England’s West Country – The Best Places to Explore Nature

One of the best things about my recent road trip through England’s West Country with my mum was losing time. We didn’t rush anywhere, we didn’t set daily plans, and sometimes we didn’t know where we were going until we got there.

Instead, we took each day as it came, admiring the scenery and stunning nature.

We wandered.

We cruised.

We travelled.

We explored.

We spent our days breathing in fresh, country air, walking through salty, seaside breezes, watching waves break, clouds roll, and lambs bounce across hillsides; we soaked up as much nature as possible.

England’s West Country has miles upon miles of stunning, ever-changing landscapes from sandy beaches to rolling, green hills to lush forests. We spent most of our time in Cornwall but also ventured through Devon and Dorset.

Here’s a few tonne of trip highlights…

Bude, CornwallBude Beach

Water running along sand

Bude Beach from above

Cloudy sunset over the sea

Cloudy sunset over the sea

Herd of cows in a field on a sunny day

West country cows in a field

Slaughterbridge, North Cornwall

Country path in Slaughterbridge, Cornwall Bluebells on forest floor in England's west country

 

King Arthur's Stone in Slaughterbridge, Cornwall

The Eden Project, Cornwall The biodomes of The Eden Project in Cornwall

Orange flowers at The Eden Project

Port Isaacs, North Cornwall

View from the cliffs of Port Isaacs

Views from the cliffs at Port Isaacs

Cliffs of Port Isaacs

Rihno sculpture surrounded by cows on hill at Port Isaacs

Tintagel Castle, Cornwall

Views from cliffs at Tintagel

Lamb eating grass in the West Country

Lamb eating grass in the West Country

Views from Tintagel Castle cliffs

Clovelly, North DevonViews over Clovelly

Clovelly rock beach

Lyme Regis, West Dorset

Lyme Regis pebble beach

The beachfront of Lyme Regis, as typical seaside down in the west country

Sand and waves at Lyme Regis beach

Lyme Regis pebble beach

Purple Converse trainers on pebbles and sand at Lyme Regis beach

Osmington, Dorset

The Osmington White Horse cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill, Dorset

Ocean views from cliffs of Osmington

Weymouth, Dorset

Seagulls on Weymouth beach

Golden retrievers playing in water on Weymouth beach

Seagull with reflection paddling in shallows at Weymouth beach

As the Eden Project was so spectacular, I dedicated an entire post to it. Make sure you check it out!

Have you visited the West Country? What would you recommend?

5 thoughts on “England’s West Country – The Best Places to Explore Nature

    1. It really was such a beautiful part of England! Mum was visiting from Australia (I’m actually from Sydney!) so think she loved seeing such different landscapes too. 🙂

    1. Thank you! 🙂 Well, I took so many photos at The Eden Project that I decided to make a separate post about it. It should be up soon – just in the editing stages! 😀

      I have no idea about the giant rhino… so strange that I had to include the photo. Haha!

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