Walking
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Devonshire's Heartland has much to offer the walker whether for an afternoon's stroll to a full day's hike.
Country Walks and Villages is a series of leaflets (25p each) giving an outline of local history and interesting features, combined with scenic walks around the towns and villages they focus on. The leaflets are available at local Tourist Information Centres in Tiverton and Crediton. The Local Tourism Information Points have limited stocks of these. PDF versions of the leaflets are provided here.
Bampton (1.6mb) | Bradninch (1.5mb) | Chawleigh (1.5mb) |
Cheriton Bishop (1.5mb) | Crediton (1.5mb) | Grand Western Canal (1.7mb) |
Lapford (1.5mb) | Morchard Bishop (2mb) | Newton St Cyres (1.6mb) |
Oakford (1.6mb) | Sandford (1.5mb) | Silverton (1.6mb) |
Uffculme (1.5mb) |
Several long distance walking routes also pass through the area:
Exe Valley Way(45 miles) - starting on Exmoor, crossing Devonshire's Heartland north to south through the scenic central part of the route, to reach the beautiful Exe estuary. We have this walk scanned into pdf documents which you can view and download for yourself Link to Downloadable Exe Valley Way files |
The Grand Western Canal Country Park (11 miles) - a level walk along the banks of the canal (now a country park) starting in the Canal Basin, Tiverton. |
Two Moors Way (100 miles) - passing through Devonshire's Heartland to link Dartmoor with Exmoor. |
The Tarka Trail (180 miles) - a figure -of-eight shaped walk, centred on Barnstaple but slipping into Devonshire's Heartland in the Eggesford area. The trail follows the travels of Tarka the Otter. |
Cycling
Devonshire's Heartland's quiet country lanes are an ideal setting for a quiet family ride, or at the other end of the scale, part of the new National Cycle Network - the West Country Way - runs through the area, and there are a variety of off-road routes in Eggesford Forest.
Bike hire is available in Tiverton, Crediton and near Tiverton Parkway Railway Station.
Cycling in Mid Devon - 2 leaflets covering four circular routes exploring the area's varied scenery (25p each) or download the routes available here. Links to Downloadable documents
Cycling in the Blackdown Hills - 8 circular routes from the leisurely to the energetic, through lovely unspoilt countryside (£1.50)
The West Country Way - a route map which will guide you along any part of the total 250 mile route from Padstow to Bath and Bristol (£5.99). The route through Mid Devon includes a section along the quiet and peaceful towpath of the Grand Western Canal.
A leaflet on Cycling from Tiverton to the Culm Valley is available to download on Devon County Council's website - http://www.devon.gov.uk/tiverton_cycling_leaflet.pdf
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