Clovelly and North Devon

Name: Clovelly and North Devon (5 Day Tour)
Brand: Shearings
SKU: uk5dev
Availability: InStock

Discover the delights of North Devon on this fantastic short break. Staying in the charming town of Bideford, explore the Pannier Market and Butcher’s Row with its artisan studios offering locally and on-site made gifts, pottery, wood carvings, jewellery, paintings and more. The highlight of our holiday is a trip to Clovelly, one of the best known and most unusual villages in the region. With visits to bustling Barnstaple and the Dartington Crystal Visitor Centre – where you can learn more about one of North Devon’s most famous products – a fantastic break is guaranteed!

5 days from £449pp

Single Room Supplement from £29pp

Book Now

Your Tour Includes

4 nights hotel with English breakfast
4 evening meals
Local joining points
Porterage at the hotel

Itinerary

Condense Expand

Overview

Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, then on to Exmouth for a four-night stay.

Includes Dinner

Overview

Clovelly is one of the best known and most unusual villages in North Devon. The cobbled high street winds its way down the hillside, through traditional 16th century whitewashed cottages decked with fuchsias and geraniums, dropping 400ft down to the small harbour. Once integral to the daily lives of villagers, helping move sledges up and down the hill, the donkeys are now some of Clovelly's favourite residents and they enjoy a much more peaceful life now!

On your way back up, perhaps take a break at one of the pubs for fresh, local seafood or a cream tea, or you may prefer to take one of the local Land Rovers back to the top (extra charges payable locally, subject to availability).

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Clovelly

Overview

Enjoy a day at leisure in Bideford, or why not join our optional excursion to Lynton and Lynmouth? These picturesque twin towns are located on the rugged Exmoor coastline, with bustling Lynmouth on the shore and clifftop Lynton offering superb views. The two are connected by the Cliff Railway, the highest and steepest fully water-powered railway in the world (extra charges payable locally).

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Optional Excursions

Lynton and Lynmouth

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in sterling (cash payments only).

Overview

This morning, enjoy a visit to the bustling town of Barnstaple – famous for its pottery. The largest town in North Devon, Barnstaple has a prosperous past and was once a major port for American trade. It remains a thriving market town with a partly pedestrianised centre and many charming buildings, narrow streets and pretty alleys.

Later in the day, we call at the Dartington Crystal Visitor Centre to see the skilled craft makers at work. Learn more about Dartington's glass making story in the Visitor Centre, before admiring the glass makers at work from the viewing areas and overhead walkways.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Barnstaple

Dartington Crystal Centre

Overview

Return home.

Includes Breakfast

Accommodation

Single Room Supplements

Single Room Supplement from £29

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Durrant House Hotel in Bideford.

Our customer service reviews

Rated 4.5 / 5

Based on 3316 reviews

1 hour ago

Having been on 5/6 trips with Sheerings in the past we booked , a trip to Paris for a four night break, the majority of the trip was enjoyable except , we all booked an .advertised trip paid the coach driver our money 56.00E. for a meal in Paris and a night tour round Paris.. The meal was very mediocre, but as we had a good group atmosphere all was going good. however when we all were back on the coach . the driver informed the tour coach 168 that he had decided that he was not doing the night tour round Paris, as it was too light still 8.00 at night, and that anyone that has any complaints should email shearings when they got back. his attitude appeared to have a menacing tone . after a little while , another passenger with slight autism stood up and asked why he wasn't going on the night trip, the answer he gave was there are 28 people on the coach and 27 are too tired to go out at night . he then proceeded to stand over the seated vulnerable adult with his arms outstretched and blocking the view of his family in what appeared to be intimidating telling this person not to spoil it for everyone. HE HAD ONLY ASKED WHAT OTHERS WERE THINKING. On return his mother rang the customer service line to be told that the drivers were out of time , had the driver said this it would have been more acceptable , but its a lot to advertise and charge people for and then intimidate them when they respond . well done sheerings ledger . never again will i stand by and allow you to ick on a vulnerable adult. we don't want financial recompense , just to let people know that if your expecting a night seeing the lights in Paris you may well be disappointed

gordon davie