Spekes Mill Mouth Twenty minutes walk south of Hartland Quay, it boasts the most spectacular waterfall on the Heritage Coast. It is only a short walk to Blackpool cottage, the setting for the BBC’s adaption of Sense and Sensibility.
Travelling down the coast there are many villages, hamlets, coves and beaches, such as Milford, home to the famous Docton Mill Gardens, and Hardisworthy and South Hole, a few miles further south.
Welcombe
A popular holiday destination where visitors return year after year, midway between Bideford and Bude. It straddles a deep valley with a meandering stream leading to the cliff edge at Welcombe Mouth, where it ends in a picturesque waterfall.
Clovelly Clovelly
Boasts the ‘Best Village in England’ award and many other accolades. Tis unique village has a steep pedestrianised High Street with an uneven, cobbled surface, whitewashed cottages and floral hanging baskets down the hillside to the ancient harbour. At the top of the village are the visitors centre, donkey stables and other attractions, all wheelchair friendly. A vehicle service, up and down the hill, provides access to the harbour, where there are fishing trips, and boat trips to Bideford Bay and Lundy Island. Locally caught
Real
Devon Cream Teas
lobster and crab can be found in the towns eateries.
For entertainment, the Milky Way Teme Park is a great family attraction nearby on the A39 at Higher Clovelly. Tere is also a whole host of annual events for which Clovelly is renowned.
Hartland Point An AONB set in the vast Hartland Peninsula, with stunning contrasts of moorland, waterfalls and the meandering valleys, with flora and fauna onto rocky shores. Te village is close to the coast with many amenities such as craft shops and potteries. A long main street leads to the village square and the church of St John, with its 17th century clock.
Hartland Abbey Trough the small hamlet of Stoke, the road passes this place of interest, which has a programme of events throughout the summer.
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Hartland Quay With contorted cliffs, sand and rock pools (at low tide), this is the perfect place to see the power of the sea in rough weather. Te Hartland Museum exhibits the history of shipwrecks etc. and there are many places to eat, stay and shop.
Petrockstowe Home to Baxter Hall, and nearby is the Halsdon Nature Reserve with paths through woodland, riverside meadows, the deserted ruins of a watermill and a fine stretch of the River Torridge. From here the Torridge flows south eastward and beneath Kesmeldon Bridge, where tradition says the first pipe of tobacco was smoked by a mariner on Sir Walter Raleigh’s first expedition to Virginia.
Travelling inland via Meddon and other equally attractive rural Devon villages, are the Putford villages, at West Putford is the four acre Gnome Reserve.
Ecologically interesting, with a mixture of wonder and magic, THE
GNOME RESERVE offers a unique, fun experience. The reserve comprises of a woodland, stream, 30 yard pond, meadow and garden - home to over 1000 gnomes and pixies, and around 250 labelled species of wild flowers, herbs, grasses and ferns. Gnome hats and fishing rods are loaned free so
you don’t embarrass the gnomes! The children will love it because there is so much for them to discover, from a woodpecker in a tree to a pixie flitting over clumps of comfrey.
BIDEFORD BAY
Milford •
Hartland •
• Welcombe • Bradworthy Petrockstowe• Bude Pancrasweek• • Holsworthy Iddesleigh • Winkleigh • • Hatherleigh Clo• velly
Westward Ho! • • Appledore Abbotsham •
Instow• Bideford Bucks Mills•
• Horns Cross
River Torridge
Torrington Great
Bradworthy Believed to have the largest village square in the West Country.
Pancrasweek Once described as being ‘full of the romance of the past’ (Te Great North Road - P.Willcocks). Nearby, Tamar Lakes has a bird sanctuary and is popular with anglers.
Great Torrington Voted North Devon’s ‘Most Welcoming Community’. Local people are proud to share their heritage and often dress in costume for re-enactments, festivals and celebrations. Te delightful Victorian Pannier Market and award-winning amenities will tempt you back time after time, and this friendly market town offers visitors more world class attractions than anywhere else in North Devon. You can have fun at Survival Paintball, North Devon Quads and Madtrax Southwest, or chose from a huge programme of festivals and special events.
You can also visit the:
Royal Horticulture Society Gardens - at Rosemoor, with events throughout the summer.
Dartington Crystal Factory - producing items of quality renowned.
Barometer World Exhibition - an interesting and unique experience.
Plough Arts Centre - enjoy theatre, art, music and dance.
Torrington Commons - with wooded valleys, riverside walks, cycle tracks along the world famous Tarka Trail, golf, fishing, picnic areas, swimming and great scenery.
To learn more about places to stay and activities in and around Great Torrington, visit the Information Centre at Castle Hill.
Barnstaple
River Taw
Photo credit: Dietmar Radich on Wikimedia Commons
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