Everyone seemed up for a longer ride today, so we set off for Bickington, checking out the new Ashburton skate park and finally discovering the whereabouts of the swimming pool.

The plan was to go to Haytor, but once our youngsters got to Bickington they all seemed to want to go to Trago Mills instead. We took the old road via Liverton and spent an enjoyable hour playing on the drop slides and getting some very tasty food from the various shops.

We soon found the cycle path through Stover Country Park, then rode through the quiet, leafy Teigngrace lanes to Newton Abbot. The main road to the A38 was easy and quiet, and from there we took the cycle route back to Ashburton and the easy, downhill dual carriageway to Buckfastleigh. Dillan deserves special praise for completing his longest ever local ride in record time.