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- Built into a cliffside, Clovelly is arguably Devon’s prettiest, and most recognisable, village. It’s one of just a handful of privately owned villages in the country and is famous for its ancient cobbled streets, enchanting cottages, resident donkeys and timeless views.
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Feb 22, 2024 · It’s one of the most photographed coastal villages in the country, but what’s it really like to live in Clovelly? Becky Dickinson walks its cobbled streets and chats to locals, who reveal some surprising tales about having a tourist attraction as a home.
- What makes Clovelly so unique?
Clovelly is privately owned, so you have to pay an entry...
- What makes Clovelly so unique?
Living in Clovelly. The Village is a working fishing village, that dates back over 400 years. There are no holiday homes allowed and people wishing to apply to live in the villages should be aware that residents make the village the active and unique place to live in it is today.
Aug 27, 2020 · Clovelly is privately owned, so you have to pay an entry fee, making it one of the most unique places in the country. People love its unspoilt feel and come to admire the quaint, whitewashed cottages with flowering hanging baskets, which tumble ‘like a waterfall’ down to the port.
Once owned by England's royal family and known across the world, Clovelly is a true gem of North Devon, offering staggering views across Bideford Bay and a more relaxed way of life, it is now part of a privately owned family estate, and as such, no vehicles are allowed down the steep cobbled street, instead, goods are transported by sledge ...
- Yes, there is a charge to visit Clovelly, see the most up to date prices here. Find out more about visiting Clovelly here
- No vehicles are permitted in Clovelly, there is parking available at the visitor centre. The Centre and Clovelly Court Gardens are both accessible...
- The Land Rover in Clovelly is available for anyone with limited mobility to get to and from the harbour. It costs around £3.50 per person. Find out...
- Yes, the donkeys were once integral to village life as there is no vehicle access. Today the donkeys are some of the village's best loved residents...
Aug 12, 2021 · Cobbled streets, flower-strewn cottages and resident donkeys have helped Clovelly become ‘the most Instagrammable village in the UK’. But this place is much more than just a good photo opportunity, as CHRISSY HARRIS discovers. Clovelly’s harbourmaster Stephen Perham has seen it many times.
Feb 4, 2016 · World famous for our cobbled, traffic-free street, donkeys, sledges and historic harbour. The stunning views, peaceful tranquility and cobbled, traffic-free, high street of this world famous fishing village, built into a cleft in a 400' high cliff, tumbles its way down past whitewashed cottages festooned with flowers to the tiny working port.
Nov 5, 2020 · Fresh fish, crabs and lobster land on the quay at Clovelly daily – straight off local boats into the Harbour Restaurant, so sampling some of their famous Clovelly lobsters is an absolute must. The Harbour Restaurant is open for dinner every evening with stunning views across the quay and harbour.
