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@wonhamoak Escape where luxury treehouses blend seamlessly into the surrounding countryside on the edge of Exmoor. Soak in a jacuzzi bath with stunning views, cosy up by the log burner and enjoy peaceful nights beneath Devon`s dark skies.
@littleharford For the ultimate digital detox, a peaceful retreat with no Wi-Fi and no phone signal. Surrounded by woodland, riverside meadows and open countryside, it`s the perfect place to slow down, switch off and reconnect with nature.
@blackdownyurts Hidden away in a secluded Blackdown Hills valley, these handcrafted Mongolian yurts offer a unique glamping experience surrounded by wildlife. Wake to birdsong, spend evenings under star-filled skies and enjoy all the comforts of a cosy countryside escape.
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There are many more places to stay across Mid Devon, from cosy countryside cottages and glamping sites to unique rural retreats. Visit the link in our bio to discover your perfect escape.

Walk Wednesday - Swan`s Neck Circular, Halberton

A classic local loop, and one we often point visitors towards.

Starting from the free car park at Tiverton Road Bridge on the edge of Halberton, the route follows the Grand Western Canal towpath, flat, easy walking with the canal alongside you the whole way, overhanging trees, and lovely views across the surrounding countryside and farmland.

Waymarked paths lead the loop round through Halberton itself, passing Halberton Court Farm Shop and the Swan`s Neck Cafe along the way, a good spot for local produce and refreshments, before rejoining the canal for the return leg.

Back at the car park, The Box Circa 75, a converted horsebox serving home-made cakes and good coffee, is well worth a stop. Tables canalside, friendly faces, and a proper reward for a pretty walk.

Dog friendly: Yes
Terrain: Flat, easy walking
Swan`s Neck Circular, Halberton - starting at Tiverton Road Bridge car park

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Walk Wednesday - Gaddon Down & Slow Jack`s Woods, Uffculme

From Uffculme footpaths lead up past fields and into the woods above the town, joining the bridleway across Gaddon Down. From here the views are excellent: the church, the old brewery and the chimney of Coldharbour Mill are all visible across Uffculme, with the wider Mid Devon countryside and the Blackdown Hills beyond.

Explore Slow Jack`s Woods, a small but lovely pocket of woodland with further views across the countryside. There`s a good network of footpaths and country lanes to explore in this area, so this is just one option among several.
Early mornings here are particularly peaceful, with birdsong and plenty of wildlife.

Dog friendly: Yes
Gaddon Down & Slow Jack`s Woods, near Uffculme

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Walk Wednesday - Haddon Hill & Wimbleball Lake, Exmoor.

Haddon Hill sits within Exmoor National Park, about half an hour from Tiverton and not far from Bampton, and it`s well worth the short drive. Open moorland with views across Wimbleball reservoir, woodland paths through firs and oaks, and a visit to the dam where the water shooting out of the outlet is quite the sight. There`s a bit of a slog back up the hill to the moorland, but the views make it worthwhile.

This one was a rainy day walk, and honestly, some places just look bjust as good. Car park has toilets and a coffee van, which is always welcome. We also heard a cuckoo in the woodland.

🐾 Dog friendly: Yes
📍 Haddon Hill, Exmoor National Park — near Bampton, Devon
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Walk Wednesday - Old Railway Path and Grand Western Canal

The route follows the old railway trackbed out of Tiverton before heading up onto the Grand Western Canal for the return stretch, around 3.5 miles in total, though there are several points where you can join or leave the canal path, making it as long or as short as suits you.

What makes Tiverton`s canal a little special is its position, the basin sits above the town, giving you lovely views across Tiverton and the surrounding countryside, with Knightshayes visible on a neighbouring hill in the distance. Time it right and you might find yourself stepping aside for a shire horse on the towpath, pulling the Tivertonian barge towards the basin. Worth keeping dogs on the lead on this stretch for exactly that reason.

🐾 Dog friendly: Yes
📍 Grand Western Canal, Tiverton

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Walk Wednesday - Exe Valley Way Stage 5: Tiverton to Bickleigh

From Tiverton, the route takes you quickly out into the countryside and onto wooded paths with the River Exe meandering beside you, with ferns, open fields, and that particular calm that comes from walking with the sound of water alongside you.

Once you arrive in Bickleigh you can head over the iconic Bickleigh Bridge to the Fisherman`s Cot, where the garden looks out across the water and herons are regular visitors. Dogs welcome in the bar area and outside.

The return couldn`t be easier, a Stagecoach bus runs straight back into Tiverton. Dogs allowed at the driver`s discretion on a lead.

🔗 Full route details on the Visit Mid Devon website https://visitmiddevon.co.uk/walking_route/exe-valley-way-stage-5-bickleigh-to-tiverton/
🐾 Dog friendly: Yes
📍 Tiverton to Bickleigh, Exe Valley Way Stage 5

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#WalkWednesday Blackborough Woods, near Kentisbeare

The kind of woodland walk where you can genuinely just... wander.
Blackborough Woods near Kentisbeare isn`t just a single path from A to B, it`s a network of routes through varied woodland that lets you roam at your own pace, double back, take the interesting-looking fork, and generally explore without any particular agenda. Quiet, unhurried, and almost entirely disconnected from the outside world once you`re in amongst the trees.

The woods have a real sense of life to them, birdsong throughout, mossy logs and fallen timber that clearly shelter all manner of wildlife, pine and fir cones underfoot, and the occasional gap in the canopy offering a glimpse of the Devon countryside beyond.

Worth knowing: even the journey there is lovely, winding through tree-lined avenues and pretty villages. Or if you fancy earning it, there`s a classic Devon climb up from Blackborough by bike.

🐾 Dog friendly: Yes
📍 Blackborough Woods, near Kentisbeare, Mid Devon

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#WalkWednesday - A National Trust visit that gives you two walks for the price of one.

The gardens at Knightshayes are looking beautiful right now, lots of colour, winding paths, open lawns and quiet corners to find at your own pace. Plenty of benches to stop and take in the day, and views back across Tiverton from in front of the Victorian Gothic house that are worth the trip alone.

Then just across the car park, the Impey Woods offer something wilder, meandering paths through mixed woodland, that lovely smell of trees and earth, and everything in that fresh, almost electric shade of new green that only lasts a few weeks.

Two very different experiences, one very good day out.

🐾 Dog friendly: Yes (on a short lead in the gardens, no dogs in the house)
📍 Knightshayes, near Tiverton

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#WalkWednesday Culmstock Beacon - A walk that earns its views!

The route meanders up through pretty woodland, bluebells lining the path at this time of year, before opening out onto the open expanse of the Blackdown Hills.

At the heart of it all is the beacon itself, Elizabethan, and once part of a network of signal fires stretching across the country. Stand next to it and look out across the Culm Valley and it`s not hard to imagine the watchmen waiting for news of the Spanish Armada.

Wander on through more woodland, across open grassland, and keep an eye out for the ponies that roam freely up here. If you`re starting from Culmstock village itself, you`ll have the added incentive of the Culm Valley Inn waiting at the end.

🐾 Dog friendly: Yes - please keep on lead during spring and summer to protect ground-nesting birds
🥾 Terrain: Woodland and open moorland, some incline
📍 Culmstock Beacon, Blackdown Hills

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Walk Wednesday - Hembury Hillfort
Some places have a weight to them that`s hard to explain until you`re standing in it.

Hembury Hillfort rewards you on more than one level. Ancient woodland to walk through - moss-covered trees, winding paths, bluebells underfoot - before the trees open out onto the open grassland of the hillfort itself, where the earthworks are still readable in the landscape and the views sweep out across the Devon countryside below.

Cross to the other side of the road and the woodland shifts completely; pine trees and that deep, resinous smell that feels like a proper lungful of fresh air. Birdsong throughout.

History, landscape, and somewhere genuinely beautiful to explore

🐾 Dog friendly: Yes
🥾 Terrain: Woodland paths, can be uneven

📍 Hembury Hillfort, near Broadhembury, Devon

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If you`ve only ever walked the busier stretches of the Grand Western Canal, the stretch from Burlescombe heading to the end of the canal at Lowdwells Lock is worth seeking out.

It`s quieter out here, genuinely peaceful, and in places the tree canopy closes in overhead and gives the whole thing a slightly otherworldly feel. In a good way. The kind of walk where you find yourself slowing down without really meaning to.

Added interest comes from the Waytown Tunnel and the old lime kilns along the route, which give a real sense of what the canal was once used for and the working life it once had. Completely flat, brilliant for birdwatching, and very dog friendly, though boots advised in wetter weather.

🥾 Terrain: Flat, can be muddy
🐾 Dog friendly: Yes
📍 Grand Western Canal, from Burlescombe
🐦 Look out for: Kingfishers, herons, moorhens

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Discover one of Devon’s most celebrated food experiences with a behind‑the‑scenes tour at Quicke`s Home Farm. Explore the world of traditional clothbound cheddar, meet the expert cheesemakers and enjoy a delicious locally sourced lunch—perfect for food lovers, day‑trippers and cheese enthusiasts.

https://www.visitmiddevon.co.uk/events/quickes-cheese-tour-lunch-experience/

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