Browsing local attractions within 10 miles of Flavills

Abbotsham, Near Bideford, North Devon, EX39 5AP, (9 miles, 14kms), Tel: 01237 472366, Email, www.thebigsheep.co.uk

The Big Sheep - an all weather attraction featuring sheep racing, indoor playzone, outdoor lazer games and the Big Sheep Brewery.

Rosemoor, Torrington, North Devon, EX38 8PH, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01805 624067, Email, www.rhs.org.uk/rosemoor

Rosemoor, an enchanting 65-acre garden, offers year-round interest. Visit us for inspiration, tranquillity or simply a marvellous day out.

Linden Close, Torrington, North Devon, EX38 7AN, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01805 626242, Email, www.dartington.co.uk

Watch Skilled craftsmen creating the world-famous crystal. Enjoy the fascinating history of glass in the visitor centre. Browse the dazzling collection in the factory shops.

The Square, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX32 8LN, (9 miles, 15kms), Tel: 01271 346747, Email, www.devonmuseums.net/barnstaple

The perfect way to get to know North Devon, its wildlife, coastline, history and heritage. Throughout the year the Museum on the Square organises many special exhibitions of both local and wider interest.

20 Market Street, Hatherleigh, Nr Okehampton, EX20 3JP, (8 miles, 14kms), Tel: 01837 810624, www.hatherleighpottery.co.uk

Jane Payne, who has owned the pottery since 2003, produces mainly practical domestic stoneware – mugs, jugs, bowls, plates, dishes and the like – all safe in oven, microwave, dishwasher and freezer.

Castle Hill, South Street, Great Torrington, North Devon, EX38 8AA, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01805 626146

Torrington 1646 is a historical tourist attraction that makes history fun!. Travel back to the 17th Century with our costumed characters and experience life in Torrington during the English Civil War.

Westleigh, Bideford, North Devon, EX39 4NT, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01271 860528, Email, www.tapeleygardens.com/

Tapeley-or Tapelia as it is known in the Doomsday Book- has for over 1000 years held the fantastic elevated position overlooking the River Torridge. The views stretch as far as the Island of Lundy and fade into the horizon over the Atlantic

Taw Estuary, Northam, Bideford, North Devon, EX39 1XS, (10 miles, 15kms), Tel: 01237 479708, www.torridge.gov.uk

The Northam Burrows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is about 253 hectares of grassy coastal plain with salt marsh, sand dunes and generally unimproved grasslands.

Room 508, Barnstaple Civic Centre, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX322SB, (7 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01271 816400, Email, www.northdevonbiosphere.org.uk/

Lying at the entrance to the Taw-Torridge Estuary, Braunton Burrows is one of the most important sand dune systems in Britain and forms the core of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.