
Pourquoi ne pas profiter d'un long week-end pour sortir de la grisaille londonienne ?
Pour Paques, cette année, on vous propose une chasse aux oeufs dans deux parcs nationnaux, et commencons par celui d'Exmoor.
Situé dans la pointe sud ouest de l'Angleterre, il marque l'entrée nord des Cornouailles. Foret Royale depuis le XVIIIème siècle, Exmoor National Park couvre près de 700km² de faunes et de flores protégés. On compte notament les cerfs roux et les fameux poneys Exmoor. Cette région est également réputée pour ses 3 trois races de moutons et la laine associée. Géographiquement, il s'agit d'une lande de bruyères découpée par deux chaines de collines d'où s'écoule la Barle et l'Exe. Une légende rurale raconte l'existence de chats sauvages très grande taille. Malheureusement, à ce jour, aucune preuve de leur existence n'a jusque là été fournis. Le chat de Baskerville peut-etre ?
Plus d'information sur le parc, ici.
Nous avons choisis de résider à l'auberge de jeunesse d'Exford (en avril le temps étant plus qu'incertain, le camping en tente ne nous semblait pas être une solution viable). Exford est un petit village situé non loin du point culminant du parc : Dunkery Beacon, 520m






Dunster castle










Dunster church et son garden










Selworthy




Exmoor National Park - Selworthy et sa faune (sauvage)



Porlock



Porlock






Lynton et son funiculaire







Lynmouth and the best scones ever !






La faune de Lynmouth




Lynmouth et ses falaises

Exmoor ponies (wild)








Exmoor et ses poneys sauvages - Exmoor pony center
A Exford, on vous recomende vivement : The Exmoor White Horse Inn. Un pub qui fait à la fois hotel chic, restaurant, et surtout... full english breackfast à volonté ! L'un des serveur est français, une perle pleine de bons conseils !
Mais aussi, n'hésitez pas à visiter, sponsoriser, partager tout le travail de l'association Exmoor Pony Centre. Une association pour la préservation de ces magnifiques petits chevaux sauvages !
Mon sentiment :
Des collines, des prés, des animaux SAUVAGES, des falaises, la mer, des routes étroites, des routes très étroites,... Exmoor c'est un gros coup de coeur, au moins autant que Dingle et Kilarney.