Devon’s Heartland


St Boniface Church, Crediton


T


he Blackdown Hills is one of the area’s greatest gems and a designated area of natural


beauty. With a vast selection of footpaths and bridleways, this is a Mecca for walkers, riders and cyclists.


Te largest town in mid Devon is Tiverton, with a Castle and the unique Grand Western Canal offering cruises and boats to hire. Other attractions include: a local putting green, a golf course, archery, fencing and a leisure centre. Te history of the town and mid Devon is in the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life. Nearby Sampford Peverell is within walking distance of Tiverton Parkway railway station and home to the popular Globe Inn.


Te beautiful Exe Valley can be explored from Tiverton by using the Devon Railway Centre. Nearby, Bickleigh Mill has an historic working water mill and Bickleigh Castle, both open to visitors. Some of the excellent food pubs and hotels in the area have river views. Following the River Exe, with its fauna and flora from Bickleigh to Tiverton, is a nice linear walk. Also worth visiting are the nearby villages of Loxbeare, Washfield and Stoodleigh.


Uffculme is on the upper reaches of the River Culm. Uffculme, a Devonshire market town in the scenic Culm valley, just off the M5 at junction 27, is home to the working wool mill museum of COLDHARBOUR MILL, which has been spinning worsted and woollen yarn for over 200 years.


A day out for all the family and interests – whether you are a steam enthusiast, a lover of industrial heritage or a knitter and stitcher, COLDHARBOUR MILL AND COUNTRY PARK offers a unique day out. Set in the heart of Devon, yet only 5 minutes from junction 27 of the M5, Coldharbour Mill is a Working Woolen Mill, Museum and Country Park that has been in continual production since 1797. We are cited by English Heritage as “one of the best-preserved textile mill complexes in the country”. Te Mill lies on the River Culm from which it drew water to run its unique 1821 waterwheel and steam engines. Largely untouched since the industrial revolution, Coldharbour Mill is a unique chance to experience the sights and sounds of a Victorian factory. Today we are proud to be using much of the original machinery and power sources that typified a 19th century textile mill to produce


high


quality knitting yarn and textiles.


Within the mill, visitors are able to follow the journey from fleece to yarn and textiles through interactive displays and working heritage machinery. Coldharbour Mill was also central to the supply of fabric for WW1- supplying over 850 miles of cloth for soldiers uniforms. On steam days the Lancashire boilers, mill engines and beam engine are brought to life and breathe life into a range of engines that drove the original spinning machines, giving the visitor the chance to experience the sights and sounds of steam. All other days we run with the help of the 1821 waterwheel. For younger visitors there is a children’s trail and hands-on exhibits, together with a model railway showing


the Culm Valley light railway from


Tiverton Junction to Hemyock, which was so important to the mill. Visitors are able to complete their day with a walk along the river and a visit to the Mill Café and shop, where Coldharbour Mill knitting yarn, woven textiles and rugs all made by our team of highly skilled craftspeople on site can be purchased.


Cullompton is in the Culm Valley and has one of the UK’s most magnificent churches. For the children and dads the picturesque village of Willand is home to Diggerland, where real diggers and other machinery can be driven.


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