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| ANGLING Salt water Sea Fishing Trips from Clovelly and Appledore Coarse SWW reservoirs, near Bideford and Torrington. Riverton Lakes, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, Devon. Tel No: (01271) 830009 2 competition coarse fishing lakes including carp to 25lbs, tench, roach, rudd, bream, dace and perch. Opening Times: All year, daily, dawn to dusk. Admission Charges: Anglers: Adult: £5.00 Child: £3.00; Visitors £1.00 or 50p Dogs admitted: Yes - must be on lead, 50p fee. Still water trout SWW reservoirs, especially Wistland Pound (9 miles north-east of Barnstaple) and Wimbleball, 575 acres lake, bank or boat angling (Exmoor, near Bampton). Licence required. Blakewell Fisheries: trout lake 2 miles north of Barnstaple, off B3230. River game Salmon and sea trout runs on the rivers Torridge. Licences available from tackle shops BIRD WATCHING Hartland Quay. CANOEING Skern Lodge Outdoor Centre British Canoe Union approved centre, based at West Appledore, near Bideford. Adult and Child, individual and team. Tel: 01237 475992. CLIMBING Hartland Quay - For further information contact: No Sweat Outdoors Ltd, Barnstaple. Tel 01271 371255 advice line. CYCLING Tarka Trail Cycle Path: unbroken 34 mile long cycle trail (level for 18 miles). DIVING Lundy Island FALCONRY Clovelly Coast Marshalls Falconry, based at The Hoops Inn, 5.5 miles west of Bideford, midway between Bideford and Clovelly. Tel: 01271 373309 or 078667 48977. FLYING Burrington Eaglescott Airfield, 12 miles south of Barnstaple. Pilot training. Charter Flights. etc. Tel: 01769 520404. GOLF Private Clubs Will allow visitors from other private clubs, with proof of membership... Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!, near Bideford. Tel: 01237 473817. Non-restricted courses - Chulmleigh Golf Course (par 3), 17 miles south-east of Barnstaple. Tel: 01769 580519. - Clovelly Golf & Country Club, Woolfardisworthy ("Woolsery"). Tel: 01237 431442. - Holsworthy Golf Club, 7 miles east of Bude, 2 miles west of Holsworthy. Tel: 01409 253177. - Portmore Golf Club (Barnstaple), 2 miles south-east of Barnstaple. Tel: 01271 374028. - Torrington Golf Club, 1 mile north-west of Great Torrington. Tel: 01237 622229. HORSE RIDING Awaiting details MOUNTAINBOARDING South West Mountain Board Centre, Abbotsham, Bideford. Off the approach road to the Big Sheep. Tel: 07866 398599. Open all year, but must pre-book between September and Easter. Website: MULTI-ACTIVITY CENTRE Skern Lodge Outdoor Centre Abseiling, Archery, Assault Course, Canoeing, "Cliff Rescue", Climbing, Coastal Traversing, High Ropes Course, Orienteering, Rafting, Sailing, Snorkelling, Surfing, Surf Skiing, Team Exercises, Water Skiing. Based at West Appledore, near Bideford. Summer Holiday Half-day and Full-day Activities ("if its Friday morning it must be Rafting") available to individual children. Adult and Child, individual and team. Tel: 01237 475992. SHOOTING AND STALKING Beckland Sporting Ltd (sporting agents and guides), Hartland. Tel: 01237 441945. WALKING South West Coast Path: a continuous path (unbroken) along the whole of North Devon's 80 mile coastline. In Devon, the National Trust protects 111 miles of coast (55 per cent of the total Devon coast). This includes Foreland Point, Countisbury, the wooded valleys of Watersmeet and the beautiful stretch between Woody Bay and Combe Martin on the Exmoor coast. The Trust also protects much of the coastal land between Ilfracombe and Croyde, including Morte and Baggy Points, between which extends a superb beach. There are fine walks on the remote coastline between Abbotsham, Portledge and Buck’s Mills, and also further west at Brownsham and East Titchberry, Hartland and South Hole. Other information on walks in the area BBC Devon: From Hartland Quay to Hartland Point Walking Article. Walking Britain: Hartland Point - a North Devon walk. Matthew Alltons Walks: Barnstable to Hartland Quay. Matthew Alltons Walks: Hartland Quay to Newquay. DEFRA Country Walks Lower Brownsham Farm near Hartland: Hartland Abbey: |
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