Dartmoor:
Designated one of the National Parks of England and Wales in 1951, it is a beautiful moorland landscape with ancient forests, wooded valleys, and windswept rugged tors. The public is able to roam freely on its 369 square miles of unenclosed, open moorland, with around 600 miles of public rights of way. Dartmoor is a rich habitat for wildlife and has a wealth of archaeological remains, myths and legends. The cottage has guide books on some of the best walks. We are members of the Dartmoor Tourist Association.
You can find delightful walks directly from the cottage and many others can be found at the Discover Dartmoor website.
On Dartmoor you can prove you've walked the Tors by letter boxing.
Horse Riding, Cycling, Golf, Swimming and Surfing:
Great Burrow Cottage has stables and a paddock should you wish to take advantage of the numerous bridleways that criss-cross the area. Please contact us for livery rates.
If you don't have your own horse you can go riding on the moor from many stables including Eastlake Stables in nearby Belstone.
The Granite Way is an 18km cycle/walkway from Okehampton to Lydford with a large part of it being traffic-free, through beautiful countryside.
If you don't bring your own bike you can hire them from Devon Cycle Hire who will deliver bikes to the cottage.
Devon Cycle Hire.
The area is spoilt for golf courses; those around Okehampton are recognised as some of the best in the country.
North Cornwall is one of the country's most popular surfing coasts with world class surfing beaches at Widemouth Bay and Bude. The enchanting harbour town of Boscastle is very near and we can help you find perfect beaches for swimming, paddling, fishing and rock pooling.
Pubs and Restaurants, Shopping and Cinema:
There are numerous local pubs offering excellent and varied food and real ales. Nearby at Bratton Clovelly is an excellent pub The Clovelly Inn, whilst 'gastro' pubs The Dartmoor Inn and The Harris Arms have been enthusiastically reviewed in the The Observer and Sunday Telegraph.
For award winning organic food visit Percys Restaurant
And for grand dining,
Gidleigh Park Hotel restaurant
Cinema
Okehampton - less than 15 minutes drive - has a wonderful licensed independent cinema showing all the latest releases.
Shopping
Okehampton also offers a good choice of grocery shopping with Waitrose, Lidl and Somerfield supermarkets. There is also a Saturday farmers' market and a range of shops selling local produce.
Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website:
