A picturesque spot in Devon
My Home Territory
Hemyock has grown a lot
There are a lots of houses in Hemyock now, but not a lot of jobs. All these villages are becoming dormer villages for cities around. The important thing for a village is to keep your school and your Post Office. Hemyock goes one better and also has a doctor's surgery.
The Old Pump at Hemyock
Pride and joy or nuisance
The Anglican Church and the War Memorial
O worship the Lord
The road past the memorial on the right leads down the valley to Culmstock. But first a little detour to Culm Davy and the little chapel and graveyard set on the side of a hill. Then two miles away is Culmstock.
The Catherine Wheel, the local pub
Culm Davy Chapel
This little Anglican chapel is on the side of the hill overlooking Hemyock. Culm Davy is a hamlet, a little cluster of houses and farms.
The graveyard and yew tree at Culm Davy
The river Culm at Culmstock
Culmstock
Culmstock is so pleased to have its shop and cafe back in operation after a break when it was shut. It used to be the Post Office too, but that is gone for ever. People are encouraged to do their transactions on the internet and so the Post Office lost out.
The shop and cafe at Culmstock
A stroll through Culmstock
The area along by the river used to get badly flooded until a flood prevention wall was put in place.
We stroll on by the river and come to a thatched house which used to house one of the village's butchers. Many businesses have folded and the village is more of a dormitory village for Taunton and Exeter. However there are many social activities in the village, two churches and a pub and of course the shop. Villagers have to travel to Hemyock or Uffculme for a Post Office.
This thatched house used to be the butcher's shop
A recess on Culmstock bridge for standing in when traffic comes
Over the bridge
Over the bridge we find an excellent thatched house nestling beside the Methodit church, which you can read about in my lens A little Methodist church in Devon England.
Opposite the church is The Culm Valley Inn. Last Christmas with the permission of the landlord we had carol singing outside the pub which was most enjoyable. I like to take God to the people instead of expecting them to come to church.
The footpath to the river
The old pack bridge from below
As a child I did not like going over this bridge because it had holes by the road to let rain water through. I had a fear that I might fall through as well ,even though they were only six inches square. I had similar fears about the wooden slatted bridge over the railway at Tiverton Junction.
On the left the Methodist church at Culmstock
Find this church featured in another of my lenses
A beautiful thatched cottage
Culmstock Station
The station was to the right of the next picture. The track crossed the road at this point, which is also right beside the bridge and of course, the river. The train would stop and the guard jump down and open the gates himself, in latter years, when there was no station master.
The Culm Valley Inn at Culmstock
More about Culmstock on this site
The train
We used to catch the train at Culmstock and travel through Uffculme and into Willand, where the station was known as Tiverton Junction. Then the world was our oyster, but we chose to travel to Totnes. The bit I liked best was when we traveled right by the coast. We traveled several times like that to spend time on my uncle's farm. But I digress. We now leave the Culm Valley Inn and retrace our foot steps over the river. We walk along by the river to the shop and then turn left up the Cleeve to this pretty little corner. After this we take the road towards Hemyock and take a look at the Beacon, across the fields. This is our highest ground and is 250 m above sea level, so no real mountain, but we love it and it is a favourite spot for those who like to take their exercise seriously.
Up the Cleeve at Culmstock
We used to have a train but it was axed by Dr Beeching
Culmstock Beacon our "mountain"!!
Let me take you further down the Culm Valley in this lens
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The Culm Valley (2)
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We visit the villages of Uffculme and Willand and the town of Cullompton. Together with Hemyock and Culmstock these make up the larger settlements along the river Culm. It is a beautiful part of Britain and well worth a visit. The upper half of the v...
Some books if you want to explore more
The history of the Culm Valley and its villages: Hemyock,Culmstock,Clayhidon,Dunkeswell, Churchstanton,Uffculme
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The Book of Hemyock: Heart of the Blackdowns
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The Culm Valley Light Railway: Tiverton Junction to Hemyock (Locomotion Papers)
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Uffculme: A Culm Valley Parish
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UK, England - "UFFCULME" Mug
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 01/07/2010)
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- LizMac60 LizMac60 Jul 17, 2009 @ 2:36 am | in reply to EditionH
- Thanks Martin
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- EditionH EditionH Jul 17, 2009 @ 1:55 am
- Hello Liz , a phantastic feature of a favorite place, your photographs are great.
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- paperfacets paperfacets Jul 13, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
- What a nice little village in the English countryside. Beautiful!
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- grannysage grannysage Jul 12, 2009 @ 11:55 pm
- What a lovely lens. I could almost hear your British accent pointing out the sights as we strolled the streets. I hope there will be time for tea! The bridge is absolutely stunning! Thank you for giving us a tour.
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- WindyWinters WindyWinters Jul 10, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
- Absolutely Wonderful! I would love to visit Clum Valley one day! Thanks for sharing! :)
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