This images below are a collaboration of work from four photographers local to Torbay. These photographers are Mike Bond, Stuart Chapman ARPS CPAGB, Alex Hamer and Dave Collerton. The idea behind this exhibition is to better understand how four very different photographers see the same landscapes at the same time, standing in the same places and looking at the very same scenes. Even given these conditions, it is quite amazing that each photographer has been able to put their own spin on what's in front of them and as such, have been able to capture such different images.
Owned by the National Trust with its own Marine Conservation Centre and guided rock pool rambles, Wembury is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) offering safe, clean bathing from gently shelving sand and shale, with beautiful cliff walks to Bovisand in the west and Newton Ferrers/Noss Mayo to the east. It's also a popular spot for surfing and kayaking. With a swell of up to 10 feet, it's fantastic for surfers of all abilities. You can also explore this part of the coast and the River Yealm by kayak although landing is not permitted on the Great Mewstone as it's a nature reserve and home to a wide variety of seabirds.
If you want to explore the beach and local area car parking is available at the National Trust Car Park situated between St Werburgh’s church and the beach. The Old Mill Cafe is situated adjacent to the beach and provides a good selection of food and adjacent to the beach is the Marine Centre which provides information about the sea and beach environment in the region. The coastal path touches the beach at this point and there are excellent walks for miles in each direction from the beach, with magnificent views along the coast.
Hooe is situated adjacent to the estuary of the River Plym. It consists of two areas, Higher Hooe and Lower Hooe. Lower Hooe includes the area near Hooe Lake and the old barn from the former Hooe Barton Farm which was demolished in 1969. Areas around Hooe include Radford to the east, Turnchapel to the north-west, and Jennycliff Bay to the west. Hooe has woodland and farmland to the south. The site now covers 14 hectares and although privately owned and managed, it is accessible to the public. The site is tidal, containing mudflats and open water habitats. The site is designated as a County Wildlife Site because of the mudflats, a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) priority habitat that's present at low water.
There are five quarries situated around Hooe Lake, all disused and in disrepair. The largest, Hooe Lake Quarry, was used to store fuel by the Ministry of Defence until the 1970s after its useful life as a limestone quarry. Adjacent to the lake at the river end of the estuary are the remains of the old Turnchapel Branch swing bridge used for trains to access Turnchapel from the Oreston side from 1897. It was closed in the 20th century shortly after the Second World War. Since then it has remained in a state of disrepair. The bridge itself has now gone but the structure still remains.
At one end of the dam separating the freshwater Radford Lake from tidal Hooe Lake sits an early 19th-century folly known as Radford Castle.
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