Torridge
BIDEFORD BAY
Hartland• Clovelly • Bucks Mills • Welcombe
Hele Bay
Morte Point
• Woolacombe
• Saunton • Braunton
Westward Ho! • • Appledore! Beaver Inn
Instow•
Abbotsham • Bideford •
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Torrington Cycle Hire •
The Gnome • Reserve
• Bradworthy Petrockstowe • Bude Pancrasweek• • Holsworthy W • Hatherleigh
Headon • Farm
elcome to the Torridge area of North Devon. The Atlantic Highway (A39) meanders through the countryside where a warm welcome awaits
you at the many cafes, inns and hotels along the way and it is definitely fun for all of the family at local attractions such as the Big Sheep at Abbotsham, the Milky Way Adventure Park, near Clovelly.
Nature lovers and walkers can enjoy the view over Bideford Bay from this spectacular stretch of the South West Coast Path, which rises above secluded coves such as Peppercombe and the more well known coastal villages of
Appledore,
Westward Ho!, Bucks Mills, and Clovelly. The small town of Hartland, nestling on the tip of the Hartland Peninsula is famous for its impressive rock formations at Hartland Quay and the awesome waterfall at Spekes Mill. The path continues onwards to the North Devon/Cornwall border at Welcombe, Morwenstow and onto Bude.
Venture inland to discover rural North Devon with its many picturesque villages and hamlets including Abbotsham, Alwington, Ford & Fairy Cross, Horns Cross, Buckland Brewer, Parkham, Woolsery (Woolfardisworthy). The Gnome Reserve, Wild Flower and Pixie Kiln can be found at East Putford near Bradworthy. In the heart of “Ruby Country” lie the market towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. The holiday resorts of Ilfracombe, Combe Martin, and popular surfing hotspots Woolacombe and
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Croyde are all within easy reach. North Devon’s commercial centre, Barnstaple, is thirty minutes away, South Molton and Exmoor National Park approximately one hour. The Island of Lundy, which can be visited by boat or helicopter, is just off the coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bristol Channel.
If you take the A386 from Bideford the road snakes beside the River Torridge. You are now in Tarka Country with the river running onwards through Weare Gifford, Landcross and down to Great Torrington. The “Cavalier” town has three major attractions. Here you can enjoy a Civil War Experience at the “Torrington 1646” Visitor Centre, see the traditional art of glass blowing at Dartington Crystal or take a leisurely stroll around the RHS Garden at Rosemoor in the beautiful setting of the Torridge Valley. The “Tarka Trail” is now
a 180 mile long footpath enjoyed by walkers and cyclists re-tracing
the steps that Tarka took in the novel written by Henry Williamson.
There is something for everyone in the area including horse riding, walking, mountain boarding,
cycling, canoeing, adventure activities, surfing, shooting, sailing, boat trips, coarse fishing, deep sea fishing and for those who enjoy more leisurely pursuits there are plenty of art galleries, museums and local craft centres with work by local artists and craftsmen on display. Children just love the golden sands at Instow and the Blue Flag beach at Westward Ho!
There are approximately 80 towns, villages & hamlets in the Torridge section of North Devon, which due to space
• Winkleigh Torrington Great The Plough • Chulmleigh • Shirwell Barnstable
• Swimbridge • Cobbaton
• Chittlehampton • Burrington
North Molton•
Sout• h Molton
Watermouth Cove
Ilfracombe • Paracombe EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK
Ly •nton
• Lynmouth
River Taw
River Torridge
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