Ultimate Devon and Cornwall Tour – 9 Days

We’ll waste no time in delving straight into  beautiful  The beautiful County of Devon Day one promises a taste of what’s to come, with visits to gorgeous rolling hills of Farmland and stunning landscapes, spectacular cliff scenery.

We’ll collect you from the arranged location and start our grand tour of Devon and Cornwall. Our journey will begin with a fantastic scenic drive through the heart of the county as we’ll head  North to the Exmoor National Park, heading through gorgeous English  rural landscape.

We’ll visit the twin Coastal Towns of Lynton and Lynmouth, before heading through the beautiful Valley of the Rocks and taking the spectacular coastal road towards Ilfracombe and the stunning North Devon Beaches at Saunton and Woolacombe. 

We will visit  the unbelievably picturesque village of Clovelly with its steep cobbled streets winding their way down to the Ancient harbour, before finishing at one of the most spectacular cliff landscapes on the whole SW Coast..Hartland quay.

The order of today is taking it easy and soaking up the atmosphere and history of north Cornwall. In the morning we’ll  visit beautiful Boscastle with its ancient harbour with a dark secret!  and then on to Tintagel, famed for its links with King Arthur and the Knights of the round table. The village  of Port Isaac. well known for being the location of TV show Doc Martin will follow in the afternoon.

On day four we’ll introduce you to one of Cornwalls  hidden gems ..The Lizard Peninsula, and give you a real sense of its unique charm. Spend the day gazing at  magnificent Coves, Spectacular Cliffs and tiny fishing villages.

Today’s all about quaint harbours, historic ports, mighty castles and picturesque artistic villages. We’ll discover all the gems of  South Cornwall including a old ports, houses, castles and fishing villages.

We’ll start the day with a stop at Charlestown, a historic port now used extensively as a film location in many movies and TV shows including Poldark.

We’ll then set off for the 30 minute drive to Lanhydrock House. En route we can stop for lunch, perhaps at one of the oldest country pubs in Cornwall which is nearby. Lanhydrock is a magnificent Victorian country house estate, which we will take some time to explore while learning all about its history.

We can also visit one of a number of local vineyards, distilleries or cider makers if it appeals, or maybe Restormel  Castle.

Final stop is  the village of Polperro. This is a picture postcard coastal fishing village with tiny fisherman’s cottages and a quaint harbour. Strolling the narrow streets is a joy, and you can really imagine life here in days gone by as the village seems mainly untouched by modern development.

Today we visit one of the most picturesque but less visited areas of Cornwall.

Bodmin Moor is wild and beautiful and features the fantastic mining heritage landscape around Minions,  together with ancient bronze aged monuments .

The unspoilt Tamar Valley is an area of outstanding Natural beauty but little visited by tourists..a real Gem!

Tiny fishing Villages  on the Rame Peninsula completes our Cornish Journey.

Bodmin Moor is wild, and features the beautiful River valley of the River Fowey, including delightful Goliath Falls. We then head to Minions, the highest village in Cornwall . Here ancient Stone Circles from the bronze age sit beside the taunting relics of the Cornish tin and Copper mining industries. ..a special place.

The Valley of the Tamar is similarly unspoilt. Kit Hill is a fantastic viewpoint to survey the whole area , and pretty Calstock , right on the River Tamar across from Devon is another hidden Gem. Nearby Cotehele House is one of our favourite old stately homes.

We can finish in the quaint  twin villages of Kingsand and Cawsand before heading your hotel.

Day seven will see us concentrating on the South Devon coast and its surrounding countryside. Our first destination will be Bigbury-on-Sea. If the tide is in our favour, we can walk across the tidal causeway to Burgh Island.  Here we can see the extraordinary art deco hotel where Agatha Christie wrote the novel And Then There Were None. If the tides are in this will mean taking the Sea Tractor back to the mainland… a unique experience!

We’ll leave Bigbury and head to Hallsands where we’ll see the magnificent lighthouse at Start Point. Then it is onto the picturesque village of Slapton for a pub lunch. Afterwards, we’ll call in at the lovely town of Dartmouth, famed for its beautiful riverside setting and the location of the Britannia Royal Naval College.

You’ll have the opportunity to take a 60 minute boat trip on the River Dart, viewing many local attractions including the Naval College, the quaint village of Dittisham and Sir Walter Raleigh’s Boathouse.

On our final day, we won’t waste any time ticking off more great sights. We will head to Exeter for a visit to the Cathedral, and also a short walk around the City, and then off to East Devon, before finishing our tour on the second UNESCO World Heritage site of the trip… the Jurassic Coast!