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Walking the East Devon way

Harvey Robinson — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:49:29 +0000

EDHF Nordic Walking are delighted to announce their acceptance of becoming an Ambassador for the ‘East Devon Way’ and their collaboration with the East Devon branch of the AONB to promote use and walking of this unique route

On May 25^th2015, Bank Holiday Monday a Group of East Devon Health and Fitness Nordic Walkers will be walking a section of the East Devon Way

Starting at ‘Knapp’s Copse Nature Reserve’ near Colyton and following the East Devon Way to finish in Lyme Regis, a distance of approximately 16 miles.

For more information about the ‘East Devon Way’ visit the East Devon AONB website www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk there you will see the entire route; approximately 40 miles in total, and all the wonderful experiences that await you.

EDHF Nordic Walking is hosting some Nordic Walking Tasters and further training, using part of the EDW – the dates for these are below

1 – 2.30pm Thursday July 2^nd

1 – 2.30pm Thursday September 10^th

1 – 2.30pm Thursday October 8^th

The venue for the tasters and training is ‘Chantry Bridge Playing Fields, Colyton’ EX24 6DT.

Booking is essential so please contact Lindsay on 01297 553522 or email at info@eastdevonhealthandfitness.co.uk

Summer Smiles!

Lindsay — Thu, 29 May 2014 13:21:35 +0000

Now that summer is just around the corner, and the great outdoors beckons, why not come along to a Nordic Walking Taster session and experience a style of exercise that gets you outside enjoying the beautiful East Devon countryside whilst you get a work out like no other, without the hurly-burly of the Gym.

East Devon Health and Fitness next Nordic Walking Taster is on Thursday 5^th June in Colyford at 1pm (duration approximately an hour and a quarter) booking is essential by email info@eastdevonhealthandfitness or telephone 01297 553522 to reserve your poles

Come and find out why Nordic Walking is the fastest growing leisure activity in the world today!

Nordic Walking in East Devon – Monday 7th October 2013

Lindsay — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:44:18 +0000

Monday 7th October:

Meeting at the Harbour Inn, Axmouth, for our Nordic Walk, weather was a little foggy to start, but it was soon burned away by a shy sun, giving us a perfect walking temperature… in fact down to ‘T’ shirts and in October… Fab!

We tried a few new pathways today with great success and our reward was stunning views over Axmouth and Seaton and beyond.

We also inadvertently sent a van driver the wrong way when he asked for directions; so off he went, with all of our collective knowledge of how to get to Bindan Manor; a little further down the road we had a eureka moment, realising we’d sent him the wrong way, from our vantage point we saw him turn around and come back toward us, so we were able to flag him down, to give him accurate (we thought) updated directions, initially he just thought I was waving at him (clearly my hand gestures need to be more assertive or positive or something) he nearly passed us, but then, he also had a realisation that I wasn’t just being over friendly, and 10 metres down the road stopped, we imparted new info, now feeling perfectly happy that the correct directions had been given, only to see once we travelled a little further along the road, that all the signposts we’d told him to ‘look out’ for had been removed…oh well we tried!

We continued on our merry way across Axe Cliff Golf Club, taking in the magnificent views, finally returning back to ‘The Harbour’ for our well-earned lunch