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When friends who recently moved to west Devon invited us to see their new home, we decided to combine the visit with a brief autumn tour of the area, so we could explore the beautiful landscapes of Da

■ Distance: 10½ miles/17km ■ Time: 5 hours ■  Grade: Challenging

The nearest station is Manningtree, on the Great Eastern Main Line, which is around 1 hour 15 minutes from London Liverpool Street and is also reachable from Colchester and Ipswich. If coming by car,

When the darker nights set in, and the clocks go back, it’s all too easy to neglect getting out and about in the great outdoors, but we love this time of year. The yellows, oranges and browns of the l

Amy McPherson explores an interesting stretch of our coastline, where nature is recovering from the region’s industrial past