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PLACES TO VISIT & THINGS TO DO.
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Arlington Court - The plain exterior of this house, built in neo-classical style in 1822, does little to prepare the visitor for the astonishing rooms inside. Full of collections for every taste, many of them amassed by the eccentric and widely travelled Miss Rosalie Chichester, they include displays of model ships, costume, pewter, shells and other fascinating objects. The Trust's large collection of horse-drawn carriages is housed in the stables and there are carriage rides in the grounds, starting at the house. Walks lead through attractive gardens into extensive parkland grazed by Shetland ponies and Jacob sheep.
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- Barnstaple 01271 850296
- April - Oct: daily except Sat 11.00am - 5.30pm. Footpaths March - Nov.
- 7ml NE of Barnstaple on A39
- Licensed restaurant
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 Dartington Glass Molten glass, red-hot from the furnace, is transformed into fragile goblets, vases, jugs and many other kinds of lead crystal glassware, under the gaze of visitors in the viewing galleries of Dartington Glass. It takes as many as 11 glassblowers to shape an intricate piece, but even the simplest tumbler requires the labours of a team of six under the supervision of a master blower. Visitors can see all stages of the process, then view and buy the finished glassware. The Glass Centre includes a video theatre, a re-creation of an 18th century glass-making workshop and displays on the history of glass.
- Great Torrington 01805 626244
- Factory Tours -Mon-Fri 9.30-3.30
- Factory Shops and restaurant Mon - Sat 9.30 - 5.00 Sun10.30-4.00
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Barnstaple Heritage Centre - is housed in the grade I and II listed "Queen Anne's Walk" building on the riverfront. Step inside this quality visitor attraction and embark on a fascinating journey through Barnstaple's history. The story is told through an exciting combination of audio and visual effects and information. Visitors come face to face with key figures such as an Elizabethan Town Clerk, A Mediaeval Mayor and a Todor Apothecary.
- Barnstaple Tel 01271 373003
- Open all year (closed on Sundays)
- Suitable for wheelchairs
- Gift shop & Toilet
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Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
A visit to this museum is the perfect way to get to know the area's landscape, wildlife, history and culture. In The Story of North Devon, special effects and hands-on activity help you find out about life from prehistoric to Victorian times. You can explore Tarke the Otter's riverbanks and go under the sea to meet a giant Leatherback Turtle.
Barnstaple's finest products are displayed here, from 17th Century pewter to Art Pottery by Brannam, Baron and Lauder and furniture by Shapland and Petter. Or military displays tell the stories of the Royal Devon Yeomanry and Devonshire Regiment. You can walk through our model Wellington bomber to view Chivenor airfield and find out how the Second World War affected peoples lives. |
- Barnstaple 01271 346747
- Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4.30pm
- Suitable for wheelchairs
- Toilets, gift shop, refreshments
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 COBBATON MILITARY MUSEUM
This military museum covers mostly World War Two, but with exhibits from the Boer War up to the Gulf War. This collection ranges from military surplus tanks, guns, helmets, artillery, grenades, and bombs, to Home Front ration books, gas masks, ARP and Home Guard uniforms, and blackout lamps. In 1981 Preston Isaac's runaway hobby was opened to the public, and just keeps growing. The collection now has over 50 vehicles and literally thousands of other items.Signposted from A361, A377 and B3227
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 ROSEMOOR - A garden for gardeners, often featured on TV. Displaying a stunning variety of garden styles, maturity, and planting with all year round interest, Rosemoor is rapidly evolving into a garden of national importance. Its 40 acres are designed to delight and inspire a wide range of visitors, from the novice to the professional, and its fascinating explorer trails are popular with children.
The Fame of 2000 roses in 200 varieties is spreading - and rightly so, for they are truly a magnificent sight. There are beds of tender perennials, a quarter of a mile of herbaceous borders; contrasting beds of hot and cool colours, a newly planted Winter Garden and spectacular Plantsman's and Foliage Garden with its bamboos, grasses and carefully selected shrubs of fine architectural form. There is a stream that rushes through a 'new' rock gorge planted with ferns and bamboos, then meanders through the bog garden before tumbling down into a magnificent lake.
- Great Torrington 01805 624067
Open all year except Christmas day, April to Sept 10am - 6pm, Oct to March 10am - 5pm
One mile south of Great Torrington on B3220
Suitable for disabled
- Restaurant, gift shop & plant centre
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 TAPELEY PARK GARDENS - With its four distinctly different themed areas set in a twenty acre site, Tapeley Gardens are home to a rich and fascinating variety of flowers, trees, shrubs and vegetables.
The well known terraced Italian garden, created by Lady Rosamond Christie in the late 19th century, have recently been restored by Mary Keen and Carol Kleins. They now brim with new scents and colours, complimenting the existing rare and tender plants. This, with the stunning views, woodlands and lakes, walled kitchen garden and dairy tea rooms, plant sales and childrens play area make for an extensive and uplifting day.
- Instow, Nr Bideford 01271 342371
- Open: Easter -1 Nov, Sun-Fri, 10am-5pm
- Between Bideford and Barnstaple, 1 mile off A39 on B3233 by Instow
- Suitable for disabled in most areas
- Tea room, gift shop & plant centre
- Dogs on leads
- Childrens play area
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 Libbaton Golf Club - High Bickington Tel 01769 560269
A long 18 hole parkland course, perfect for visiting golfers - (no handicap certificate required) - 6400yds par 73. Club house open to non-members, food served all day.
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 Saunton Golf Club - Saunton, Braunton Tel 01271 812436 Fax 01271 814241 Established in 1897 Saunton has a long history, voted 25th in the top 100 courses in the British Isles, the East course should not be missed when visiting the Southwest. West Links Course - 18 hole 6708yds Par 71 East Links Course - 18 hole par 73 No Club Hire |
CLAY TARGET SHOOTING - North Devon Shooting Ground - Clay target shooting at its best at one of North Devon's oldest grounds (established 1979). Beautiful natural valley, targets for all standards with professional qualified instruction. Contact Ray Hulston on 01271 863959/883186 for further information. |
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