Boscastle – which famous author visited Boscastle in 1870 when he was an architect to restore the church of St
Juliet? He married Emma Giffard the rector’s sister-in-law.
Georgham – Name the author of Tarka the Otter whose home village was Georgham? Some scenes were set in the Taw
valley.
Great Torrington – Who occupied the town and fought a famous battle there in 1646.
Clovelly – Who wrote ‘A Message from the Sea’ there?
Porlock – Who was inspired to write ‘Kubla Khan’ and ‘The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner’ while visiting
Porlock and the coast towards Lynmouth?
Lynmouth – Who wrote ‘Queen Mab’ here?
Lynmouth - Where did R D Blackmore stay in Lynmouth?
Morwenstow – Robert Hawker, the vicar is credited with introducing an annual celebration there in 1843 that is
celebrated in churches throughout the country to this day. What is the celebration?
‘Little Switzerland’ – who gave this title to Lynton and Lynmouth and wrote the sonnet ‘To Porlock’?
Who holidayed near Blue Anchor Bay in 1920 while still a student at Oxford and over the next 10 years visited
Minehead, Porlock, County Gate, stayed at Cloud Farm, Marmesmead, and on 31st August 1925 had lunch at The Cottage
Hotel, Lynton. He was accompanied by Mrs Moore with whom he conducted a lengthy relationship (she was 25 years older and
the mother of a friend who had been killed in The great War). He went on to become a famous author and a famous
Christian. His later life was the subject of the film, ‘Shadowlands’.