Pilgrim BM45. This Brixham trawler is being restored in a floating dock at Old Mill Creek (SX863521), on the Dart. Click here to see its website. No special arrangements have been made for public access - one has to clamber about a bit and one is very conscious that people are at work. But the staff at Butler's boatyard are extremely welcoming and I believe that some public viewing is a condition of the project's lottery funding. It is very heartening to see so much really skilled work going on. I gather that Pilgrim will be floated out of the dock some time in August. Old Mill Creek is now rather cluttered with boats but must once have been very attractive. John Graham, 5/7/11 (PS I understand that Pilgrim is now afloat and out of the shed. John Graham 3/9/11)
Riverside Walk - the Avon upstream from Gara Bridge. Park at Gara Bridge SX730535 and walk north on the public footpath through the grounds of the house on the corner. Continue for 2 km through Broadley Station to the road at 728554. Turn left, cross Bickham Bridge and then left again at 725555. Follow the road, which has very lttle traffic on it, to 726546 and then take the riverside path back to Gara Bridge. John Graham, 6/7/11
Walks around Starehole Bay, Bolt Head, Soar. Walking in this area has become even more fun with the availability of good refreshments at East Soar Farm (SX 721371). Coffee, tea, smoothies, cake, in pleasant and interesting surroundings. John Graham, 11/10/11