A working farm between Tiverton and Barnstaple - really lovely family site for relaxing. If you're a walker, it's a good spot for walking the moors or equally for local walks.
West Middlewick Farm, Nomansland, Tiverton Devon Ex16 8NP, www.westmiddlewick.co.uk , 01884 861235
Roly's makes absolutely divine (and probably incredibly calorie-laden) fudge. My favourite is the clotted cream (it is Devon, after all!) but there are lots to choose from.
They make it on the premises, which smell heavenly. If you can manage to get it back home without scoffing it all (something I always find difficult), it makes great prezzies.
Without a doubt, the best fudge I've ever had - I've been going there for nearly 30 years and will carry on for as long as I possibly can!
You'll find the shop in the Pannier Market: EX31 1BL
www.rolysfudge.co.uk/
Set up in the late 90s by two Dutch art-lovers, this is a gallery with a hotel and restaurant attached.
An old Victorian building is set up a windy driveway and looks over acres of sculpture gardens. These are set to surprise and entertain and wandering down to the brook is a great way to work up an appetite for dinner/ breakfast. The art is inside as well, with a large purpose-built gallery and pictures and works throughout the hotel.
Food is simple, fresh, local and filling. And, best of all, it is very near to Saunton Sands, Woolacombe and Putsborough beaches.
Sometimes the hotel is booked up for weddings or for art conferences but it makes for a really unusual and reasonably priced stay.
www.broomhillart.co.uk
Muddiford Road
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 4EX
+44 (0)1271 850262
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