Local Area Information
Southdown B&B is set in the very rural area of Higher Clovelly in North Devon, and about 2 miles from the unique car-free fishing village of Clovelly - often described as England's prettiest village - and where the only transport allowed is by donkey or sledge! Guests love the stunning scenery and relaxed atmosphere of the area, the friendly local people, and the wonderful Devon Cream Teas! It's a great walking area and there are many stunning walks for all abilities including some of the most rural parts of the South West Coast Path. We're in a great location for exploring North Devon and North Cornwall by car. There are many local gardens to visit, including the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Rosemoor at Torrington. Other local(ish) attractions include Lundy Island, Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum, Hartland Abbey & Gardens, Tapeley Park and Gardens, the Tarka Trail, Appledore, Dartington Crystal, Hartland Quay and the Shipwreck & Smuggling Museum, Milky Way Adventure Park, the North Devon Maritime Museum, the beaches of Westward Ho!, Instow, Bude - and many many more! We are in an ideal location for walking some of the most isolated sections of the SW Coast Path at Clovelly and Hartland, and for guests attending weddings at Clovelly, Hartland Abbey and The Barn. There are several film and TV locations to visit, and, for our German visitors, we are in an ideal location to start your Rosamunde Pilcher tour into Cornwall. Whatever the reason for your visit, we have a selection of maps, guides and leaflets here to help you plan your stay, but the following links may help you before you come, and whilst you're here:
PLACES TO VISIT
Art Trek - North Devon Open Studios
Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Bideford
Cycle Hire, Tarka Trail, Bideford
Cycle Hire, Tarka Trail, Torrington
Climbing Wall, Bude
Cornwall at War Museum, Davidstow Moor
Cornwall - A to Z of Cornish Towns, Villages
Devon - A to Z of Devon Towns & Villages
Docton Mill Gardens & Tea Room
Fishing - sea inshore & offshore
Hartland Town Heritage Walk (originally called Harton Town)
Hartland Quay & the Shipwreck and Smuggling Museum
Lundy Island Day Trips from Bideford or Ilfracombe
Merry Harriers Garden Centre & Mad Hatters Restaurant
National Trust Hartland Running & Walking Routes
National Trust - Arlington Court
National Trust - Bucks Mills Cabin
National Trust - Heddon Valley
National Trust - Peppercombe Valley
Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington
RAF Memorial Museum, Davidstow Moor
Segways, Bude
Swimming - Westward Ho! Sea Pool
Sailing, canoeing, fishing, walking, cycling - Upper Tamar Lake
Aquapark, Wakeboarding, Paddleboarding - N. Devon Wakepark
TRANSPORT
Local Taxi - BPS Taxis (Clovelly) 01237 432215 or 07584 318308
Lexia Private Hire 07969 012905
Stagecoach Buses - Journey planner for using public transport between Hartland or Clovelly, Westward Ho! (or anywhere else in North Devon!)
Transport for Cornwall Buses - between Hartland and Bude
LOCAL(ISH) WALKS & LENGTH OF WALK
Abbotsham and Westward Ho! - 5.3 miles (8.5km)
Appledore & Northam Burrows - 6.7 miles (10.8km)
Baggy Point Easy Access Walk - 2.7 miles (4.3km)
Bucks Mills & Peppercombe Castle - 5.1 miles (8.3km)
Bude Coast & Canal - 5.6 miles (9.0km)
Clovelly & Mouth Mill - 5.0 miles (8.0km)
Duckpool & Woodford - 5.1 miles (8.2km)
Dyer's Lookout from Hartland Quay - 6.5 miles (10.5km)
Embury Beacon - 4.0 miles (6.4km)
Hartland Quay to Hartland Point - 5.8 miles (9.4km)
Hartland Quay Circular - 4.0 miles (6.5km)
Hartland Point - 1.7 miles (2.7km)
Maer Cliff - 2.1 miles (3.4km)
Marsland Valley Nature Reserve - 2.7 miles (4.4km)
Sandymouth & Coombe Valley - 6.8 miles (11.0km)
South West Coast Path - 630 miles (1008km)
South West Coast Path walking itineraries
Speke's Mill Mouth - 3.9 miles (6.3km)
Steart Farm to Clovelly - 5.0 miles (8.0km)
Steart Farm - Bucks Mills Nature Trail - 1.6 miles (2.5km)
Steart Farm - Hoops Inn and Worthygate - 3.9 miles (6.2km)
Windbury Head - 3.4 miles (5.5km)
PLACES TO EAT
There are several lovely pubs and restaurants for lunch or evening meals within a very short drive from us.
Clovelly - The New Inn & the Red Lion
The Farmers Arms, Wolfardisworthy (pronounced Woolsery).
Merry Harriers Restaurant, Wolfardisworthy (Woolsery) (lunch)
Coffee on the Square, Hartland (lunch)
Wrecker's Retreat Bar, Hartland Quay
Pattard Restaurant, Hartland (lunch and dinner)
Docton Mills Tea Room (lunch)
The Point at Hartland (lunch)
Hartland Abbey Tea Rooms (lunch)
Church Rooms Coffee Shop (lunch)
The Bush Inn, Morwenstow, Cornwall
Rectory Farm Tea Rooms, Morwenstow, Cornwall
Shamrock Fish & Chips, Hartland village centre (take away only)
Woolsery Fish & Chips, Woolsery (take away only)
A little further away:
The Westleigh Inn, Westleigh, Bideford
The Thatched Inn, Abbotsham, Bideford
THEATRE
GARDENS TO VISIT
FILM AND TV LOCATIONS NEARBY(ISH)
Susan Calman's Grand Days Out - Episode 1 - Clovelly (Channel 5)
Devon & Cornwall - Clovelly (Channel 4)
Villages By The Sea - Clovelly (BBC1)
Gold Digger (BBC1) - Berry Cliffs, Hartland Abbey Estate
Malory Towers - Hartland Abbey
Rebecca (Netflix) - Hartland Quay
Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing - Tamar Lake & Clovelly
Village of the Year- Channel 4, Penelope Keith, Clovelly
Tales from the Coast with Robson Green episode 1 at Clovelly
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Clovelly
Escape to the Country (BBC) - Hartland Estate
The Night Manager (BBC) - Blackpool Mill
Britain's Most Extreme Weather (Channel 4) - Hartland Quay
Antiques Roadshow (BBC) - Hartland Abbey
Countrywise (ITV) - Hartland Abbey
Top Gear (BBC) - The Warren, Hartland Quay
One Man and his Campervan (BBC2) - Blackpool Mill
Solomon Kane - St Catherine's Tor, Hartland
Sense and Sensibility (BBC) - Blackpool Mill
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher) - Blackpool Mill
Das Ende eines Sommers(Rosamunde Pilcher)Bude/Widmouth Bay
Rosamunde Pilcher filming at Prideaux Place, Padstow
Poldark at Prideaux Place, Padstow
Water - (Billy Connolly & Michael Caine) - Hartland Abbey
Element of Doubt - Hartland Quay
Treasure Island - Hartland Quay
Please let us know if there are any broken links - southdownhartland@gmail.com
