The Village of Instow
Instow is a beautiful North Devon seaside village.
The beach is sandy and very safe for children. The view from the
beach is across the estuary to the picturesque fishing and artist
village of Appledore . There are two pubs, a post office, two great
restaurants on the seafront (Decks and The Boathouse), art galleries,
a post office and Johns of Instow, the most amazing village shop
you will ever find. The beach is the heart of Instow and at Westfield
you are right there.
Instow village main street and shops
What to do around Instow
Beach
Enjoy the beautiful North devon beaches.
Learn to surf.
• Instow beach is 400 yards walk
from the house. An estuary beach with stunning views the picturesque
fishing village of Appledore opposite. Beach has amazing low-tide
with miles of sand and no waves so perfect for young children.
Shops are on the beach.
• Westward Ho! (5 minutes drive).
Great surfing beach for those waves, amazing rock pools
• Saunton Sands (25 minutes drive).
Miles and miles of sand dunes (8km all in).
• Croyde (30 minutes drive). Top
surfers beach.
• Woolacombe (35 minutes drive).
A spectacular beach.
North Devon Yacht Club - fantastic dinghy sailing club 1 minute away from the house, very popular for all ages.
Tarka trail
Just the perfect family ride, Cycle on the
40 miles of traffic free cycle trails that once was the railway
line. You can pick the trail up at Instow signal box, around 150
yards from the house. Bike hire is available everywhere on the
trail. Great place to teach your children how to ride a bike properly.
The Tarka Trail at the Instow signal box
Horse riding
Available in Northam Burrows, 10 minute drive.
Golf
North Devon has some of finest championship
golf courses in the country.
Royal North Devon G.C (5 minute drive) - the
oldest links in England and a true test (it is my golf club)
Saunton Sands G.C (25 minute drive)- 36 of
the best links in the country.
There are other 9 hole golf courses near Barnstaple
only 15 minutes away.
Other Devon courses
Kids theme parks
For those wet days North Devon has some of
the best fun parks :
• The Big Sheep - family entertainment
park completely designed around sheep feeding, sheep shows, shearing.
Great playzone for young kids. 5 minutes drive.
• Milky Way - high quality mix of
live shows, rides and entertainment. 20 minutes drive.
• Ten pin bowling/laser arena in
Barnstaple . 30 minutes drive.
• Excellent playzone in Barnstaple
Barnstaple has cinema, theatre and many other
attractions.
Fishing
Boat trips leave from Appledore for deep sea
fishing or visiting wrecks.
Shopping
Barnstaple and Bideford pannier markets offer
great opportunities to buy local produce. Nearest big supermarket
is in Bideford (5 minutes drive).
Atlantic village (5 minutes drive) has over
35 stores with an amazing kids zone adventure
Places to visit
• Appledore - picturesque fishing
and artist village opposite Instow on the estuary. Boat ferries
from Instow over the water. The world crabbing contest is held
off the harbour wall at Appledore.
• Tapeley Gardens - amazing country
house just 2 minutes from Instow
• Lundy - the island of oustanding
natural beauty. Lundy ferry leaves from Bideford (5 minutes drive
away) and takes 2.5 hours
• Clovelly - the famous cobbled
streets, old inns, working harbour and stunning view (20 minute
drive)
• Great Torrington 1646 - civil
war battle exhibition (20 minutes drive)
• Dartington Crystal - make your
own glass-ware in their kiln and see how glass is really made (20
minutes drive)
• Fabulous Barometer World (the
world's largest private collection of barometers).
Other things to do in North Devon
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