What to do on another rainy, Devon day? Courtenay Park, across the street, is becoming a marsh.

We could walk to Forde House. The original part of this house is on the right side - the gabled roofs. This was a retreat owned by the Monastery, built in the 1100's. When the land was taken by Henry VIII and given to the Earl, the main house was built. In doing so, the entrance of the house now faced away from the estuary. Formerly, entry would be from a boat rowing up the Lemon.

This door and the coat of arms above it are still part of the original decor. It remains unchanged from before the Tudor Dynasty.

This 'private house', later called a privy has sat astride this stream for 200 years before indoor plumbing made it obselete.

Then there's the coastal town of Sidmouth with plenty of open beaches

Even a walk along the Devon Coast is called on account of rain..

Oh Well, might as well stay at home.....