Devon

Devon has a warm welcome, activities for all the family and delightful food to go along with its lovely countryside, magnificent coastlines, moorland historic cities and market towns. Devon has beautiful undulating countryside and untamed moorland with two coastlines and market towns and historic cities.

As Devon has two coastlines both are very different. For in north Devon the craggy headlands, tree clad combes and surf washed sands. But in south Devon there are white pebble beaches with golden sand, sheltered bays with sandstone cliffs. South Devon also has pretty fishing villages, attractive resorts with a beautiful coastal path for the finishing touch.

The peacefulness of the Devon countryside is made up by the high sided lanes, the patchwork of coloured fields with the green hills. For extensive views and trickling streams added to the mystery and legend of Dartmoor and Exmoor in the contrast.

Devon is rich in history with the Roman cities of Exeter and Plymouth known for there maritime connections, stone circles, historic market towns, ancient medieval routes. Devon is also famous for its literary connections of Agatha Christie, Dickens, Conan Doyle and romantic poets have been influenced by Devon.

North Devon

North Devon has golden beaches, beautiful rivers and the mystery and the charm of the untamed moors and the scenic harbours. Devon is place of distinguished and brilliant diversity, it is also known for its blue flag golden beaches and also has one of England’s outstanding National Parks.

Devon is a place full of busy market towns and sweet villages, beaches and pretty harbours complete with flowing hills and untamed moorland. This makes Devon a beautiful place to come with its character.

Devon is known for its fine beaches. Woolacombe, blue flag beach was voted one of the Worlds top ten. For beauty nothing beats Saunton, at Westward Ho! the Pebble beach is a great place to go, a Seaside award beach of Croyde offer the chance for al you surfing the chance to do it.

The places Ilfracombe, Lynmouth and Clovelly are a complete contrast to the untamed national park of Exmoor which is a lonely area where wild ponies and deer roam on the open space of the moorland, where the heather and gorse hills drop down on to the cliffs.

Tiverton

Found in Mid Devon, on the River Exe, Tiverton is a large town that has around 17,500 inhabitants.

The name originally came from "Twy-Ford" that means two folds in relation to the Fords that are across the River Exe and Lowman that meet at Collipriest, which is south of the town.

Here are a few types of attractions at Tiverton

The Grand Western Canal

If you are the person who enjoys tranquil walks, then this canal walk is for you. It offers you the chance to take horse drawn barge trips and the chance to do the 11 mile walk along the banks of the canal.
The canal was built for the purpose of the lime trade in 1814 and has gone on to work for over 130 years and the purpose of transporting the stone from the quarries at Lowdwells to Tiverton lime kilns for firing.

Tiverton Castle

Take a trip down memory lane and taste the life 900 years or more ago. Built by Richard de Redvars in 1106 on the orders of Henry I.
today the castle is one of the main tourist attractions in Tiverton.

Tiverton Museum

In the museum there are 15 galleries and they covering the topics from agriculture to the local architecture and archaeology.

Knightshayes Court

Built in the 19th century by William Burgess this is a Victorian mansion and has beautiful gardens.

North Devon big towns and cities are Plymouth, Exeter and Barnstaple.