The Local Area and Links

Equestrian Links:

• Equimins Limited - Equine Products made UK & exported worldwide Equimins vitamin & mineral supplements horse grooming leather care shampoo fly repellent, herbal & hoof care. Made UK & exported worldwide.
• Web South West, Equestrian web site with loads of useful info. Local info or UK wide.
• Equine on line, Extensive equestrian web site. Global links and UK information.
• Gill Spinney, Excellent equine dentist.
• Saddle-Up Comprehensive equestrian information.
• New Rider Comprehensive equestrian information.
• BHS The British Horse Society.
• Devon Ponies Pony Trekking and Riding Holiday info in the South West.
  If you're looking for information about pony trekking and horse riding in the South West, go here.
• British Equestrian Federation. The recognised governing body of horse sports in the UK.
• Horse Central A showcase for all things equestrian. Buy and sell Horses, Ponies and Tack here.
• Bridalways UK. Providing an internet based directory of national routes suitable for horse riders
• Equine Ramblers UK. For horse riders who have a passion for non-competitive long distance
  horse riding, linking like-minded riders in order to find a companion to ride with.
• Pony on 1. The Equestrian Notice Board. Totally FREE advertising Horses and Ponies wanted and for sale, Search for a livery yard near you, Find a Vet, Farrier, or Dentist.
• We are listed in the Cornwall Riding Schools Directory - www.Cornwall.YourPetDirectory.co.uk
• Cybercheckout. Sports and leisure online shop. Great deals on Horseware rugs!
• A Horse nutrition mind map by David Danielli. Pdf file.

Children and Family Activities:

• Brocklands Adventure Park. Just up the road at Kilkhampton.
• Milky Way Devon's largest under-cover attraction.
• The Big Sheep All Weather Attraction. Sheep racing etc.
• Trethorne Leisure Farm. Near Launceston. Open all year Monday to Saturday.
• Crealy Adventure Park. Just off the A39 near Wadebridge.
  Open from Good Friday to late October.
• Dobwalls Adventure Park Just of the A38 at Dobwalls near Liskeard. Open early April to late October.
• World in Miniature Goonhavern, Truro. Open 1st April to 27th October.
• Bens Play World St Austell. For the younger child. Only 2 miles from the Eden Project.
• Poldark Mine Wendon, near Helston.
• Flambards Village Near Helston.
• Holywell Bay Fun Park Near Newquay.
• Laser Sport. Laser clay pigeon shooting. Fun for all ages, safe, competitive and a GREEN alternative to the traditional sport.
• Tamar Shooting Ground. Clay pigeon shooting. For the novice or experienced shooter.

Shopping:

• Kilkhampton. A range of shops, including supermarkets, fish and chip shop and Post Office.
• Bude. Only 10 miles away.
• Atlantic Outlet Village. Bideford
• Bideford is an attractive town on the banks of the Torridge estuary
• Barnstaple. Ancient Market Town.
• Holsworthy. Local market town. Wednesday, cattle and pannier market.

Tea Rooms:

• Old Rectory Tearoom. Next to Morwenstow church - highly recommended.
• Docton Mill. Wild flower gardens and Tea room

Pubs and Resturants:

• Bush Inn. Morwenstow Beautiful setting. Excellent food.
• New Inn. Kilkhampton. Good food. Ideal for families.
• London Inn. Kilkhampton. Sky sports on big screen TV.
• Hartland Quay Hotel Beach, Restaurant, Wreckers Retreat Bar and Shipwreak Museum.
• The Old Smithy Inn Welcombe. Musicians always welcome on Tuesday jam nights.
• Hoops Inn and Restaurant at Horns cross on the A39 to Bideford. Excellent food.

Entertainment:

• Bude Jazz festival, 23 August to 30 August 2008.
• Bideford Folk festival 11th to 17th August 2008.

Beaches etc:

• Sandy Beaches. Widemouth, Sandymouth, Bude and many more within easy reach.
• Rocky Coves. Marsland Mouth (within walking distance), Crackington Haven.
• Scenic walks. Many - Cornish coastal paths and public footpaths close by.

Surfing:

• Big Blue Surf School Recommended.
• Surfaccom. Good web site for worldwide surfing accomodation information.
• Widemouth Bay. A great spectacle on one of Britains finest and most famous surfing locations.
• Sandymouth. A popular beach with local surfers.
• Newquay. The home of British Surfing.

Steam Railways:

• Launceston Steam Railway From Launceston to Newmills.
• Bodmin & Wenford Railway
  Based at Bodmin General station, runs to Bodmin Parkway and Boscarne Junction - approx 6 miles.
• Lappa Valley Steam Railway Near St.Newlyn East, just south of Newquay

Golf:

• Ivyleaf Golf course. Between Kilkhampton and Bude. Only ten minutes drive away.
• Bude Golf club, challenging links course.
• Hartlnd Forest Golf Club and Leisure Park

Fishing:

• Coarse Fishing ; Tamar Lakes and Melbury Reservoir offer excellent sport.
• Sea Fishing; Duck Pool, Sandymouthm, Clovelly and Widemouth Bay are close by. Boats can be hired locally.

Other Local Attractions and places to visit:

• Clovelly Village. Famous for its donkeys and picturesque cobbled street leading down to the 14th century harbour.
• Morwenstow. Historic church and the excellent Old Rectory Tearoom.
• Hartland Quay. Spectacular cliffs.
• Welcombe Village. Just over the border. Charming west country small village
• Boscastle. beautiful medieval harbour town.
• Tintagel and Crackington Haven Picturesque Cornish coastal villages.
• Port Issac. Setting for many films / T.V. dramas such as Poldark, Doc Martin, and Saving Grace.
• Dartington Crystal Famous local glassworks

Gardens and Historical Buildings:

• Hartland Abbey. Historic Abbey and Gardens.
• Docton Mill. Wild flower gardens and Tea room.
• The Eden Project Cornwalls giant green house.
• Tapeley Park. Tapeley Park is, among other things, a farm, a stately home, a collection of formal gardens open to the public, a growing community, a platform for political activism, and an exercise in ecology.
• Gardens in Cornwall. A forum for Cornwall's Gardeners, Gardens and their visitors.

Bed and Breakfast / Accomodation:

• The Welcombe - In. Warm welcome and exceedingly good home - made bread!
• Cottage Break. Uk wide cottage holiday directory.
• IHA.com. Holiday rentals, bed & breakfast, self catering accommodation. Book direct with owner

Bed and Breakfast in Morwenstow:

• Willow Tree Cottage
• Cornakey Farm
• Little Bryaton
• The Bush Inn
• East Wooley Farm

Other Links:

• Pets Directory. A massive database of anything and everything to do with pets of all kinds.
• Paul Jenner Photography. Photographer living and working on the Devon/ Cornwall border with on-line shop facility. If you want any of the images on this site contact Paul and he will print them on canvas and mount them for you. Postal service.
• National Trust
• A close shave for cancer. Local cancer support action group.

Many other Devon and Cornwall attractions are within reach for a day trip.
Further details can be found in the cottages and games room.