The East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a diverse landscape with steep wooded valleys and heathland in a patchwork of fields bounded by traditional high banks and mixed hedges. The high plateau extends along the coast giving wonderful views in all directions. It is a really unspoilt area with scattered villages and farms, peaceful and quiet.The coast of Dorset  & East Devon is now a World Heritage Site because it is so unspoilt and represents 185 million years of the Earth’s history in just 95 miles of coastline. It is only 10 minutes drive away and stretches along the beautiful coastal landscape of Lyme Bay with its tall cliffs and hidden beaches.

Places to Go

Beer - 10 minutes drive  - quaint village, small beach and fishing trips, Beer Quarry Caves

Branscombe  -  10 minutes drive - national trust properties, long beach, cliff walks, Sea Shanty on the beach, great for cream teas

Honiton - 15 minutes drive - a major centre for antique-hunting has 30 shops selling furniture, art and second-hand books.

Sidmouth - 15 minutes drive  - attractive architecture and promenade walk, and Fields, a real old-fashioned department store

Lyme Regis - 20 minutes drive - famous for John Fowles and Jane Austin connections, steep shopping street down to a sandy beach and the Cobb, plenty of fossil dinosaurs.

Walk along the many footpaths or the South-west coastal path that follows the coastline, bicycling along the quiet lanes, sea fishing from the fishing boats that set out from Beer and Branscombe, coarse and game fishing nearby, riding at local stables, play tennis, try the excellent golf courses, bird-watching, sample the local beer, cider and delicious local food and fresh seafood in ancient inns and pubs, and don’t forget the famous Devon cream teas.

Lovehayne Farm, Southleigh, Colyton, Devon EX24 6JE

Mrs Philippa Bignell, Lovehayne Farm.  stay@lovehayne.co.uk, +44 (0)1404 871216

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