With so much to see and do when you stay and visit Devon and Exmoor, it is important to choose the right location. You can’t find much better than The Spinney, just North of Barnstaple. It boasts a beautiful rural setting and within easy reach of everything you could want from a holiday. If you are walkers, hikers, cyclists or enjoy visiting beauty spots by car, take the opportunity to use The Spinney as your base for exploring North Devon's beautiful coastline, Exmoor, the Tarka cycle trail and all North Devon's attractions.
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North Devon and Exmoor are a walkers’ paradise, with endless miles of woodland, coast, and river walks. The Spinney is located right by the South West coastal path and the famous Braunton Burrows too, so walkers really are spoilt for choice! We’re also just over an hour away from Dartmoor and the fantastic Torrs walks.
We have some of the UK’s best surfing beaches on our doorstep.Croyde Beach, only a 20 minute drive away, is famous for its surfing. Next to Croyde is Saunton Sands Beach, which is a 3 mile long beach that appeals to surfers, wind surfers and kite surfers. Or alternatively why not head to Woolacombe’s award winning beach to enjoy a surf? At the Spinney we have plenty of space to store your surf board and wet suits.
There are plenty of interesting attractions all over North Devon and Exmoor for you to visit when you stay. There are plenty of Gardens and Museums and other, more unique attractions, like the Cobbaton Combat Collection. The beautiful and unspoiled Lundy Island should, of course, be high up on your list, too, although, if you’d rather not risk getting seasick, there’s little else like Quincey Honey Farm.
The Spinney is well located for all North Devon’s magnificent golf courses. Saunton Golf Clubis only a 20 minute car drive from us, is home to two of the great mature links Championship golf courses in the World. North Devon is also home to the oldest Golf course in England,The Royal North Devon Golf Club. If you’d like something newer, there’s the plush Highbullen golf course, and the course where each tee has a view of the sea, Ilfracombe Golf Course.
The Spinney is only a 5 minute drive away from Blakewell Fisheries. If you prefer sea fishing, Ilfracombe is fantastic for fishing from the rocks. If you’re more adventurous, you could also hire a boat and take a trip around the coast to fish.
Exmoor National Park has been designated an International Dark Sky Reserve. It’s the first place in Europe to achieve this award and only the second in the world! If you’d like to read more about it, please visit theExmoor National Park website.
North Devon has some of the best cycling in the UK. Whether you are a budding Chris Hoy, or enjoy a more leisurely pace, North Devon has diverse terrains for all abilities.
The Tarka trail provides over 30 miles of easy, traffic free paths, running alongside the old Tarka rail line. Click here to download the Tarka Trail Map and guide.
There are also many road routes starting from the front door of The Spinney. For more information on the cycling routes around North Devon visit Cycle Routes here.
For the more adventurous, mountain biking and Exmoor are just 15 miles from the Spinney. Exmoor is one of the best and most challenging off road cycling destinations in the UK. The combination of a beautiful and varied landscape and an excellent network of bridleways, lanes and other permitted tracks provide ample opportunity for cyclists to enjoy some fantastic rides. For more information please visitExmoor interactive bicycle map here. (source: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/visiting/things-to-do/cycling/mountain-biking).
The Spinney provides safe and secure storage for your bicycle. We also always have to puncture repair kits and many other cycling essentials that you may need.
Cycle hire is widely available throughout the area, so ask about it when you come to stay.
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