Holidays in Mid Devon Devon Holiday Guide to Places to Stay & Things To Do in Mid Devon Tiverton, Crediton & Cullompton
For a holiday, short break or day visit Mid Devon Tiverton, Crediton & Cullompton in Devon
has plenty to offer the visitor. You'll be spoilt for choice for attractions, activities and other things to do in and around this lovely visitor destination. Mid Devon and the surrounding area boasts a superb selection of hotels, Guest Houses for Bed and Breakfast,
holiday parks and camp sites. You will also find plenty of self catering holiday cottages and apartments in and in the surrounding area of Devon. To help plan your visit we also feature listings
of things to do, restaurants and pubs in Mid Devon. To view the accommodation and other directories we offer just select from one of the links below. If you are planning on touring the area around Mid Devon take a look at the Devon page where you will find more details of nearby places you may choose to visit on your holiday.
To help plan your visit to Mid Devon please use the links below to find Accommodation and Activities in Mid Devon
From
the moment you arrive in Devonshire's Heartland you will feel yourself
beginning to relax. The beautiful hills and valleys or Exmoor and Dartmoor
National Parks are just waiting to be explored. Walking and cycling are
popular pursuits in this area and there are delightful routes to suit
all ages and abilities.
The largest town in this delightful area is Tiverton. Situated on the
River Exe the town's fascinating history, which includes the local lace
and textile industry, can be discovered in the award-winning museum. Tiverton
has excellent shopping facilities and holds a pannier market three days
each week.
It was in the late 1700s when mill owners from the industrialised areas
of northern England, attracted by the many fast flowing Devon rivers,
brought their textile, fabric and lace making skills south and set up
businesses. Many of the magnificent country homes and gardens built by
those early industrialists are now open to the public.
Just a little to the south east of Tiverton is the market town of Cullompton.
During 1839 a fire burnt down much of the town but Victorian additions
to the town's structure actually blend well with the few surviving Georgian
houses. A quiet town, Cullompton has an imposing parish church which is
well known for its magnificent roof.
There are numerous small towns and villages in this part of Devon. Many
have curious names such as Zeal Monachorum, Woofardisworthy and Morchard
Bishop, which has the longest continuous row of thatched cottages in Devon.
The town of Crediton owes its fame to St Boniface. Born in the town around
680AD he was one of the founders of the Christian church in Europe. Crediton
was made the seat of the first bishop of Devon and Cornwall and the town's
cathedral-sized church is still dominant. For those with an interest in
country churchyards Devon's towns and villages have many fascinating churches,
each with its own unique history.
We hope that you will find our guide useful in planning your short break or holiday in Mid Devon, Tiverton, Crediton & Cullompton Devon. If you are not able to find the type of accomodation that suites you try visiting the Devon holiday guide. Here you will find links to the visitor guides of other places in the area where you will also find plenty of accommodation and activity information.
