Guidebook for Cookbury, Devon

Puddleduck
Puddleduck
Guidebook for Cookbury, Devon

Food Scene

If you're after up market food and service head to the Falcon Hotel in Bude. With white linen table cloths and silver service, the food, drink and service is devine
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The Falcon Hotel
Breakwater Road
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If you're after up market food and service head to the Falcon Hotel in Bude. With white linen table cloths and silver service, the food, drink and service is devine
It's a fantastic independent burger bar with super friendly staff. Just make sure to book early!
Mumma Bear's
15 Queen St
It's a fantastic independent burger bar with super friendly staff. Just make sure to book early!
Superb food, fantastic views over the beach and sea with great service.
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Life's A Beach
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Superb food, fantastic views over the beach and sea with great service.
It's really close by and very friendly for those with families and dogs.
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The Bickford Arms
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It's really close by and very friendly for those with families and dogs.

Drinks & Nightlife

If you want an old-school pub come to the Golden Fleece. They don't even have a till. Your round is added up in the publican's head and can vary from one round to the next. It's a superb drinking spot. Not one for young families!
The Golden Fleece
Bodmin Street
If you want an old-school pub come to the Golden Fleece. They don't even have a till. Your round is added up in the publican's head and can vary from one round to the next. It's a superb drinking spot. Not one for young families!
A really friendly local's bar in Holsworthy. Enjoy a free pool table, great food and friendly locals.
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The White Hart Hotel
Fore Street
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A really friendly local's bar in Holsworthy. Enjoy a free pool table, great food and friendly locals.

Parks & Nature

A fab family friendly cycle trail set on the old railway line (read gentle gradient) near Okehampton. At abut 5 miles from Okehampton you get to cycle over the Meldon reservoir (very high fences) where you can see the Meldon dam.
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Granite Way Cycle Track
Parklands
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A fab family friendly cycle trail set on the old railway line (read gentle gradient) near Okehampton. At abut 5 miles from Okehampton you get to cycle over the Meldon reservoir (very high fences) where you can see the Meldon dam.
The Tarka is a fabulous family friendly cycle trail. You can hire bikes in Barnstaple or Great Torrington.
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Tarka Trail
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The Tarka is a fabulous family friendly cycle trail. You can hire bikes in Barnstaple or Great Torrington.
It's Devon's own Royal Horticultural Society garden. The gardens are beautiful year round but the best time to visit (in our opinion) is early autumn. A brilliant place to visit.
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RHS Garden Rosemoor
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It's Devon's own Royal Horticultural Society garden. The gardens are beautiful year round but the best time to visit (in our opinion) is early autumn. A brilliant place to visit.
It's a great little wood (around 80 acres) right next door to Puddleduck Valley. There's badgers, deer and many different species of birds.
Bramble Wood
It's a great little wood (around 80 acres) right next door to Puddleduck Valley. There's badgers, deer and many different species of birds.
Right net door to Puddleduck Valley, Dunsland is a National Trust park with around 100 acres of land to explore. Once the site of Dunsland House, the manor house burnt t the ground in the 1960s after a fire. In the park are a few interesting points such as the medieval Cadiho well, the huge old trees & bee hives.
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Dunsland
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Right net door to Puddleduck Valley, Dunsland is a National Trust park with around 100 acres of land to explore. Once the site of Dunsland House, the manor house burnt t the ground in the 1960s after a fire. In the park are a few interesting points such as the medieval Cadiho well, the huge old trees & bee hives.
A brilliant spot to see a large dam, reservoir and the Meldon viaduct. It's also a great place as an entrance for wlaking on Dartmoor. Follow the east Okemont river for a brilliant picnic spot and opportunities for wild swimming
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Meldon Reservoir
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A brilliant spot to see a large dam, reservoir and the Meldon viaduct. It's also a great place as an entrance for wlaking on Dartmoor. Follow the east Okemont river for a brilliant picnic spot and opportunities for wild swimming
It's a great place for all manner of water sports from wind surfing to yachting. There's also an enormous dam and if you're really organised you can get a free tour inside the dam & hydro electric system by contacting South West Water.
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Roadford Activity Centre
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It's a great place for all manner of water sports from wind surfing to yachting. There's also an enormous dam and if you're really organised you can get a free tour inside the dam & hydro electric system by contacting South West Water.
This beach is stunning and brilliant for families - just be sure to visit when the tide isn't in. The rock formations are to die for, there are loads of rock pools and even a waterfall off the cliffs. The sea has lifeguards during the spring & summer and the waves are great for surfers & body boarding.
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Sandymouth Bay Beach
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This beach is stunning and brilliant for families - just be sure to visit when the tide isn't in. The rock formations are to die for, there are loads of rock pools and even a waterfall off the cliffs. The sea has lifeguards during the spring & summer and the waves are great for surfers & body boarding.

Arts & Culture

Head to Bude canal area for lots of artisan shops and local arts and crafts.
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Bude Canal
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Head to Bude canal area for lots of artisan shops and local arts and crafts.

Entertainment & Activities

A big hit with children under 10, this park is what happens when you mix up farming and and amusement park. Don't miss the sheep race at the end of the day.
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Iso Lammas.
Abbotsham Road
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A big hit with children under 10, this park is what happens when you mix up farming and and amusement park. Don't miss the sheep race at the end of the day.