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THE NEAR & KNOWN GUIDE
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277 lovely places to discover · showing 1–24
Near Bantham, Devon
Outside Devon A farm café, pottery studio and skate bowl just inland from Bantham, with plenty of reasons to linger.
Pottery Farm café
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 5 Colyton, Devon
Finns Pink walls, good bread and shelves of small-producer provisions. Finns turns a coffee stop in Colyton into a browse, a bake and something delicious to take home.
Independent cafés Slow lunches
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 2 Braunton, Devon
Heartbreak Hotel Coffee A sunny Braunton bakery café for serious coffee, fresh pastries and a weekend doughnut detour.
Independent bakery café Weekend doughnuts
Bideford, Devon
Sunshine & Snow Vintage finds, small fashion labels, ceramics and a coffee stop inside a wonderfully colourful Bideford shop.
Independent design Vintage finds
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 3 Exeter, Devon
Cake or Death A tiny working bakery with a big personality: pink leopard print, handmade vegan brownies and boxes worth taking home.
Vegan bakes Working bakery
Preston, Paignton, Devon
Devonmade Independent gifts, local bakes and creative workshops in a sunny corner of Preston.
Indie makers Creative sessions
Out & about Photo 1 / of 8 Dartington, Devon
Dartington Hall A gift-shop browse, garden paths, courtyard tables and several places to eat make Dartington Hall an easy place to spend a little longer.
Shops & cafés Historic courtyard
Dartington, Devon
The Cider Press Centre Art, independent makers, creative workshops, a café and a taproom come together at this Dartington courtyard destination.
Shops & makers Café & taproom
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 3 Dartington, Devon
The Green Table Seasonal café food, handmade cakes and a leafy terrace for a slower Dartington afternoon.
Estate café Terrace
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 4 Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Brook Kitchen An airy art café with breakfast, seasonal lunches and carefully plated evening food. A good Budleigh address for a table worth lingering over.
Independent cafés Slow lunches
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 4 Chivenor, Devon
Heartbreak Bakery An industrial unit with a very good reason to go inside: bread, pastries and coffee from the Heartbreak bakers.
Working bakery Coffee and pastries
Tavistock, Devon
Leaf & Stone Houseplants and handmade ceramics, paired with a quiet eye for colour, texture and the natural world.
Plants Handmade ceramics
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 4 Cullompton, Devon
The Bakehouse Exposed brick, timber beams and little tables by the window: a characterful café for coffee, homemade cake and an unhurried lunch.
Coffee & cake Dogs
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 3 Cockington, Devon
Sanctuary Coffee Speciality coffee in a characterful village building, from a roaster supporting animal charities.
Speciality coffee Thatched village
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 4 Avonwick, Devon
Miller’s Coffee Shop Breakfast, pastries and beautifully poured coffee in a cheerful new space at the Turtley Corn Mill.
Coffee stop Breakfast
Branscombe, Devon
The Old Bakery, Branscombe A thatched former bakery, a cottage garden and a thoughtful collection of local craft. Browse ceramics and basketry, then pause for a cream tea.
Independent shops Local makers
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 3 Ilfracombe, Devon
Stacc Precise little pâtisserie creations, coffee and cocktails on Ilfracombe’s promenade.
Pâtisserie and coffee Cocktails
Chagford, Devon
ARTISAN, the makers’ shop Contemporary craft from more than 50 local makers, gathered in a community-run shop on Chagford’s square.
Local makers Contemporary craft
Tiverton, Devon
Lantic Gallery A turquoise shopfront on Gold Street opens into paintings, ceramics, jewellery and thoughtful things made by independent artists.
Independent makers Changing displays
Bovey Tracey, Devon
MAKE Southwest & Rodney’s Café Ceramics, glass, textiles and changing exhibitions, with an independent café upstairs.
Free entry Dogs welcome
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 4 Near Bigbury, Devon
The Oyster Shack A colourful, sheltered seafood destination above the Avon estuary, reached by a very Devon kind of lane.
Seafood Hidden valley
Near Dalwood, Devon
High Grange Learn to cook over fire or gather for a woodland feast. High Grange pairs outdoor cooking with the pleasure of sitting down to share what has been made.
Creative days Book ahead
Eat & drink Photo 1 / of 4 Ilfracombe, Devon
hand:plant A small plant-based café, local art gallery and creative workshop space behind a blue High Street shopfront.
Plant-based café Local art gallery
Chagford, Devon
Dartmoor Makers A welcoming community pottery studio and creative hub on the edge of Chagford, with workshops for different ages and abilities.
Pottery Creative afternoon
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