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Holiday cottages in North Devon

North Devon: Its coast is perhaps the most varied of all, from Hartland Quay with its tremendous cliffs and multi-coloured rocks like dinosaurs’ backs, via car-free Clovelly village tumbling to the sea, and the estuaries of the River Torridge (where Tarka lived) and River Taw, and Braunton's wilderness of sand dunes (all good for birdwatching), to the best sand/surf beaches in Devon at Saunton (the West Country's best golf course too), Croyde and Woolacombe, all the way to Exmoor.

The main town is Barnstaple - busy, thriving, not too big. The Tarka Trail cycleway (bikes for hire) follows, very attractively, the River Torridge from deep inland to the sea and on past Instow's good beach and lovely cricket ground to Barnstaple. From Hartland Point's lighthouse, great views to Lundy Island - and from Ilfracombe ships (day trips) to it. In Appledore unusual ships are built and its heart is very pretty. Elizabethan merchantmen sailed from Bideford. Inland, woods and fields roll, sometimes steeply, with streams, rivers and farms, almost totally unspoilt - as is most of the coast. Its north-west, stretching from Hatherleigh to Hartland, is Devon's least changed, least visited, least inhabited part, a country of big fields, some forests, gently undulating, with long, long views beneath big skies where old men in their vegetable gardens look up as a car passes. Holsworthy is the main (very small) town, with square, market, firm purpose. The River Tamar rises in the Tamar Lakes (water sports, fishing). The roads are straighter and less high-hedged than most in Devon - and emptier.

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Appledore: boat building and fishing village (pubs, delis, shops, galleries) of quay (estuary views), old cottages and narrow streets at the mouth of the Taw and Torridge estuary. Beach across the water at Instow (watersports). Westward Ho! (sandy beach, golf), 2 miles. Fishing and Tarka Trail cycle track beside the Torridge. Bideford, 2 miles; Barnstaple, 10.

Holiday cottages in Appledore, Devon

 
 

Berrynarbor: particularly pretty village (best kept village award) with church, good pub, PO/shop, tea rooms, whitewashed cob cottages, a mile from the coast (cliffs, coast path, coves) and 2 miles from Combe Martin. Golf at Ilfracombe, about 2 miles. Woolacombe’s great sand/surf beaches, 7 miles. Exmoor National Park, 5 miles.

Holiday cottages in Berrynarbor, Devon

 
 

Blakewell: hamlet in a quiet stream valley 1½ miles from Barnstaple - busy town (leisure centre/indoor swimming pool). The great north Devon sand/surf beaches (Saunton, Croyde, Woolacombe), about 8 miles; golf at Barnstaple and Saunton; fly-fishing locally; nature reserve (birdwatching), 5 miles; Exmoor, about 8.

Holiday cottages in Blakewell, Devon

 
 

Bradworthy: ancient village (church, pub, shops) in Devon’s least changed farmland, 4 miles from a main road, close to Cornwall. The Tamar Lakes (fishing, sailing, windsurfing), 3 miles; good sandy beach at Sandy Mouth, 8 miles. More tremendous beaches at Bude, 10 miles; Clovelly, 8 miles; Hartland’s great cliffs, 12.

Holiday cottages in Bradworthy, Devon

 
 

Buckland Brewer: pretty village (excellent pub/shops/PO, church) of mostly Georgian cottages (some thatched), some contemporary, deep in winding lanes 5 miles south of Bideford and Westward Ho (nearest beach).

Holiday cottages in Buckland Brewer, Devon

 
 

Bucks Mill: pretty wooded cove village (church, PO/shop) split by stream ending in a waterfall to the beach below (sandy at low tide). 18th century lime kilns and a corn mill provided livings for the hardy earlier residents. Good coastal path walks to Clovelly, 3 miles, or Westward Ho!, 5 miles.

Holiday cottages in Bucks Mill, Devon

 
 

Chilsworthy: village 2½ miles from Holsworthy and its pubs and shops. The Cornish coast at Bude and its superb sand/surf beaches, 9 miles, or Sandy Mouth, 10. The Tamar Lakes (fishing, sailing, windsurfing), 4 miles. Riding locally.

Holiday cottages in Chilsworthy, Devon

 
 

Clovelly: famous, cobbled, cliffside, traffic-free village (pubs, museum/shop, visitor centre) with picturesque high street winding down through 16th cent. cottages to small harbour (seasonal fishing trips/day trips to Lundy Island). Hartland, 2½ miles; ‘Milky Way’ Adventure Park, 1½; Bideford (nearest town) and Westward Ho! (golf/big beach), 10; Bude (sand/surf beaches), 15.

Holiday cottages in Clovelly, Devon

 
 

Combe Martin: village (small pebble/rock-pool beach, shops, pubs, church, wildlife park) ribboning down a valley to the sea on the edge of Exmoor. Beautiful 10 mile coast walk to Lynton/Lynmouth. Woolacombe’s sand/surf beaches, 10 miles; Saunton (superb golf, beaches) and Braunton Burrows (nature reserve), 14; Ilfracombe (resort town, boats to Lundy Island), 7½.

Holiday cottages in Combe Martin, Devon

 
 

Croyde: large village with wonderful sandy bay (one of Britain’s finest surfing beaches) and pretty thatched pub (good food), beach shops and indoor heated pool; original part mostly Georgian but many 20th cent. additions. Saunton (excellent golf), 2 miles. Coastal path to Baggy Point (birdwatching). Barnstaple (shops, theatre, restaurants), 10 miles.

Holiday cottages in Croyde, Devon

 
 

East Down: peaceful hamlet (good food pub) in beautiful, wooded-valley farmland. Arlington Court (Nat. Trust), ½ mile; Exmoor National Park, 3 miles; superb sand/surf beaches at Woolacombe, Croyde, Saunton (good golf), 8 miles; Lynton/Lynmouth (spectacular coastal scenery), 9 miles; Barnstaple, old estuary town (birdwatching), 6 miles. Riding, 8 miles; nearest shop, 5.

Holiday cottages in East Down, Devon

 
 

Eastleigh: hamlet of cottages and farms, 2 miles east of the River Torridge’s estuary and 3 miles from Instow’s sandy beach and from Bideford . Nearest pub, 1½ miles.

Holiday cottages in Eastleigh, Devon

 
 

Fremington: large estuary village (two pubs, café, shops, bicycle hire), 3 miles from Barnstaple. Its ancient quay is now a charming place to sit, eat and birdwatch over a RSPB reserve. Tarka Trail cycle/walk way. Instow (good beach), 2 miles. Fine beach and golf at Saunton, 10 miles; Croyde, 12.

Holiday cottages in Fremington, Devon

 
 

Hartland: attractive large village (shops, two pubs, and lovely former abbey, sometimes open) of a remote, beautiful area with spectacular cliffs (Hartland Quay). Stoke, 2 miles. Coast path; great sea birdwatching. Lighthouse at Hartland Point. Clovelly (fishing trips), 5 miles. Bideford (nearest town), Westward Ho! (golf/big beach), and Bude, all about 15 miles.

Holiday cottages in Hartland, Devon

 
 

Heanton Punchardon: hamlet (church, some ancient, but mostly 20th cent. dwellings) on high land looking over rolling farmland, 3 miles from Saunton’s wonderful sand/surf beach and excellent golf course. More superb sand/surf beaches at Croyde, Putsborough and Woolacombe. Nearest shops/pubs at Braunton, 1 mile. Barnstaple (market town), 4. Exmoor, 10.

Holiday cottages in Heanton Punchardon, Devon

 
 

Holsworthy: main town of this large, sparsely-populated, unspoilt farming area: small but important, down-to-earth yet lively with good market, attractive square, shops, pubs. Golf course and leisure centre (indoor swimming pool, badminton, roller skating). Fishing, sailing, windsurfing on Tamar Lakes, 4½ miles; river fishing not far. Sea/sand/surf/tennis/golf at Bude, 9 miles.

Holiday cottages in Holsworthy, Devon

 
 

Horwood: hamlet (church) deep in winding lanes between Bideford and Barnstaple, both about 4 miles; Instow (sandy beach), Tarka Trail cycleway, and lovely Tapeley Park gardens, about 5 miles. Nearest pub, ½ mile; supermarket, 2 miles. Wonderful sand/surf beaches at Woolacombe, Croyde and Saunton, 12-15 miles. Golf at Barnstaple and Saunton.

Holiday cottages in Horwood, Devon

 
 

Ilfracombe: seaside town (shops, cafés, historic pubs, restaurants including Damien Hirst's) around a bustling, historic 'heritage' harbour (low-tide sand) and quay (fishing, pleasure boats, seasonal day trips to Lundy Island). Good theatre/leisure centre, tennis, cliff-top golf. Dramatic coastline - cove beaches and spectacular coast path walks. Woolacombe, 7 miles; Lynmouth/Lynton, 19.

 

Holiday cottages in Ilfracombe, Devon

 
 

Littleham: village deep in lanes, hilly farmland, stream valleys, 2½ miles south of Bideford (town, once famous Elizabethan port on the Torridge estuary). The sea/sand at Westward Ho!, Instow (water sports), Peppercombe (superb coast walks), or Appledore (boat building), all within 6 miles. River Torridge (trout/salmon fishing and, beside it, the excellent ‘Tarka Trail’ cycle track), 1½ miles. Famous Clovelly, 9 miles; Torrington, 5; Rosemoor Gardens (RHS), 6.

Holiday cottages in Littleham, Devon

 
 

Newton Tracey: small village (church, pub) deep in farming country about 5 miles from both Barnstaple and Bideford. Instow (good and pretty sandy estuary beach, excellent restaurant/cafes), Tapeley Park Gardens, and the Tarka Trail cycleway, all about 4½  miles. Appledore (pretty village, boat building), 7 miles. Good bird-watching on the Taw and Torridge estuaries. Croyde and Woolacombe (fantastic surfing beaches), about 12-15 miles. Splendid golf courses at Westward Ho! 7 miles, and Saunton, about 12.  Exmoor National Park, about 13 miles.

Holiday cottages in Newton Tracey, Devon

 
 

Parracombe: tiny village (great pub, medieval church with famous Georgian interior, PO/shop) in a valley midway between Lynton/Lynmouth, 8 miles, and Combe Martin, 6 miles. This is steep, dramatic, deep-valleyed, farming, wooded and moorland country: very beautiful. Wide sandy beaches at Woolacombe and Croyde, about 12 miles.

Holiday cottages in Parracombe, Devon

 
 

Prixford: hamlet (pub, cottages) deep in hedgerow lanes, 3 miles east of Braunton - good-sized, busy village, shops, pubs, maze of sand dunes (good for bird-watching). Saunton, fine surf/sand beach, superb golf, 4 miles. Barnstaple, 3 miles.

Holiday cottages in Prixford, Devon

 
 

Stoke: little village with outstanding church, ¾ mile from spectacular cliffs at Hartland Quay (hotel/pub, rocky cove beach with low-tide sand). Excellent sandy beaches at Westward Ho!, Bude and Instow, all within 20 miles. Hartland (shops, pubs), 1½ miles via pretty lane. Clovelly (traffic-free cliff village), 5. Bideford, 15.

Holiday cottages in Stoke, Devon

 
 

Stoke Rivers: tiny village of ancient church and timeless cottages, deep in wooded lanes four miles from Barnstaple. The superb beaches and golf at Saunton, Woolacombe and Croyde, 15-16 miles. Exmoor, 4 miles. Lovely walks from village. Nearest pub/shop, 1½ miles.

Holiday cottages in Stoke Rivers, Devon

 
 

Swimbridge: valley-village (church, pub, PO) 4 miles from Barnstaple (North Devon's 'capital' on the River Taw estuary - birdwatching, shops, restaurants) and about 6 miles from Exmoor. Splendid sandy beaches at Saunton (superb golf, surfing, dunes) or Instow (Tarka Trail biking, lovely cricket ground), 10 miles, or, slightly further, Woolacombe, Croyde.

Holiday cottages in Swimbridge, Devon

 
 

Welcombe Mouth: cove (rocks and sand at low-tide, great surfing) between spectacular cliffs in one of the most unspoilt parts of the West Country, and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Coast path, great birdwatching. Welcombe hamlet (community shop, good food pub, pottery), 1 mile. Hartland, 10 miles; Bude, 12.

Holiday cottages in Welcombe, Devon

 
 

West Down: village (lovely church, good food pub, shop/PO) mostly old cottages, some modern housing, 3 ½ miles east of Woolacombe’s fine sand/surf beach. Ilfracombe – small resort town with cove beaches, spectacular cliff scenery, harbour (boat trips), about 3 ½ miles. Croyde (one of the finest surfing beaches in Devon) about 6 miles. Saunton, fine beach and superb golf, about 7 miles. Exmoor National Park, about 8 miles.

Holiday cottages in West Down, Devon

 
 

Woolacombe: little seaside town of shops, cafés, hotels and restaurants built around 3 miles of superb sandy/surfing beach (watersports, rock pools). Golf at Saunton and another fine surfing/windsailing beach. The glorious wildness of Exmoor, 14 miles.

Holiday cottages in Woolacombe, Devon