I took old Growler and Nye along with me to stay in Longbarrow Windmill, which is situated in a field a few miles from Torquay.

We were very excited as we went through the front door.

On the ground floor we found a kitchen and a comfy sofa.

We climbed the stairs to the first floor….

…. and found the bedroom.

The windmill has very thick walls. We climbed up and looked out the bedroom window.

After another flight of stairs we found the bathroom.

The last flight of stairs up to the top was very steep for bears with short legs.

We made it to the top where there are wonderful views all around.

There was a newspaper article on the wall which included a photo of Long Barrow Windmill before the current owners bought it and converted it to a holiday home. There wasn’t much left of it in 1999!

While we were at the top of the windmill on several occasions we saw house martins flying around, they seemed to be looking in the windows.

Growler & Nye enjoyed reading a book all about Devon windmills.

At the top of the windmill it is possible to see the sun set on one side and rise on the other.

Here we are watching the sun set over Dartmoor.

We got up very early the following day to see the sun rise over Torbay.

It was a misty morning and the fields looked as though they were full of fluffy cottonwool.

We went out into the field to get a closer look…

Here we are with the sun rising behind us.

On our last day the humans went out walking so we decided to have a teddy bear’s picnic sat outside in the sunshine.

A splendid place indeed for a picnic…

We were sad to leave but felt very happy to have experienced staying in a windmill.

For more information about staying at Long Barrow windmill see: 

http://www.devonwindmills.co.uk

Other windmills I have visited:

Bembridge Windmill https://horacethealresfordbear.com/2017/04/26/bembridge-windmill-isle-of-wight/

Ashton Windmill https://horacethealresfordbear.com/2023/05/20/ashton-windmill/

Horace the Alresford Bear 19/9/2023