SOME RAMBLES THROUGH 
FERN LAND. 
INTRODUCTION. 
In the succeeding pages the author has given his impres- 
sions of some of the lovely scenery of Devonshire, the 
veritable paradise of the Fern lover. The descriptions 
chiefly relate to the north of Devon, and are in some sense 
a continuation of those contained in ‘ The Fern Paradise.’ 
They were written on the occasion of a tour made from 
G-lenthorne to Clovelly, and extended to some of the 
fascinating regions lying to the south-east of Dartmoor. 
The author has not attempted to give a complete description 
of his journey, hut has merely noted some of the scenes 
which appeared to him to be amongst the most beautiful in 
a county where, however, all is so beautiful that it has been 
a difficult task to make a selection. 
Perhaps no better or more pleasant route to the north 
coast of Devon can be found than that by way of Watchet, 
Minehead, and Porlock. If a start be made from some 
point on the Great Western line, you change carriages at 
Taunton — 
1 What ear so empty is that hath not heard the sound 
Of Taunton’s fruitful Deane, not match’d by any ground ? ’ — 
and just beyond the town the line branches to Watchet 
