Self catering holiday cottage accommodation on a family farm in central Devon
Rudge Rew Cottage
Out and About
Contact Mrs Christine Bailey, Colts Hill Barn, Rudge Rew, Morchard Bishop, Crediton,
Devon EX17 6NG
Email enquiries@rudgerew.co.uk Telephone No. 01363 877309
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Back Lane
Over 40 footpaths in the parish of Morchard Bishop with 'Back Lane' being yards from the cottage. Laminated maps of 10 walks provided. The famous 2 Moors Way passes through the village.
Eggesford Forest - way marked trails 10 minutes away. Railway
walks from the stations on the Tarka line.
Dartmoor, Okehampton, Torrington (Tarka Trail), Exmoor and South Molton, are all only 30 minutes away.
Tiverton canal
Tiverton and Exeter canals are only 30 minutes away.
Golf Waterbridge 9 holes, 10 minutes away. Chulmleigh 18 holes, 15 minutes. Crediton 18 holes, 15 minutes ( handicap certificate needed). Newton St. Cyres, 25 minutes. Libbaton, High Bickington, 30 minutes. Fingle Glen, Tedburn St. Mary 30 minutes.
Fishing Morchard Road - Coarse - 5 minutes. Creedy Lakes, Crediton - Coarse - 15 minutes. Salmon Hutch, Crediton - Coarse - 15 minutes. Spires Lakes, Near North Tawton - coarse - 20 minutes. Stafford Moor, Dolton - coarse - 20 minutes. Fishing shop in Crediton, 15 minutes away.
Cycling Tarka Trail runs from Meeth to Braunton. Nearest starting point - Torrington (plus cycle hire) 35 minutes. Granite Way, Okehampton (cycle hire) 30minutes. Exeter canal (cycle hire) 30 minutes.
Horseriding Bold Try Riding Stables, Chulmleigh - 01769 580366 - 15 minutes away Skaigh Riding Stables, Belstone, Okehampton - 01837 840429
Swimming Waie Inn, Zeal Monachorum 10 minutes away (also has indoor and outdoor play areas and squash). Crediton Leasure Centre, Crediton (also squash, badminton and children's holiday activities)
Coasts and beaches
Croyde
Devon has a diverse selection of coastal areas with steep cliffs, inlets and coves and fishing harbours. The North Devon coast with its long sandy beaches and perfect waves are ideal for water and land sports. Beaches include Saunton, Croyde, Woollacombe, Puttsborough and Westward Ho. The South coast has a mixture of sandy pebble beaches with piers and harbours. Beaches include Exmouth (the train goes direct from the station at Morchard Road), Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay and Paignton.
Archaeological Sites Devon can boast, in Kent's Cavern, Torquay, one of the earliest human settlements in Europe. Extensive remains of later prehistoric landscapes survive on Dartmoor and Exmoor, e.g. Kestor on Dartmoor (Bronze Age settlement) and Cow's castle near Simonsbath on Exmoor ( an Iron Age fortification). The city of Exeter was at the heart of Roman occupation in Devon with a fortress established there in about 50AD. Also worth a visit in Exeter is the Cathedral, underground passages, historic quay, museum and catacombs.
Historic Castles, Houses and Gardens Castles - Bickleigh ( Near Tiverton), Tiverton, Okehampton (Medieval ruin), Powderham (near Starcross), Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, Dartmouth and Berry Pomeroy (near Totnes).
Houses and Gardens (nearest) Downes House, Crediton, Fursdon, Thorverton (near Exeter), Killerton, Broadclyst (near Exeter), Knightshayes, Bolham, Tiverton, Arlington Court (near Barnstaple), A La Ronde, Exmouth, Rosemoor, Torrington (RHS garden), Bicton Park and Botanical Gardens, East Budleigh, Hartland Abbey and Gardens and Tapeley Park Gardens, Instow, North Devon.
Zoos Paignton, Exmoor, Living Coasts, Torquay, Plymouth Marine Aquarium.
Other Attractions Morwellam Quay,near Tavistock, Lydford Gorge, Lydford, Becky Falls, Dartmoor, Minature Pony Centre, Dartmoor, Donkey Sanctury, near Sidmouth, Quince Honey Farm, South Molton.
Big Sheep, near Bideford, Milky Way, near Clovelly, Crealy Adventure Park, near Exeter, World of Country Life, Exmouth, Diggerland, near Cullompton, Wild Life and Dinosaur Park, Combe Martin, Watermouth Castle and Theme Park, near Ilfracombe, Woodlands Adventure Park, near Totnes.
Cinemas in Exeter, Tiverton and Okehampton.
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Contact Mrs Christine Bailey, Colts Hill Barn, Rudge Rew, Morchard Bishop EX17 6NG
E mail enquiries@rudgerew.co.uk or phone 01363 877309