Kentisbeare Village Shop

Pasties, sausage rolls, hot takeaway foods, sandwiches, soups, cakes and hot drinks.
Newspapers, fresh and frozen goods, ready meals, Veyseys meat, plant-based burgers and meatballs. Otter and Avocet ales, Sandfords, Kingdons and Ridge & Furrow ciders, Hardy’s wines and prosecco.

Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00
Saturday 09:00 – 12:00
Sunday 09:00 – 11:00

Cullompton High Street

The town is full of independent shops along its High Street and there is a real buzz about the town, especially when Cullompton’s award-winning Farmers’ market is in the Bullring. Taking place twice a month on the second and fourth Saturdays, you can find a wide range of local products with an opportunity to talk to the producers.

Honiton High Street

Honiton has changed very little since it was first described as the most beautiful landscape in the world by Daniel Defoe in 1724. Honiton is a charming market town made famous by lace and pottery; it is widely regarded as the antiques hub of the South West. Honiton boasts a High Street market three days per week, many independent retailers, public art gallery (Thelma Hulbert Gallery), and community venue (Beehive).

Exmouth (36 min, 23 miles)

A great place for families with plenty of space for everyone and for children to play on the sand. Rockpools to explore when the tide is out. Take a walk up to Orcombe Point and see the Geoneedle. We wouldn’t recommend swimming in the sea here as there are some strong currents.

Dogs– Winter: allowed on main beach
Summer (1 May – 30 September) dogs only allowed at each end of the beach.

Beer (40 min, 21 miles)

Picturesque village with pebble beach. Park in the village, or if you’re feeling energetic park at Beer Head car park at the top of the cliffs, and walk from Beer to Branscombe for some wonderful views of turquoise sea and white chalky cliffs.

Dogs – allowed on the beach from 1st October to 30th April but are banned during the Summer.

Sidmouth (41 min, 19 miles)

This beach has both pebbles and sand and has some fantastic rockpools for the children to explore (check tide times as the sand and rockpools are only revealed at low tide). Popular with wild swimmers, and paddle boarders. A great town centre with many independent shops and places to eat. If you fancy a stroll, we recommend parking in Manor Road Carpark (EX10 8RT) and walking along the undercliff walkway into town (avoid if it’s really windy as you’ll get caught by the waves!).

Dogs – Dogs are banned from 1st May to 30th September on the main town beach and at Jacobs Ladder Beach. Dogs are allowed all year at Port Royal Beach at the eastern end of the promenade & 100 metres west of Jacobs Ladder Beach.

Tiverton Canal (17 mins, 9.1 miles)

One of Mid Devon’s gems is The Grand Western Canal, an attractive stretch of isolated canal, that winds its way through the soft rural landscape of Mid Devon. Declared a Country Park in 1971 and a Local Nature Reserve in 2005, the Canal’s story covers 200 years of fascinating heritage with many of its original features and buildings still surviving.

Haldon Forest (28 mins, 23 miles) EX6 7XR

Parking charges cover entry to the forest. 3,500 acres of woodland just 15 minutes from Exeter. Whether you want a quiet gentle stroll or an exhilarating mountain biking experience, there’s something for you at Haldon Forest Park. Haldon Forest offers a range of walking and cycling trails to suit all abilities, as well as a pump loop, cycle skills area, orienteering courses and so much more just waiting to be discovered. Home to Go Ape Haldon – high ropes activities.

Killerton (19 mins, 9.3 miles) EX5 3LE

A glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland, a stone’s throw from Exeter, beautiful year-round with rhododendrons, magnolias, champion trees and formal lawns. Explore winding paths, climb an extinct volcano, discover an Iron Age hill fort and take in distant views towards Dartmoor.

The house is open daily 11am-4pm (last entry 3.30pm). Step inside as if it were the 1920s/1930s, and the relaxed family home of Sir Francis Acland, 14th Baronet.

Knightshayes (22 mins, 15 miles) EX16 7RQ

A 19th-century garden and parkland near Tiverton, with woodland walks and acres of tenanted farmland where you may even spot Exmoor Horn sheep. The formal and woodland garden is one of the finest and most varied plant collections in the country. Explore the ground floor of the 19th century manor house at Knightshayes built for a former Tiverton MP. Entry to the house is not guaranteed on the day you visit.