Step Into the Past – Discover Devon’s Historic Villages & Market Towns
Devon is a county that is steeped in history that dates back to the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. As settlements began to become more permanent village life was soon established.
There is nothing more quintessential than country village life.
Thatched cottages, the village pub, select and individual traders and artisan crafts folk as well as the coaching Inn for those carriages that brought visitors from a far.
Dartmoor has some of Devon's best kept villages and scenes that could date back centuries. Many are relatively untouched by modern technology and infrastructure, thus providing visitors with the opportunity to gaze back into time to a way of life long passed.
Villages such as Lustleigh, North Bovey, Widecombe In The Moor, Buckland In The Moor to name a few all have the picture postcard appearance that time forgot. Thatched cottages that date back to the 13th and 14th century, the village pub that has served the village generations throughout time and stables to serve and tend to the horses.
Devon's coastal villages are equally as inspiring. Frequent and plentiful, these villages offer a real glimpse into quiet rural life in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Market towns are equally as fascinating. Dartmoor's old tin mining heritage boosted the local economy and four of the moorland towns became Stannary towns, or Tin Towns as they are called locally. Chagford, Ashburton, Tavistock and Plymstock became wealthy trading posts where the Dartmoor tin was valued and sold at markets. These towns still bear relevance and as the old Manor Houses of tin wealth emptied of the grand antiques that the tin money filled them with, these antiques poured into the tin towns where the money was. They still do and several of these towns have many specialist antique dealers even today and towns such as the Ashburton High Street and Tavistock's pannier market too are hot spots for a good bargain.
A Devon Villages, Cottages & Market Town Tour will provide the opportunity to immerse yourself in these locations. Enabling you to imagine village life as it was, compared to how it is now. The market towns can tempt your inner antique collector and many of the locations have that all important country pub or Inn for a hearty lunch stop.
There is nothing more quintessential than country village life.
Thatched cottages, the village pub, select and individual traders and artisan crafts folk as well as the coaching Inn for those carriages that brought visitors from a far.
Dartmoor has some of Devon's best kept villages and scenes that could date back centuries. Many are relatively untouched by modern technology and infrastructure, thus providing visitors with the opportunity to gaze back into time to a way of life long passed.
Villages such as Lustleigh, North Bovey, Widecombe In The Moor, Buckland In The Moor to name a few all have the picture postcard appearance that time forgot. Thatched cottages that date back to the 13th and 14th century, the village pub that has served the village generations throughout time and stables to serve and tend to the horses.
Devon's coastal villages are equally as inspiring. Frequent and plentiful, these villages offer a real glimpse into quiet rural life in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Market towns are equally as fascinating. Dartmoor's old tin mining heritage boosted the local economy and four of the moorland towns became Stannary towns, or Tin Towns as they are called locally. Chagford, Ashburton, Tavistock and Plymstock became wealthy trading posts where the Dartmoor tin was valued and sold at markets. These towns still bear relevance and as the old Manor Houses of tin wealth emptied of the grand antiques that the tin money filled them with, these antiques poured into the tin towns where the money was. They still do and several of these towns have many specialist antique dealers even today and towns such as the Ashburton High Street and Tavistock's pannier market too are hot spots for a good bargain.
A Devon Villages, Cottages & Market Town Tour will provide the opportunity to immerse yourself in these locations. Enabling you to imagine village life as it was, compared to how it is now. The market towns can tempt your inner antique collector and many of the locations have that all important country pub or Inn for a hearty lunch stop.
Book your Villages,Cottages & Market Towns Tour Now
1-2 People £425
3-4 People £450
5-6 People £475
Half day tour options available also, please contact for details
1-2 People £425
3-4 People £450
5-6 People £475
Half day tour options available also, please contact for details
Whats Included -
ESW Tour Guide and completely private guiding services,
Logisitcs and transfers to locations in itinerary,
Complimentary photographic coverage of your tour,
Images of your tour sent to you as memories of time in the SW,
Parking and ferry costs on tours,
Complimentary bottled spring water in car,
Hand sanitiser - if required in car,
Clean towels - should you require post paddle,
Travel sweets - if required,
Lunch bookings made upon guests request,
Arranging of third party Experience Extra activities.
Whats excluded -
Cost of any lunches/food out on tour,
Refreshments at venues,
Gift shop or keep sake purchases,
Costs of any Extra Experience activities provided by third party suppliers,
Entrance costs at National Trust/English Heritage style venues/sites,
Individual ferry or transport crossings (ie; St Michaels Mount ferry)
ESW Tour Guide and completely private guiding services,
Logisitcs and transfers to locations in itinerary,
Complimentary photographic coverage of your tour,
Images of your tour sent to you as memories of time in the SW,
Parking and ferry costs on tours,
Complimentary bottled spring water in car,
Hand sanitiser - if required in car,
Clean towels - should you require post paddle,
Travel sweets - if required,
Lunch bookings made upon guests request,
Arranging of third party Experience Extra activities.
Whats excluded -
Cost of any lunches/food out on tour,
Refreshments at venues,
Gift shop or keep sake purchases,
Costs of any Extra Experience activities provided by third party suppliers,
Entrance costs at National Trust/English Heritage style venues/sites,
Individual ferry or transport crossings (ie; St Michaels Mount ferry)
