Great Torrington town square and the newly refurbished Pannier Market, as featured in the drama series "Down to Earth" on BBC One, is only 1½ miles away. Home to Dartington Crystal and RHS Gardens Rosemoor, and the newly opened 1646 Civil War Centre. Tarka Country is on our doorstep, Weare Giffard being the birth place of Tarka the Otter and offering access to the Tarka Cycle Trail; bikes are available to hire locally.
We are centrally placed for visiting Devon and Cornwall, all of which has plenty to offer the visitor for 'places to visit' and 'things to do'. Westward Ho! Instow, Clovelly, Bucks Mills offering safe beaches are no more than a short car journey away. Ideal base for sea trips to Lundy Island from Bideford or Ilfracombe. Dartmoor and Exmoor are also within easy reach.
Places to eat ¾ to one mile radius
- The Cyder Presse
- The Cavalier Restaurant & Pub
- Tracey's Restaurant
- The Black Horse Inn
- Cranford Inn
- Taffs Traditional English Fish & Chips
- Kia-ora Traditional English Fish & Chips
- Yau's House Chinese Take Away
Places to Visit & Things to Do
- Torrington 1646, Great Torrington
- Dartington Crystal, Great Torrington
- RHS Rosemoor. Great Torrington
- Tapely Park Gardens, Instow
- Marwood Hill Gardens, Nr Barnstaple
- Docton Mill & Gardens, Hartland
- Hartland Abbey & Gardens, Hartland
- Hartland Quay, Hartland
- Arlington Court, Nr Barnstaple
- Clovelly Estate, Nr Bideford
- Milky Way Adventure Park, Nr Bideford
- The Big Sheep, Bideford
- Watermouth Castle, Ilfracombe
- Once Upon a Time, Ilfracombe
- Key Pitts Bikes Quad
- Quince Honey Farm
- Brocklands Adventure Park - Nr Kilkhampton
- Killarney Springs, Nr Kilkhampton
- Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall
- Monkleigh Pottery, Nr Bideford
Beach and Moors
Fishing
Cycling and Walking
Area Information
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The Queen Mothers rose garden Rosemoor - July 2006.
The lake at Rosemoor.
Evening sunset Westward Ho!
- July 2006.
Village Thatch.
Beam Weir.
Bridge viewed from Tarka Trail.
Instow.
View of Tarka Trail, Weare Giffard.
Torridge Valley.
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