Station Booking Office, Tiverton Parkway

Tiverton is a large town in mid-Devon, with the River Exe running through its centre. Built on the site of a Roman encampment, it became a prosperous place in the 16th and 17th centuries, with a thriving wool trade. In 1815, the industrialist John Heathcoat, set up a lace-making company in Tiverton, and his company has survived to the present, still making textiles, but using modern materials and technology. There are two medieval castles in the area: Tiverton castle, and Bickleigh castle.

The Grand Western canal was built in 1838, connecting Tiverton with Taunton: it now is a beauty spot, where visitors can walk, cycle, or take a barge trip. Nearby in Bolham is a Gothic revival house, Knightshayes Court, open to the public. Blundell's school was founded in 1604, and moved to new premises in Tiverton in 1882. Two famous authors were pupils at the school: R.D. Blackmore, who wrote Lorna Doone, and John Wyndham, of Day of the Triffids fame.

Station Booking Office, Tiverton Parkway station, Tiverton, EX16 7EH

Parking:

• Car park on the left as you approach the station.

Toilets:

• On the London-direction platform

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** All cafés, inns, restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and other establishments mentioned below are suggestions only, not recommendations **

PLACES TO EAT:

• Cadeleigh Arms. Cadeleigh, EX16 8HP. Tel: 01884 855238. Website: https://www.thecadeleigharms.com/ 
  Lunch: 12.00 - 13.45. Dinner: 18.00 - 20.45.
  
  
• Frou Frou. Tiverton, EX16 6QB. Tel: 01884 250544. Website: https://www.froufroubistro.com/ 
  Lunch: 11.45 - 15.00. Dinner: 17.30 - 22.30.
  
  
• Hartnoll Hotel. Bolham, EX16 7RA. Tel: 01884 252777. Website: https://www.hartnollhotel.co.uk/ 
  Lunch: 12.00 -14.00. Dinner: 18.30 - 21.00.
  
  
• Hickory Inn. Halberton, EX16 7AG. Tel: 01884 798338. Website: https://www.thehickoryinn.co.uk/ 
  Dinner: 17.00 - 21.00.
  
  
• Pho Nam. Tiverton, EX16 4LA. Tel: 01884 798888. Website: https://www.phonam.co.uk/ 
  Lunch: 11.00 - 14.30. Dinner: 18.00 - 21.00.
  
  
• Ring of Bells. Cheriton Fitzpaine, EX17 4JG. Tel: 01363 860111. Website: https://www.theringofbells.com/ 
  Lunch: 12.00 - 14.30. Dinner: 17.30 - 21.30.

PLACES TO STAY:

• Brambles. Whitnage, EX16 7DS. Tel: 01884 829211. Website: https://www.bramblesguesthouse.co.uk/
  
  
• Fernside Cottage. Templeton, EX16 8BP. Tel: 01884 860025. Website: https://www.fernsidecottage-bed-and-breakfast.co.uk/
  
  
• Ginger Peanut. Bampton, EX16 9ND. Tel: 01398 332244. Website: https://gingerpeanut.co.uk/
  
  
• Hartnoll Hotel. Bolham, EX16 7RA. Tel: 01884 252777. Website: https://www.hartnollhotel.co.uk/
  
  
• Henbere Farm. Bickleigh, EX16 8RA. Website: http://www.henberefarm.co.uk/
  
  
• Stoodleigh Court Coach House. Stoodleigh, EX16 9PL. Tel: 01398 351206. Website: https://stoodleighcourtcoachhousebandb.co.uk/