The Devon Visitors' Guide

Welcome to the Devon Visitors' Guide!

If you don't yet know Devon, many unexpected delights await you. If you've been before, you'll need no reminders about the beauty and delights that the county holds.

North Devon includes the delightful area of Exmoor and the wonderful North Devon coast. It's an unspoilt area, and relatively unpopulated, with imposing coastline and wide sandy beaches, great for family holidays as well as surfing, sailing and boating. You can visit tranquil Lundy Island, walk across beautiful moorland on Exmoor and explore lush river valleys. Follow the Tarka Trail, based on the locations made famous by Henry Williamson in his book "Tarka the Otter", cycle along miles of peaceful cycle routes and enjoy the superb hospitality of this area.

East and West Devon make up the rural centre of this diverse county. From the bustling and exciting city of Exeter, to the tiniest of villages, across rolling hills and lush woodlands in the valleys, central Devon is a delightful area - an agricultural landscape with small patchwork fields, offering traditional farms in which you can stay, luxury country hotels, and modern cafes. The blend of tradition and modernity will suit all holidaymakers, from the most sophisticated to those who wish for a simple holiday, taking in the bed and breakfasts of the area or camping as they trek across this traditional English landscape.

South Devon is a place of great contrasts, from the World Heritage coastline, where you can enjoy the delights of beaches, cliffs, rock pools and coast paths, through traditional seaside resorts such as Torquay and Paignton to the busy town of Plymouth with so many maritime links. And the charming estuaries and valleys of the South Hams will delight even the most experienced traveller, while the grandeur of Dartmoor National Park thrills all who venture there, its moods changing with the seasons, yet always thrilling with an imposing magnificence.

To begin your exploration of this amazing county, look at the menu bar to the left and click on the area of interest which you'd like to explore. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know: email me, Rod, on the following email address:  info "at" devon-visitor-guide.co.uk
 

Latest Walks For Your Pleasure

We're delighted to announce that we have now included five Devon walks for your pleasure. These will soon be followed by more, so you will have a selection of walks covering the length and breadth of the county. Choose where you'd like to go....

Coastal walks

Walk 1

Mortehoe and North Devon's Deadly Coast
  6.25 miles /10 km on the South West Coast Path and Tarka Trail

Walk 2 

Hope Cove and the South West Coast Path
5 miles / 8 km on the south west coast path

Country walks

Walk 1

Devon's Little Switzerland (Lymnouth and Watersmeet)
5 miles / 8 km on the Two Moors Way

Walk 2

Hatherleigh Ruby Trail (Hatherleigh and its hinterland)
4 miles / 6.5km - one of the Ruby Trails, linking to the Tarka Trail

Walk 3

Heath and Valley (Newton Poppleford and Hawkerland)
6.25 miles / 10 km on the East Devon Way

Walk 4

The Most Rebellious Town in Devon (Colyton and the River Coly)
 5 miles / 8 km on the East Devon Way

Walk 5

Templer at the Teign (Newton Abbot and the Higher Teign Estuary)
7.5 miles / 12 km on the Templer Way

Walk 6

T for Three ... and John Musgrave (Marldon to Totnes)
5.5 miles / 9 km on the John Musgrave Heritage Trail

Walk 7

Wembury, Wembury, Here we Come (Wembury and the River Yealm)
4.5 miles / 7 km on the Erme - Plym Trail and South West Coast Path

Walk 8

A Victorian Landscape Walk (Meldon and Sourton)
5 miles / 8 km on the West Devon Way and two Castles Trail


These are the areas used in the listings on this website

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