Guidebook for Devon
Essentials
Beautiful farm shop with wonderful organic produce and a café
25 locals recommend
Ullacombe Farm Cafe & Shop
Haytor RoadBeautiful farm shop with wonderful organic produce and a café
Lustleigh Dairy
Local dairy, newsagent and post office
Wildmoor Fine Food & Drink
43 Fore StNearby delicatessen with lovingly selected produce and local specialities
Great organic produce. Wonderful shop which also has a good selection of produce for vegans.
75 locals recommend
Ben's Farm Shop
StavertonGreat organic produce. Wonderful shop which also has a good selection of produce for vegans.
One of three small supermarkets in nearby Bovey Tracey, open 7/7, 8 till late
Co-op Food - Bovey Tracey - Fore Street
Fore StreetOne of three small supermarkets in nearby Bovey Tracey, open 7/7, 8 till late
Food Scene
Gidleigh Park
Offers high class Afternoon Tea
Pub with lovely garden set in the midst of Dartmoor, very nice food and good starting (or finishing) point for hikes
77 locals recommend
The Rugglestone Inn
Pub with lovely garden set in the midst of Dartmoor, very nice food and good starting (or finishing) point for hikes
Pub overlooking dartmoor with a fire that is reputed to have been
burning since 1845..
23 locals recommend
Warren House Inn
Pub overlooking dartmoor with a fire that is reputed to have been
burning since 1845..
Fox Tor Cafe
2 Two Bridges Rdperfectly located for a bite after a hike on the moor
Tasty organic food, with vegetables fresh off the fields!
121 locals recommend
Riverford Field Kitchen - Organic Restaurant
Tasty organic food, with vegetables fresh off the fields!
Dittisham is a beautiful little place and this café is one of the nicest outdoor eateries.
55 locals recommend
The Anchor Stone Cafe
Dittisham is a beautiful little place and this café is one of the nicest outdoor eateries.
The Seahorse Restaurant
5 S EmbankmentElegant and delicious dining
Huge stone fireplaces, ornate panelling and squishy sofas make it a comfortable choice to spend an afternoon with traditional cream tea, backgammon and reading the Sunday papers. Call in advance.
24 locals recommend
Bovey Castle
Huge stone fireplaces, ornate panelling and squishy sofas make it a comfortable choice to spend an afternoon with traditional cream tea, backgammon and reading the Sunday papers. Call in advance.
Ring Of Bells Inn
Lovely pub with good food
The Horse
7 George StPub with good food and thin-crust pizza night on Mondays
Good Pub right on the South West Coast Path – England’s longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail, stretching for 630 miles.
46 locals recommend
The Ness
Ness DriveGood Pub right on the South West Coast Path – England’s longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail, stretching for 630 miles.
Café serves affordable family food with a sustainable heart, from organic farm ice cream to locally sourced fish and chips.
33 locals recommend
cafe-ODE
Ness DriveCafé serves affordable family food with a sustainable heart, from organic farm ice cream to locally sourced fish and chips.
Everything Else
LloydsPharmacy
Fore Streetlocal chemist
NatWest Bank
local bank (there is also a lloyds)
Market Square station
Lovely market in Totnes every Friday, well worth the visit!
A beautiful 15th century town with one main highstreet and a plethora of small alternative shops and cafés
351 locals recommend
Totnes
A beautiful 15th century town with one main highstreet and a plethora of small alternative shops and cafés
Sightseeing
Agatha Christies beautiful house with lovely gardens. Take the ferry or enjoy tea in the grounds.
75 locals recommend
National Trust Greenway Boathouse
Greenway RoadAgatha Christies beautiful house with lovely gardens. Take the ferry or enjoy tea in the grounds.
A Lutyens-designed fortress completed in 1930 and the last great castle to be built in England
49 locals recommend
National Trust - Castle Drogo
DriveA Lutyens-designed fortress completed in 1930 and the last great castle to be built in England
Blackpool Sands station
Beach
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovely old pub with great food, gets very busy in the summer.
25 locals recommend
Masons Arms, Branscombe
3 Myrtle CottagesLovely old pub with great food, gets very busy in the summer.
The Cleave
Our local pub with a great garden.
Arts & Culture
A museum for the macabre-minded, featuring makeshift weapons and confiscated escape gear from long gone days when Dartmoor prison held only the most dangerous.
33 locals recommend
Dartmoor Prison Museum
A museum for the macabre-minded, featuring makeshift weapons and confiscated escape gear from long gone days when Dartmoor prison held only the most dangerous.