With area-by-area coverage, from around Clovelly and the Cornish border
in the north to Mid Devon’s Exe Valley and Tarka railway line, it is
packed with suggestions for where to go and what to do, including plenty
of outdoor activities such as horseriding, coasteering, walking and
cycling.
Interesting places to stay and eat are detailed, as are
festivals, local customs and traditions, historical aspects, anecdotes,
gardens, National Trust properties and where to go stargazing beneath
the region’s Dark Skies.
North Devon has a unique blend of wild rugged coastline, deep river
valleys, heather-covered moorland, family-friendly sandy beaches, great
surfing and enchanting villages.
While the car-free village of Clovelly
provides a glimpse of Devon as it was 100 years ago, North Devon is also
one of the country’s leading centres for coasteering.
Mid Devon is the
least touristy part of the southwest – truly Slow Devon. The towns
still hold weekly pannier markets and the pubs are full of locals
discussing the price of sheep and Ruby Red cattle. People still walk,
ride and cycle as part of their lives and visitors are always struck by
the region’s diversity: the wonderful views, the range of wildlife and
the clarity of the night skies.
Join veteran traveller, author and Devon resident Hilary Bradt, and her
fellow long-term travellers and Devon residents Gill and Alistair
Campbell, to discover in this unique guide exactly what it is that makes
this beguiling region so special.
From Lundy Island to the haunted
village of Lapford, and from the extraordinary Dingles Fairground
Heritage Centre to the War Horse Museum, Bradt’s Slow Mid and North
Devon has everything you need for a perfect trip.
GOING SLOW IN NORTH & MID DEVON
A taste of North & Mid Devon, Festivals, NGS Gardens & Open
Studios, Carfree travel, Wildlife, Further reading & media, How this
book is arranged
1 NORTHWEST DEVON: THE CORNISH BORDER TO THE RIVER TORRIDGE
Getting there & around, The Hartland heartland, The Clovelly area, South of the Atlantic Highway, Bideford & area
2 NORTH DEVON’S SEASIDE
Getting there & around, Braunton, the Burrows & Saunton Sands,
Georgeham & Croyde, Beaches & headlands: Morte Bay, The
Ilfracombe area, Combe Martin & area
3 LUNDY ISLAND
Lundy’s history, Lundy today, Wildlife, Getting there, Staying on Lundy,
Getting around Lundy, What to take, Making the most of a day trip,
Exploring the north
4 BARNSTAPLE & INLAND NORTH DEVON
Getting there & around, Barnstaple, North of Barnstaple, South of
Barnstaple, Southwest of Barnstaple, Great Torrington & area,
Southeast of Barnstaple: between the A377 & A361
5 DEVON’S EXMOOR
Getting there & around, Further information, Western Exmoor: to
Lynton via Blackmoor Gate, The coastal triangle, Lynton, Lynmouth &
area
6 RUBY COUNTRY: WEST MID DEVON
Getting there & around, Hatherleigh & area, Holsworthy & area
7 THE HEART OF DEVON
Getting there & around, South Molton & area, Along the Tarka Line
8 THE EXE VALLEY
Getting there & around, Cullompton, Bickleigh, Fursdon & around, Tiverton & area
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