With showers in the air and mocks to revise for tomorrow we decided on a morning ride to South Brent, riding out via Zempson Bridge. The Co-op provided shelter from a shower as well as some Danish Pastries and, for Jude, a luxury full-size caramel cake reduced to just 75p.

Conditions were pleasant again on the climb through Lutton, but Michael's plan to stop to admire the view at the top of the hill past Bloody Pool did not turn out to be such a good idea when a squally shower came out of nowhere, driving raindrops into our faces like bullets. We pulled ourselves together and got down the hill to Gidley Bridge where conditions were altogether different.

After examining the peculiar stone structure that divided the river Harbourne after going under the bridge and failing to establish its purpose we proceeded down the hill to Deancombe and along the attractive autumnal lanes back to Buckfastleigh.