North Devon

Appledore A hundred years ago or more Appledore had several boat and ship repair yards building and maintaining wooden schooners, ketches and barques. Many of which , particularly the trading smacks, plied the Bristol Channel Ports and the North Devon Coast.

Bideford the little pastel coloured town , alongside the River Torridge . Its Longbridge, with its 24 spans, all different.

Ilfracombe Popularised by the Victorians fishing boats bobbing at high tide in the harbour, visiting yachts moored for the night. In season take a cruise along the rugged North Devon Coast.

Beaches Enjoy the surf beaches - Saunton, Croyde and Putsborough to name but three.

Instow with golden sands, backed by dunes at its eastern end. Popular with sailors and sunbathers alike why not sit on the beach and watch the world go by?

Lynmouth a village resort made popular in Victorian times during which it became affectionately known as Little Switzerland. Hugging the sides of the wooded River Lyn valley, surrounded on each side by high steeply sloping cliffs.

Tarka Trail over 180 miles in length taking a looping route through North and Mid Devon, from the rugged Atlantic Coast, the Estuaries of the Two Rivers of Tarka the Otter fame...

Clovelly White washed houses clinging to the hillside. Cobbled village streets leading down to a most ancient and beautiful harbour. Clovelly is a delight to explore. Hartland

North Devon Beaches From Croyde- one the most consistent of the Devon surf beaches facing the Atlantic- a half mile wide expanse of sand, backed by dunes to Saunton Sands 3 miles of golden sands, also facing the Atlantic, stretching as far as the mouth of the Taw/ Torridge Estuary.