Enjoy the simple pleasures of the playpark in the village, or rummage in the rock pools of the North Devon coast at Croyde or Woolacombe. Ride the Pirate Galleon at the Discovery Island Adventure Park. Or head to The Big Sheep for lamb-feeding and sheep-racing, plus pets’ corner and tractor rides.
Get along to North Devon Falconry for an experience day, show or talk. See what life’s like under the waves at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth or catch some culture on dry land at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter. Or meet Churchill, the serval cat, and many more new furry friends at Dartmoor Zoo.
Ride the Exeter and Teign Valley Railway through beautiful West-Country scenery. Have a day out at Crealy Theme Park near Exeter for over 60 rides and attractions, spectacular entertainment, live shows, and animals galore. Or try The Milky Way, to ride rollercoasters, have a go at archery, and catch live shows by illusionist Merlin.
Learn to surf at Westward Ho! Search for tiny friends at the Gnome Reserve in the Merry Harriers Garden Centre. Learn about local seafaring heritage at North Devon Maritime Museum. Or, for a hands-off experience, Visit North Devon’s pretty car-free village, Clovelly. And hang out with the alpacas at Mill Farm in Bradworthy.
Tarka Leisure Centre’s just down the road for tennis, gym, badminton and an indoor ski slope. Or take the Tarka Trail for two-wheeled exercise. Get all Lewis Hamilton on Raceworld’s 400-metre circuit with flyover bridge. And climb the walls at Rock n Rapids like the mountain monkey you are.
Tap into award-winning ales at Barum Brewery in Barnstaple. Sober up to trek the tors with Boldtry Riding Stables in Chulmleigh or sign up for simulated game shooting at Devon Clay Days in Cadbury. Or try anything from archery to the assault course or high ropes to surfing at The Ultimate Adventure Centre in Bideford.
Enjoy 18 holes of beautiful parkland golf set amongst picturesque North Devon countryside at Libbaton Golf Club. Hire bikes from Torrington Cycle Hire or segways from Go Segway in Exeter. Make like the monkeys at Go Ape in Haldon, or cast your lines for perch, bream, and carp at Stafford Moor Fishery.
Get some wind in your hair with Appledore Boat Hire, the only self-drive motorboat hire in North Devon. Ride the wild north-coast waves with some surfing at Saunton Sands, Croyde or Woolacombe. Head out into history at Exeter Cathedral or Knighthayes. Or enjoy a pamper party at Northcote Manor spa.
