Bickleigh Castle and historic working watermill are both open to visitors and there are lovely river views from some of the excellent food pubs and hotels in the area.


Following the River Exe with its flora and fauna from Bickleigh to Tiverton is a nice linear walk. Also worth visiting are the nearby picturesque villages of Loxbeare, Washfield and Stoodleigh.


Uffculme On the upper eaches of the river, in the scenic Culm valley just off the M5 at junction 27. Its 200 year old working wool Old Harbour Mill Museum is still spinning worsted and woollen yarn!


Cullompton A market town in the delightful Culm valley, with farms and gently rolling hills, close to the busy M5 motorway and the Somerset county boundary. Here you find the 16th century Manor Hotel, the ancient marketplace and some beautiful half-timbered and Tudoresque buildings.


There is also Bear Trails, with muddy obstacle trails, bear pits, zip wires and tunnels – it’s the perfect DAY OUT for the whole family. Nearby, the 18th century Killerton House is surrounded by 18 acres of beautiful gardens and countryside to explore. For the children and dads, the pituresque village of Willand is home to Diggerland where real diggers and other machinery can be driven.


Crediton Just seven miles from the boundary of the bleak and beautiful Dartmoor National Park and not far from Exmoor. Surrounded by rolling hills and winding rivers, the town has a wealth of history, churches and folklore. Nearby are hidden villages just waiting to be discovered.


For those preferring an active holiday, golf, fishing, riding, rambling, rock climbing, orienteering and watersports are all within easy reach.


Rock House—Lynmouth


Around Crediton there are several dairies and creameries which are open to the public. High Street shops, and the Farmers’ Market on the first Saturday of each month, sell local cheeses, beef and home- grown organic vegetables.


The surrounding villages include thatched Cheriton Fitzpaine, also Colesbrooke and Shobrooke Barton. To the north of the town there is a footpath beside the river Creedy heading to Upton Hellions.


Bampton Our last featured town, and home to the remains of an 11th cen- tury Norman castle and many Grade 1 listed buildings including a 13th cen- tury tower. Site of the ancient Bampton Charter Fair in October, attracting Exmoor’s crafts, food and livestock producers, with around 100 stalls, including traditional skills and music workshops, demonstrations and concerts, and a funfair. The streets, church, pubs and venues of Bampton are always overflowing during fair week.


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