
	Brisk walk up Dunkery Beacon ?
16:30-17:30	WOOTTON COURTENAY, All Saints, 6, 10cwt, SS938434
18:00-18:30	Service ringing PORLOCK, St Dubricius, 6, 12cwt, SS886466.

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Monday 23^rd August
9:45-10:45	DULVERTON, All Saints, 8, 13-0-2, SS914280
11:15-12:15	BAMPTON, St.Michael and All Angels, 6, 14.00.03. F# See detailed clock hammer instructions OR MOREBATH, St. George, 6, 8-3-5, Ab NOT CONFIRMED
14:00-15:00	OAKFORD, St. Peter, 8, 12-1-11, F#

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Tuesday 24^th August Steam Railway trip
9:00-10:00	DUNSTER, St George, 8, 20-1-6, SS990436 (good bells) Parking in steep car park (just off A39) recommended for those in cars - allow 7-8 minutes to walk to church
	10:21 train arrives Bishops Lydeard 11:50
10:45-11:30	STOGUMBER, St Mary the Virgin, 6, 17-2-3, ST098373, for those in cars only! See clock hammer instructions
12:00-13:00	BISHOP'S LYDEARD, St Mary the Virgin, 8, 23-2-19, ST168297
	14:10 train arrives Watchet 14:58
15:30:16:30	ST DECUMANS, Watchet, St Decuman, 6, 16cwt, ST065427 park on right-hand side of approach road (do not obstruct the two cottages), or in cemetery car park (150 yards)
	16:44 train arrives Dunster 17:0b 8
17:45-18:45	MINEHEAD, St Michael, 10, 20-0-23, SS967468 (more good bells, though a train breakdown meant we didn’t have long to ring them!)

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Wednesday 25^th August *Lundy* *Island* *Day*
09:15	Recommendation that we park in the Cove car park near the bus station, £2.80 per day, about 5 minutes walk from the pier / harbour. Board MS Oldenburg at Ilfracombe
10:00	Boat leaves from Ilfracombe (2 hour trip) This was a gruelling 2 hours!
14:00-15:00	LUNDY ISLAND, St Helena, 8, 15-1-0 But Lundy was worth it, we did ring a quarter, the sun shone, and the voyage back was much better!
19:00	Arrive back in Ilfracombe

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Thursday 26^th August
10:00-11:00	MILVERTON, St Michael and All Angels, 8, 17-2-12, ST121259
11:30-12:30	WIVELISCOMBE, St Andrew, 8, 16-2-18, ST083276 Park in the churchyard Church pictured right
15:30-16:30	WINSFORD, St Mary Magdalene, 6, 12cwt, SS905350
17:15-18:00	TIMBERSCOMBE, St Petrock, 8 GF, 12-0-24, SS956420

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Friday 27^th August View of Lynton (right)
9:45 - 10:45	LYNTON, St. Mary the Virgin, 6, 10.00.00, G#	Lynton cliff railway
11:30-12:30	ARLINGTON, St. James, 6, 11-00-00. G# Access down a narrow lane after going up past the National Trust Car park signed from the A39 - the lane is about 300 yards further on on your right at a sharp bend to the left just past a cottage on your left. OR KENTISBURY, St Thomas, 6, 8-0-0
14:30-15:30	COMBE MARTIN - St. Peter ad Vincula, 8, 10-1-0, F#
16:15 - 17:15	ILFRACOMBE, Holy Trinity, 8,12.00.20, G Ilfracombe harbour

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Saturday 28^th August Nothing arranged

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Saturday 21st August

Arrive at Burrowhayes Caravan and Camping Site, West Luccombe, Porlock,

near Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8HT, 01643 862463, www.burrowhayes.co.uk

18:00-20:00

Open practice at Exeter Cathedral (Access is only available between 6.00 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. and is via the south side of the cathedral, the door being manned is adjacent to the refectory. Face the West Front and go right! Car parking is difficult and would recommend using the multi storey off the ring road marked Cathedral and Quay. We look forward to welcoming you. Howard Egglestone)

19:00-21:00

OR Branch practice at Winsford, St Mary Magdalene, 6, 12cwt, SS905350

(bring-your-own picnic on village green at 6pm!)

Sunday 22 August

10:15-11:00	Service ringing SELWORTHY, All Saints, 6 GF, 11-2-0, SS920468 OR
9:45-10:30	Service ringing PORLOCK, St Dubricius, 6, 12cwt, SS886466.
	Brisk walk up Dunkery Beacon ?
(16.30-17.30) 17:00-18:00	WOOTTON COURTENAY, All Saints, 6, 10cwt, SS938434
18:00-18:30	Service ringing PORLOCK, St Dubricius, 6, 12cwt, SS886466.

Monday 23 August

9:45-10:45

DULVERTON, All Saints, 8, 13-0-2, SS914280

11:15-12:15

BAMPTON, St.Michael and All Angels, 6, 14.00.03. F#

see detailed clock hammer instructions

MOREBATH, St. George, 6, 8-3-5, Ab NOT CONFIRMED

14:00-15:00

OAKFORD, St. Peter, 8, 12-1-11, F#

Tuesday 24 August

	West Somerset Steam Railway trip
9:00-10:00	DUNSTER, St George, 8, 20-1-6, SS990436 Parking in Steep car park (just off A39) recommended for those in cars - allow 7-8 minutes to walk to church
	10:21 train arrives Bishops Lydeard 11:50
10:45-11:30	STOGUMBER, St Mary the Virgin, 6, 17-2-3, ST098373, for those in cars only! see clock hammer instructions
12:00-13:00	BISHOP'S LYDEARD, St Mary the Virgin, 8, 23-2-19, ST168297
	14:10 train arrives Watchet 14:58
15:30:16:30	ST DECUMANS, Watchet, St Decuman, 6, 16cwt, ST065427 Park on right-hand side of approach road (do not obstruct the two cottages), or in cemetery car park (150 yards)
	16:44 train arrives Dunster 17:08
17:45-18:45	MINEHEAD, St Michael, 10, 20-0-23, SS967468

Wednesday 25 August

9:15	Board MS Oldenburg at Ilfracombe (Recommendation that we park in the Cove car park near the bus station, £2.80 per day, about 5 minutes walk from the pier / harbour.)
10:00	Boat leaves from Ilfracombe (2 hour trip)
14:00-15:00	LUNDY ISLAND, St Helena, 8, 15-1-0 May rearrange time to allow additional quarter peal attempt
19:00	Arrive back in Ilfracombe

Thursday 26 August

10:00-11:00	MILVERTON, St Michael and All Angels, 8, 17-2-12, ST121259
11:30-12:30	WIVELISCOMBE, St Andrew, 8, 16-2-18, ST083276 Park in the churchyard
15:30-16:30	WINSFORD, St Mary Magdalene, 6, 12cwt, SS905350
17:15-18:00	TIMBERSCOMBE, St Petrock, 8 GF, 12-0-24, SS956420

Friday 27 August

9:45 - 10:45	LYNTON, St. Mary the Virgin, 6, 10-00-00, G#
11:30-12:30	ARLINGTON, St. James, 6, 11-00-00. G# Access down a narrow lane after going up past the National Trust Car park signed from the A39 - the lane is about 300 yards further on on your right at a sharp bend to the left just past a cottage on your left. OR KENTISBURY, St Thomas, 6, 8-0-0
14:30-15:30	COMBE MARTIN - St. Peter ad Vincula, 8, 10-1-0, F# NOT CONFIRMED
16:15 – 17:15	ILFRACOMBE, Holy Trinity, 8,12-00-20, G

Saturday 28 August

nothing arranged

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Costs

(a) Camping: Campsite is £10 per pitch per night, which includes "unit", 1 car, and 2 people. 16 amp hookup is £2 per night, awning is £1 per night, and extra people are £3 each per night unless they're between 3 and 15 years, in which case they're £1.50. I guess people under 3 may be free (or full rate in case they cry during the night? who knows?). An additional pup tent (pup not compulsory) or gazebo is £1 per night, and an extra car is £1 per night. 1 person only with a small dome tent is £6 per night. Dogs are free but they must be kept on leads and exercised off-site.

(b) Boat: The Lundy boat costs £28 return for adults, £15 for children and £5 for infants under 4. The family rate of £65 (2 adults, 2 kids) I don't think is any use to us (unless Ron and gang want to come?). The website says there are discounts for Senior Citizens, Students, National Trust members, Groups, Schools and Coaches. Group discount is 15% if we book in advance, and we need 10 people (error in previous e-mail). I don't think there will be a problem with turning up on the day though I will check when I phone them next. The boat leaves Ilfracombe at 10am and we need to check in at 9.15am. My Autoroute reckons just over an hour for the drive but it is a pretty wiggly road so maybe 7.45-8am is a good departure time. The ship has a "buffet, bar, shop, toilets, information centre and heated comfortable saloons" so maybe we can get breakfast on board. The boat gets back in at 7pm which is the earliest available.

(c) Train: For the railway trip I think a Rover fare will do. These are £12 adult / £10 senior citizen / £6 child (5-15) / £30 family. If we can do it on a straightforward return ticket it will be £10.60 / £9.20 / £5.30 / £27.20. I should point out that doing Tuesday on the train will involve a reasonable amount of walking (or lift-blagging). I reckon station to church distances are around 1 km for Dunster, Bishops Lydeard, and Watchet, so it's feasible, but is timetabled assuming someone at least decides to drive that day.

(d) Tower fees: I think we will need about £12 per ringer for tower fees for the whole week.

Ruth