Me and my other half went to the Quantocks for the first time (shameful really considering it’s only a 45 minute drive away) and stayed at The Blue Ball in Triscombe..
The accommodation was wonderful and we were treated like we were guests in Ian’s home with a cooked breakfast in his own kitchen every morning, our wish was his command..
With the Blue Ball being a restaurant, there was little in the way of pub grub on offer so the food was a little pricey but really good, and as paying guests he had no problem rustling us up chips and beer out of hours..
The riding was obviously top class, and Mlle yunki’s confidence came on in leaps and bounds during the first day where we rode for 7 hours..
We did the ridge ride and Holford Combe (wow) but then made a bit of an error in taking the greenway trail around the north edge thinking that it would be fairly gentle (it wasn’t) before climbing back up onto the ridge by the deer park and bombing along the top back to Triscombe
The next morning we drove over to Selworthy and rode up through the woods from the church to Selworthy Beacon, before heading left to ride the cheeky trail down to Allerford for that immense view and obligatory iconic Exmoor photo opportunity..
Sat on the high exposed singletrack looking out over Porlock, watching kestrels and buzzards hunting below us was a breathtaking treat
On the final day we drove up onto the ridge for a final meander over the tracks on the top of the Quantocks
Mlle yunki is hooked and is now looking forward to battering the NHS cycle to work scheme for a decent bike and is already scheduling regular rides to fill the autumn with… Full of win!! 🙂
We nipped up to Woodbury Common on Sunday to keep the momentum going and like Ajantom, we got caught in the only (torrential) downpour of an otherwise beautifully sunny day