Combe Martin: Trade & Settlement
1. From bottom of car park near Information Centre turn left along Cross Street.
2. Bear left at road junction along main street. Take the second turning on the left, signed Public Footpath (before the shop) and follow a narrow lane.
3. Follow Rosea Bridge Lane for 120m. After the Old Forge turn right over stream signed ‘Public Footpath to Hangman Hills’.
4. Cross straight over at road and up footpath signed ‘Rocky Lane to Knap Down’.
5. At the road bear left. Follow lane up long, steady climb.
6. After a mile, at the brow of the hill, turn right past Knappdown Farm sign to follow public footpath down wide track. After 100m fork right. Follow green lane down hill.
7. Green lane finally becomes road into village. Go straight across at junction with High St, and walk along Church St.
8. Bear right along Bowling Green Lane, and then left over stream and up through churchyard to left of church. By church entrance turn left through lych-gate and immediately right along Park Lane, signed ‘Public Footpath’.
9. Park lane becomes track. Near top of rise, beyond Westpark Farm sign at gate, bear right off track, following yellow waymarker arrow.
10. Follow footpath over stile, across field past old lime kiln, through gate and down into woods.
11. Turn right at edge of caravan site and follow zigzag path down through woods. Turn right along track at the bottom, then follow lane.
12. Turn left at junction to follow main road down through village.
13. After 300m fork right down Cross St, signed for Car Park and Tourist Information Centre. Car park is 100m on right.
2. Bear left at road junction along main street. Take the second turning on the left, signed Public Footpath (before the shop) and follow a narrow lane.
3. Follow Rosea Bridge Lane for 120m. After the Old Forge turn right over stream signed ‘Public Footpath to Hangman Hills’.
4. Cross straight over at road and up footpath signed ‘Rocky Lane to Knap Down’.
5. At the road bear left. Follow lane up long, steady climb.
6. After a mile, at the brow of the hill, turn right past Knappdown Farm sign to follow public footpath down wide track. After 100m fork right. Follow green lane down hill.
7. Green lane finally becomes road into village. Go straight across at junction with High St, and walk along Church St.
8. Bear right along Bowling Green Lane, and then left over stream and up through churchyard to left of church. By church entrance turn left through lych-gate and immediately right along Park Lane, signed ‘Public Footpath’.
9. Park lane becomes track. Near top of rise, beyond Westpark Farm sign at gate, bear right off track, following yellow waymarker arrow.
10. Follow footpath over stile, across field past old lime kiln, through gate and down into woods.
11. Turn right at edge of caravan site and follow zigzag path down through woods. Turn right along track at the bottom, then follow lane.
12. Turn left at junction to follow main road down through village.
13. After 300m fork right down Cross St, signed for Car Park and Tourist Information Centre. Car park is 100m on right.
- Start/Finish: Kiln Car Park, Combe Martin
- Distance: 4 miles (6.5 km)
- Circular walk: Yes
- Grade: Moderate
- Terrain: Green lanes, farm tracks, public footpaths, country lanes. Going fairly even underfoot
- Obstacles and steep gradients: 2 stiles; 1 steep ascent
- Accessibility: This route is not suitable for wheelchairs or
pushchairs
These establishments specialise
in local food and/or are close to
the route.
Ye Olde George and Dragon,
Castle St, Combe Martin
01271 882282
Serves food lunchtime and evenings
Dolphin Inn, Seaside Hill,
Combe Martin
01271 883424
Serves food lunchtime and evening. Local seafood specialities and morning breakfasts
Foc’s’le Inn, Seaside,
Combe Martin
01271 883354
Serves meals and snacks, including children’s menu. Outdoor seating at back of beach
Ye Olde George and Dragon,
Castle St, Combe Martin
01271 882282
Serves food lunchtime and evenings
Dolphin Inn, Seaside Hill,
Combe Martin
01271 883424
Serves food lunchtime and evening. Local seafood specialities and morning breakfasts
Foc’s’le Inn, Seaside,
Combe Martin
01271 883354
Serves meals and snacks, including children’s menu. Outdoor seating at back of beach
Refreshments
Directions
In the Early Stone Age Devon was sparsely populated by nomadic hunter-gatherers. Much has changed since then. The land has been permanently lived in through the later Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age; seen Roman invasion, Anglo-Saxon settlement, Viking raiders and Norman Conquest. These have all left their mark on the landscape, from Prehistoric barrows and Iron Age hillforts to Norman castles but the land has remained settled and farmed to the present day.
North Devon AONB Unit,
Bideford Station,
Railway Terrace,
East-the-Water,
Bideford,
Devon EX39 4BB email: aonb@devon.gov.uk
