We went to see on the Monday Killerton House, an estate which was notable for its owner (a Sir Acland) voluntarily giving it away because he believed such places should be owned communally. Good for him - wouldn't expect that kind of behaviour from even Britain's most socialist MPs. Killerton had a fashion through the ages display upstairs in addition to the usual old books and furniture and pictures.

On Monday we also dropped on to see Bicton Park Gardens (busy as it was a Bank Holiday,) and Budleigh Salterton (another seaside town on retirement coast.) Shingle beaches here so don't bother bringing spades and buckets. I do like the patterns randomly made by fishing boats and nets when drawn up out of the sea.