Where the Taw and Torridge rivers meet, sits the delightful quayside village of Appledore, next to the River Torridge. The river here shares the large tidal ranges of the Bristol Channel and daily changes of water depth of 6 metres or more are common near its mouth!

When I arrived in Appledore, at 8:15am on Sunday morning, the tide was in and you couldn't see any sand at all. But by the time the service I was speaking at was finished, most of the water had gone, as though someone had 'pulled the plug out'!

(N.B. This photo is accurately geotagged for your further enjoyment.)