Exploring Cockington Country Park
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Event: Join us for an Easter Sunday circular walk through Cockington Country Park, a stunning blend of picturesque, well-maintained garden landscapes, open parkland, rural countryside, and woodland. This 450-acre country park in Torbay features three charming ornamental lakes, a historic Manor House with a craft centre and studios, a quaint village with delightful thatched cottages, and an enchanting 11th-century church.
The walk is an easy 3.5-mile route with some steps and a few small hills. There will be an extended lunch break at the Manor House Café, or you may bring your own packed lunch, allowing ample time to explore the craft centre and studios. Following this, the walk continues through the rural countryside, woodland, and Water Meadows before returning to the coast. The day concludes with drinks at a pub on Torquay Seafront before heading home.
DOGS: Well-trained and quiet dogs are more than welcome to join us, provided they remain under control. Authorities have placed signage in certain areas, clearly indicating where dogs must be leashed.
Don't waste that space: Bear in mind it's both new and existing members are excited to be getting out more. So please only book if you know you can make it. Should your plans change please free up the space immediately for someone else who could attend.
NEW MEMBERS: Please feel free to join this as your first Outdoor Lads event. If you have any questions, then feel free to message me or go to the "My First Event" section under "About Us".
IMPORTANT! - Participation Statement
You MUST complete a Participation Statement, in addition to booking your event space before attending an Outdoor Lads event. You only need to complete this Participation Statement once, not for each event you attend.
Photo Credits: All photos featured in this walk were captured by 'James H', who kindly granted permission for them to be published and to be used by ODL
What to bring
Hand sanitiser and a face covering: whilst we are living with Covid-19, please bring your own to events to help keep everyone safe
Water: bring at least a litre
Medicines: if you have hay fever, diabetes, minor ailments etc.
Rucksack: or any other bag
Footwear: hiking boots, sturdy trainers or wellies
Layered clothing: lets you quickly adapt to changes in the weather and body temperature. Go for a base layer (vest or t-shirt) and a mid layer (a micro fleece or shirt) and in cooler weather add an outer layer (a windproof jacket or thick fleece)
Trousers: ideally not jeans which become heavy and cold in the rain, breathable fabrics are more comfortable and dry and on warm days shorts are OK
Waterproof jacket: breathable fabrics are more comfortable and dry
Hat or cap: stay warm in winter and shaded in summer
Sunglasses: for any sunny day, even in winter
Sun cream: can be useful even on cloudy and winter days
Snacks: bring biscuits, energy bars, gels, bananas, chocolate or dried fruit for example and put them somewhere easy to get hold of
Lunch: bring a packed lunch unless otherwise stated
Food & drink
You can bring your own packed lunch, or buy lunch at cafe's/pubs during and at the end of the walk.