 - Arriving at Clovelly on the road from
Bideford you pass along the summit of a ridge sufficiently high to command a succession of extensive views with the sea away on the right, and on the left the church towers of Parkham and Buckland Brewer.
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- The entrance to the famous Hobby Drive is passed before the steep descent to
Clovelly begins. Cars stop on level ground, where an extensive parking-place has been constructed.
Clovelly has only one street, a winding path culminating in a series of wide cobble-paved steps
"Clovelly, a village like a waterfall,” as Edward Capern called it, has been truly described as a place unlike any other in the kingdom, and this is the secret of its popularity with many visitors. The one street is often so crowded with visitors as to resemble a queue awaiting entrance at a theatre.
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- Looking down, a narrow torrent of flower-decked cottages is seen, no two exactly alike, either in design or colouring. Flowers bloom everywhere. Giant fuchsias, almost wild, quite cover the fronts of some of the tiny cottages, and the air is so mild that later than at almost any other place in Devon may be seen in flower honeysuckle, hydrangeas,
jasmine, camellia, japonica, and rhododendrons.
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Clovelly beach
The car park is at the entrance to the village. It is then a 20
minute steep climb down through the cobbled street of the
village.
There is a small steeply shelved beach by the old
harbour with a little sand by the pier, but mostly pebble and rock.
There no beach amenities but nearby can be found public toilets, a
museum, snacks, a small hotel and pub. (see picture below)
- Local towns and villages to visit
- Appledore
- Barnstaple
- Bideford
- Braunton
- Great Torrington
- Instow
- Attractions
- MAP
Clovelly Accommodation
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