By day 4 of our holiday the forecast
for the week was rain and more rain. So we developed a strategy of mad dashes
out between bouts of drizzle. In the
knowledge that we had a window of dryness just before lunchtime, we put
ourselves in the hands of our National Trust guidebook. Coleton Fishacre is a few miles beyond
Kingswear, so we got the car ferry across the Dart. Unusually I purchased the guide book,
slightly pricey at £4.50, but ended up being glad I did as the property has
such an interesting and unexpected history.
