Wembworthy

North Devon

Stay in Wembworthy, close to Exmoor and enjoy a landscape where you can roam, drive or ride over heather-clad moorland with the rare Exmoor pony and at the same time witness dramatic sandstone cliffs, which descend down to secret wooded coombes and the sea. If you walk or ride, you will love Exmoor with over 700 miles of footpaths and bridleways to explore, even in high season it is possible to get away from it all here. Real moorland Exmoor sometimes gives way to softer wooded valleys where walkers will find the villages of Simonsbath, Withypool and Winsford all with good pubs and cream teas, along with the delightful old moorland town of Dulverton. Discover the little known area between North Devon and Dartmoor. This is middle Devon, old farming country, beautiful, hilly and wooded with unusual hilltop villages and towns complete with excellent, unpretentious pubs and individual, unique shops offering good quality goods. To visit this unspoilt area is like going back in time, and the people have a refreshingly old-fashioned approach to life. There are charming market towns such as Hatherleigh, Torrington (home of Dartington Crystal), South Molton (pannier market), Winkleigh (cider making) and Wembworthy.