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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Lundy Start/finish: Bideford to Bodmin Moor.
Island
Number of days: 3–4, allowing half a
Lundy
Lundy day for a coastal walk in Bude.
Island Barnstaple
Barnstaple
Island
APPLEDORE
Barnstaple
Barnstaple APPLEDORE Distance: 205 km (128 miles).
WESTWARD HO!
or or WESTWARD HO! Instow Bishop’s Road conditions: Well-paved and
Instow
Bishop’s
Tawton
Hartland Tawton
Hartland
Bideford Bay
Point Point Bideford Bay signposted throughout, including
HARTLAND
HARTLAND Abbotsham River Taw some busier roads as well as winding
Abbotsham
BIDEFORD
PENINSULA Hartland BIDEFORD
PENINSULA
Hartland
Alverdiscott
Clovelly
Stoke Stoke Abbey Abbey Clovelly Alverdiscott country lanes that sometimes have
River Taw
Hartland Quay Landcross steep gradients.
Hartland Quay
Landcross
Higher Clovelly
Atherington
Hartland Higher Clovelly Weare Atherington
Weare
Hartland
Gi ard
Docton Mill Gi ard
Docton Mill
Edistone
Edistone Woolfardisworthy When to go: The area is busy from
Woolfardisworthy
Monkleigh
Tosberry Monkleigh June to September, particularly along
Tosberry
Frithelstock GREAT TORRINGTON the coast, which is very popular for
Frithelstock
Deptford GREAT TORRINGTON family holidays. Spring and autumn
Deptford
Little Torrington benefit from mild weather, but winter
Little Torrington
West Putford
West Putford
Morwenstow Langtree can be stormy. Many attractions and
Morwenstow
Langtree
Stibb Cross
Bradworthy Stibb Cross Torridge
Bradworthy
some places to stay and eat are closed
Torridge
Merton
DEVON Merton from November to Easter.
DEVON
Kilkhampton
Kilkhampton
Bude Stibb Stibb Milton Buckland Opening times: Museums and
Buckland
Bude
Milton
Filleigh
Filleigh
Damerel attractions are generally open
Damerel
B ay
B ay 10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
Stratton Chilsworthy closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops
Chilsworthy
Stratton
Bradford
Bradford
BUDE
BUDE are often open later. Churches are
usually open until dusk.
Holsworthy
Marhamchurch Holsworthy
Marhamchurch
Widemouth Bay Market days: Bideford: Pannier
Widemouth Bay
Widemouth Market, daily; Great Torrington:
Widemouth
Clawton
Clawton Pannier Market, daily; Bude: Easter–
Whitstone Sep, Fri.
Whitstone
St Gennys Week St Mary North Tamerton
St Gennys
Week St Mary
North Tamerton
Crackington Shopping: Pasties and clotted cream;
Crackington
Haven
Wainhouse
Haven Wainhouse
Ashwater
Corner Tamar Tamar Ashwater surf and beach equipment.
Corner
Major festivals: Bideford: Regatta,
St Giles
Canworthy
Boscastle Canworthy St Giles
Boscastle
in the Heath
Water
Water North in the Heath Jun; Appledore: Summer Festival,
North
Petherwin Aug; Book Festival, late Sep; Bude:
Petherwin
TINTAGEL
TINTAGEL Tresmeer Warrington KEY Lifeboat Festival, last Mon in Aug; Jazz
Warrington
Tresmeer
Egloskerry
Egloskerry Drive route Festival, last week in Aug; Padstow:
Davidstow
Davidstow “Obby Oss” spring festival, with
DELABOLE Launceston procession and dancing through
DELABOLE
Launceston
SLATE Camelford
SLATE
Camelford
Laneast
Port Isaac Laneast the streets, 1 May.
Port Isaac
Bay Bay West Downs South
West Downs
South
Altarnun
Petherwin
Port Isaac Rough Tor Altarnun Petherwin Below The seaside town of Bude, framed by hills
Port Isaac
Rough Tor
Lewannick
400m 400m Lewannick covered with a patchwork of fields, see pp44–5
Brown Willy
St Teath Brown Willy
St Teath
St Endellion
St Endellion Michaelstow 419m 419m
Michaelstow
Trevose
Trevose St Minver
St Minver
St Kew
Head Head St Kew Bolventor DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Bolventor
CORNW ALL
PADSTOW Rock Rock CORNW ALL
PADSTOW
Spend a day visiting the tranquil
St Merryn Blisland
St Merryn
Blisland
Wadebridge
BODMIN
St Issey Wadebridge BODMIN Minions Hartland Peninsula or, a favourite
St Issey
Minions
MOOR
PENCARROW MOOR with children, exploring Tintagel
PENCARROW
St Breock
St Breock
St Eval with its castle situated on a dramatic
St Eval
Washaway Cardinham headland. Indulge in some gourmet
Washaway
Cardinham
St Neot
St Neot
eating in Padstow, then work it off
BODMIN cycling along the Camel Estuary
BODMIN
Withiel
Withiel Fowey
Fowey
towards Bodmin, or walking the
St Wenn
St Wenn Lanivet South West Coast Path. For full
Lanivet
LANHYDROCK
LANHYDROCK
details, see p47.
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