Seeking out shade and a breeze on your walks in a heatwave

NEXT WEEK: MARTIN HEADS FOR THE HIGH SEAS HOPING THEY'LL KEEP HIM COOL IN A MEDITERRANEAN HEATWAVE.

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Coasts have breezes. Sometimes these turn into full-blown gales, but as I write these words in a heatwave, a cooling sea-breeze seems just about the most wonderful thing imaginable.

The trouble with coasts, though, is that they tend to be fairly treeless.

Salt-laden winds and trees don't always mix - and you need some shade in a heatwave, even if you have a breeze.

The one-way walk from Combe Martin to Ilfracombe offers some shade and a great deal of interest, although you'll have to catch a bus back, which you might be only too pleased about in the rawness of a sweltering afternoon.