Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18820 posts, RR: 54 Posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 872 times:
I was born and raised (for 20 years) in Barnstaple, North Devon, in the south-west of England. Devon is a largely rural area with a lot of farmland. It also has a large coastline (on both the north and south coast) with plenty of beautiful beaches and harbours, which attract far too many tourists, at least from a local's point-of-view. In addition, it is home to the infamous Exmoor and Dartmoor. Have you ever been to Devon? If so, which areas did you visit and did you enjoy it?
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ScottishLaddie From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 2383 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 867 times:
I've been to Devon a couple of times when I was younger during the summer with my family. I can't remeber where we were the first time, but the second time we went to Bude, which was cool. Also been to Cornwall once, to the lizard point I think it was called. There are great beaches down there in the SW!
ScottishLaddie From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 2383 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 863 times:
Haveric From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1247 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 853 times:
Staffan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 850 times:
I've been through Devon and Cornwall with car. Started from London and drove to Exeter, then south and followed the coast all the way to Land's End and St Ives, then across Bodmin Moor and then back to London. Think we stayed about 3 or 4 nights during the trip. I liked it very much! Standing on Land's End watching the huge waves of the Atlantic braking against the cliffs was impressive.
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 7, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 838 times:
A study has shown Devon is the best place to live in the UK. It has the highest quality of life concerning factors such as crime, education, transport, pollution etc. Devon has the lowest crime rate in Britain, it's also the least populated part of the country.
Ben From Switzerland, joined Aug 1999, 1391 posts, RR: 52 Reply 8, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 838 times:
Never visited Devon, but hope to take a flying long-weekend there this spring or summer in a TB-10 (very nice newish 5-seat light aircraft).
I've read flight guides and seen on my VFR maps that Devon, Cornwall and the west country have many lovely grass airfields and some are close to tourist attractions and nice scenery etc..
So if anyone wants to come with me, I've got 3 seats free at the moment.. let me know. Leaving from an airfield just north-east of London and can stop to make a pick-up at just about any London area airport/airfield (not LHR or LCY ok!).
So, Mr. Pe@rson, where should I go? been to any local airfields? are they friendly? What about the local ladies?? I like to sample one or 2 every now and then when I'm away in far flung destinations... are they nice?
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18820 posts, RR: 54 Reply 9, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 828 times:
That's very good to hear, Ars! I was hoping to live in (or close to) London and practise there, but I might just move back to Devon and live in (or close to) Exeter and practise from there.
Beeen - there's a large variety of options regarding airfields. I guess the main question is where in Devon you wish to visit. Both the North and South Devon offer essentially the same things, like plesant harbours, beaches, lots of countryside, moorland, etc, etc. It's all good.
If you wish to visit the South, perhaps fly into EXT or PLH. But if you wish to visit the North, there's a lovely little grass-stripped airfield in the middle of the countryside (it's in the middle of nowhere!). From what I have seen, it's friendly. It also gets moderately busy on warm summer weekends. The only problem might be its isolated location, although I could get my dad to pick the group up and drop you off - so long as I get a free flight :-P. Just kidding. I can't remember its name offland, but it's near Burrington, about 20 miles from Barnstaple. There's also Chivenor, 1 mile from Barnstaple, which would be the most convenient but it's not surrounded by the same lush countryside. There's also a number of small farm strips you can fly into, with prior permission. Plenty of options, the most suitable one being dependent on where in Devon you wish to visit.
If you wanted to visit North Devon, you could hire a car and drive around Exmoor - it's superb - and stop in some remote pubs for a beer and lunch. Very nice indeed. You could also then drive around a variety of harbours and scenic spots and have a good time indeed! If you stay in Barnstaple, there's plenty of pubs and restaurants - and even the odd acceptable club and pub-cum-club.
Oh, and the women aren't bad, either.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Ben From Switzerland, joined Aug 1999, 1391 posts, RR: 52 Reply 10, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 824 times:
Thanks for the info.. Will look it up when I have my maps in front of me. Isn't there another big (maybe ex-military) airfield there which does large airliner overhauls / has an airliner graveyard? Maybe I'm getting confused...
Oh, and the women aren't bad, either.
I'll ask you that again when she's not looking over your shoulder.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18820 posts, RR: 54 Reply 11, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 817 times:
Hmm... I don't know about any place which does large airliner overhauls and which has an airliner graveyard. If there was, I would have been there - lots!
"I'll ask you that again when she's not looking over your shoulder.
It's OK - mine comes from Yorkshire. Wise move, I think.
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GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12703 posts, RR: 80 Reply 12, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 811 times:
One of the effects of the success of up and coming singer Joss Stone, is that the press in the US reported that she comes from 'a small town called Devon'.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18820 posts, RR: 54 Reply 15, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 790 times:
"One of the effects of the success of up and coming singer Joss Stone, is that the press in the US reported that she comes from 'a small town called Devon'."
That's the Americans for you. They'd probably say 'He comes from a small village called London'.
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They'd probably say 'He comes from a small village called London'. 
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