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134  ENGLAND ’ S SOUTH C O AST REGION B Y REGION

Exploring Devon

With a network of waymarked paths winding through picturesque villages,
wild moorland and stunning coastlines, Devon is a fantastic region for walkers.
More gentle pursuits include pottering about in the villages or touring the
tranquil waters of the Dart Estuary. There are classic seaside resorts on Bristol Channel
both the north and south coasts, such as Combe LYNTON AND
LYNMOUTH
Torquay, Sidmouth and Ilfracombe, ILFRACOMBE Martin Porlock
while country villages and towns LUNDY Mortehoe Parracombe Dunkery
ISLAND
Beacon
range from vibrant Totnes to Barnstaple or Woolacombe Arlington 519 m (1703 ft)
idyllic Clovelly and Dittisham. Bideford Bay BROOMHILL Exmoor Exford
SCULPTURE GARDENS
Devon’s rich history can be
explored in its charming cities, BARNSTAPLE Brayford Exton
ranging from the magnificent APPLEDORE
cathedral city of Exeter to the HARTLAND Westward Ho! BIDEFORD Dulverton Wiveliscombe Taunton
lively port of Plymouth. POINT South
CLOVELLY Molton Bampton Hatch
Hartland Oakford Wellington Beauchamp
Monkleigh Great King's Corfe
Sights at a Glance Stibb Torrington Nympton Sampford
Peverell
1 Beer r Plymouth Cross Chulmleigh Witheridge Culmstock Ilminster
2 Exeter t Morwellham Quay Morewenstow Torridge Merton Tiverton Uffculme
3 Torquay y Cotehele Lapford Cullompton Chard
4 Tor Bay u Lynton and Lynmouth Kilkhampton Holsworthy Winkleigh Bickleigh Dunkerswell Yarcombe Winsham
5 Totnes i Ilfracombe Bude Beacon Hatherleigh DEVON
6 Dittisham o Barnstaple Bude Marhamchurch Holsworthy Copplestone Exe
7 Dart Estuary p139 p Broomhill Sculpture Bay Exbourne North Crediton Clyst Talaton Honiton Axminster
8 Dartmouth Gardens Widemouth Whitstone Clawton Tawton Tedburn Cranbrook Axe
9 Salcombe and the a Appledore Tamar Okehampton St Mary Ottery Lyme Charmouth
St. Mary
Regis
South Hams s Bideford EXETER Otter
0 Burgh Island d Clovelly High Willhays Whiddon Teign Dunsford Topsham BEER Seaton
Down
q Buckfastleigh f Hartland Point Hallworthy 621 m (2037 ft) Chagford Sidmouth
w Buckland Abbey g Lundy Island pp150–51 Launceston Lydford Moretonhampstead
e Dartmoor National Milton Chudleigh Starcross Budleigh Salterton
Park pp142–3 Lewannick Abbot Tavy Dar tmoor Exmouth
North Bovey Tracy Dawlish
Hill DARTMOOR
MORWELLHAM Princetown Newton Teignmouth
QUAY NATIONAL Abbot
PARK Bickington Babbacombe
Bay
COTEHELE BUCKLAND Kingskerswell
ABBEY
BUCKFASTLEIGH TORQUAY
St Mellion Bere Avon TOR BAY
Plym South Brent TOTNES Paignton
Ferrers
Saltash DART ESTUARY Brixham
PLYMOUTH DITTISHAM
Torpoint Ivybridge
Modbury DARTMOUTH
Plymstock
Rame
BURGH Stoke
Newton ISLAND Fleming
Ferrers Kingsbridge Start Bay
St Malo, SOUTH Torcross
The South Lighthouse, set on picturesque Lundy Island Santander, HAMS
Roscoff SALCOMBE
Getting Around Key Hallsands
During summer and on bank holiday weekends, progress can be Motorway Prawle
Point
slow along the M5 motorway and A38 trunk road, as large numbers Dual carriageway
of drivers, many towing caravans (trailers), take to the road. Once in Main road
Devon, allow plenty of time if travelling by car along the region’s Other road
narrow lanes. Regular train services from Paddington run along Railway
Brunel’s historic Great Western Railway, with stops at most major
towns. Devon’s airport is in Exeter, with flights from London and major County border
regional airports. There are also flights onward to the Isles of Scilly. Peak
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p178 and pp189–90
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