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Tiverton Canal Swans Neck Circular Walk Grand Western Canal

Swans Neck Circular Walk


    This is a great walk with gorgeous views along the Grand Western Canal in Tiverton.

    It’s mostly flat and nearly all of it is off road.

    It’s a 2¼ mile circular route, that is great for both walking and cycling.

    You can combine it with a cafe stop at Swans Neck Cafe, Halberton Court Farm Shop.

    swans neck circular walk route map

    Free Parking:

    Greenway car park, Halberton, Tiverton EX16 7AE
    Closest to the Swans Neck Cafe at Halberton Court Farm Shop.

    Tiverton Road Bridge car park, Tiverton EX16 7FG

    Halberton Court Farm Shop, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7AW
    Only use this if also using their cafe or farm shop.… Read more

    Hembury Fort | days out walking, from Weavers Yurt, Glamping in Devon Photo Credit - flickr by Alison Day

    Hembury Fort


      Beautiful walk through a woodland trail. It’s a magical place. There are great views of the surrounding countryside & even to the coast of a clear day. In Spring the woods are covered in bluebells.

      There are two walks from the car park.

      Woodland Trail – (same side of the road as the car park) Head out in an anti-clockwise direction (it’s an easier walk this way) and head through the gorgeous woodland and past some rope swings that are good fun!.

      Hembury Hill Fort (head across the road from the car park ) takes you on a circular route around the top of the plateau of Hembury Fort.… Read more

      walks from weavers yurt glamping in devon. photo credit: weaversyurt.co.uk

      Longer Loop Walk 4km

        Walks from the Yurt

        Description

        Longer loop 4km / Shorter loop 3.5km

        All on lanes / road (but if been raining some patches still need wellies!).

        You can take a buggy / bicycles on this one.

        Starting Point: Either start from where your car is parked (P symbol on map). Or through the little gate at the very back behind the yurt (follow the stream and you’ll find it!) (yellow star on map).

        How to make these google maps on your phone
        – click the box on the top far right (e.g. as shown by pink arrow)

        walks from weavers yurt glamping in devon. photo credit: weaversyurt.co.uk

        Medium Loop Walk 2.9km

          Walks from the Yurt

          Description

          Through the country lanes, past the lake house, through their field, really pretty archway of trees.
          2.9km loop

          Starting Point: Either start from where your car is parked (P symbol on map). Or through the little gate at the very back behind the yurt (follow the stream and you’ll find it!) (yellow star on map).

          How to make these google maps on your phone
          – click the box on the top far right (e.g. as shown by pink arrow)

          walks from weavers yurt glamping in devon. photo credit: weaversyurt.co.uk

          Walks from the Yurt

            Head out from the Yurt for a Devon countryside walk.

            All these walks start from the yurt.

            Either from where your car is parked.

            Or through the little gate at the very back behind the yurt (follow the stream and you’ll find it!)

            Theres a range of short & long walks that I’ve created google maps for below.

            Pub Walks

            There’s something so satisfying about going to a pub for refreshment during a walk! The three Pub’s within walking distance are:
            Drewe Arms, Broadhembury (2 miles)
            Wyndham Arms, Kentisbeare (1.8 miles)
            Keepers Cottage Inn, Kentisbeare (1.4 miles)

            Set at the foothills of the Blackdown Hills Area of Natural Beauty (ANOB)

            Our location is fab if you love walking in nature.… Read more

            Wildwood Escot, a 15min drive from Weavers Yurt Glamping Devon | photo credit: Alison Day on flickr

            Wildwood Escot

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              Lot’s to see & do here.

              There’s an authentic Saxon Village, amazing animals (including wolfs & bears), a huge maze, outdoor Adventure Play, indoor Soft Play, Traversing Walls, and a truly heart-stopping Drop-Slide (that I am way too scared off!).

              *** May need to book tickets in advance.***

              Address: Wildwood Escot, Ottery Saint Mary EX11 1LU

              Distance: 15min drive

              photo credit: flickr by Alison Day

              Culmstock Beacon - ideas for days out walking from Weavers Yurt Glamping photo credit: Alison Day - flickr

              Culmstock Beacon

                A wildlife haven with stunning views.

                On the edge of the Blackdowns it has some of the most stunning views that inland Devon has to offer.

                Wild ponies can usually be seen here.

                In late summer it’s particularly beautiful when the bell-heather is in full bloom.

                Culmstock Beacon is one of a chain of Elizabethan beacons used for lighting fires to warn of advancing enemies (such as The Spanish Armada.) The beehive-shaped structure was built of flint. It was rebuilt in 1870 after the collapse of the earlier one.

                Culmstock Beacon is accessible via unmade public footpaths and bridleways.

                Address: Culmstock Beacon, Culmstock, Cullompton EX15 3HP

                Distance: 25min drive

                Parking: By road: No formal car park is available, and considerate parking along the narrow lanes leading to the common is required, or else park on the northern edge of Culmstock village and walk 1.5km to the site.… Read more

                rhododendron woods | Blackdown Hills Area of Natural Beauty ANOB | Weavers Yurt Glamping Devon

                Rhododendron Woods, Blackdown Hills ANOB

                  Google Map Route from Yurt

                  We love this woodland! It can be seen through the trees from the stream by the yurt.

                  Full of trails and paths for exploring or making dens (the evidence of others having done so is fun to see!).

                  Being set at the foothills of the the Blackdown Hills is such a gift for us and our guests 🙂

                  There’s a number of car parks with paths to Blackborough, the Gliding Club on North hill and many many interconnecting circular routes.

                  Address: There are a number of small unmarked car parks. This is the first of them click here for google map location.… Read more

                  Killerton House, National Trust (20min drive from Weavers Yurt Glamping, Devon)

                  Killerton House National Trust

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                    An 18th-century family home with a large estate. Landscaped gardens surrounded by parkland.

                    There’s also the Stables coffee shop, Killerton Kitchen café, second-hand bookshop, and plant centre.

                    Address: Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3LE

                    Distance: 20min drive

                    photo credit: flickr by Steve Knight

                    Swans Neck Cafe, Halberton Court Farmshop, Tiverton photo credit: https://www.halbertoncourtfarmshop.co.uk/swansneckcafe

                    Swans Neck Cafe, Halberton Court

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                      This is a great place if you want to combine a walk and a cafe.

                      You can do the Swans Neck Circular Walk along Tiverton Canal (really pretty).

                      Then stop off in their cafe which has indoor and lots of outdoor seating & is very child friendly.

                      It’s next door to their farm shop if you’re wanting to get food supplies.

                      Serving food between 9am – 2.30pm.

                      Lot’s of parking (although can get busy in peak seasons).

                      Address: Swans Neck Cafe, Halberton Court Farm Shop, High Street, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7AW / google map

                      Distance: 15mins

                      photo credit: Swans Neck Cafe website