Local Attractions
Beaches
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The local beaches are stunning, including Westward Ho!, Bucks Mills, and Hartland, and are all dog friendly. (Restrictions do apply during peak season, please check for each beach prior to your visit).
Westward Ho! Is particularly worth a visit, with its iconic pebble ridge and long sandy beach. At the South end of the beach you have the amusements, restaurants, ice cream vans and tourist gift shops. At the North end of the beach you have the pebble ridge, with stunning views of the sea and out for miles. This is also where Northam Burrows Country Park is, and where you will see sheep free-roaming! This is the perfect place for a family day out.
Instow
The beach at Instow is beautiful; with big sand dunes to climb and boats coming and going. There are also a few pubs and restaurants along the beach front for you to enjoy a meal and a cold drink while soaking up the views. This is a great place to walk the dog and have a look at some boats!
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Shopping
Local supermarkets – Morrisons, Tesco and Asda in Bideford approx. 15-20mins away. Nisa shop on park site. Independent shop in Woolfardisworthy - 5mins away - for any essentials (open late hours).
Affinity Devon Outlet Shopping – a large shopping centre in Bideford, featuring Mountain Warehouse, Clarks, Gap, Nike, Next and Costa.
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is a theme park, located just 10minutes away from the park. There is a large softplay centre, rollercoasters, a train ride, shop, Bird of prey centre, Dodgems, and Ziggy’s Blast Quest. Its an all-weather site with fun for all the family – you can even take the dog with you! Find out more at here.
The Big Sheep
A family theme park with animals too! The Big Sheep was (and still is) a working farm, with their animals at the heart of everything they do. During your walk you’ll meet sheep and goats as well as alpacas, llamas and pigs. There may even be a few new additions you haven’t seen before. There are also rollercoasters and fairground rides for the children.
You can find out more here.
Coastal walks
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From the Chalet there are a number of coastal footpaths to follow, running from your doorstep to the nearby villages. One village you can walk to is the beautiful Clovelly. For more information you can go here:
Clovelly
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Clovelly clings to a 400 foot cliff in North Devon and has no vehicular traffic on its steeply cobbled street, just donkeys and sledges.
Visiting Clovelly is such a special experience. It is a beautiful picturesque fishing village, steeped in maritime atmosphere and history and was once owned by the Queen of England.
Its flower-strewn cottages “tumble like a waterfall” down a cleft in the cliff to the ancient working port. There are breath taking views down-a-long the traffic-free high street. The street is unique with just its donkeys and sledges. And the working harbour, with its 14th century quay, is another scene to be captured as a treasured memory.
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Taken from www.clovelly.co.uk/visiting-clovelly
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Photos sourced from each attraction's respective website.
