Torre View Farm

You’ll no doubt be swinging by at some point anyway, so make a plan to have a bit of a wander in Kingsbridge (five minutes’ drive) while you’re there, dropping in to the Cookworthy Museum and getting arty at the town’s galleries. Keep going south and you’ll hit the coast before too long, whether you aim for the beaches and watersports of Salcombe (15 minutes) or the wilder shoreline of Slapton Sands (25 minutes), flanked by a nature reserve. If you’re headed to the first of these, aim to get over to the gorgeous gardens and Edwardian home at Overbeck’s, just on the south side of town. Other coastal options include day trips to Dartmouth (25 minutes) for strolls round the castle and harbour, or Plymouth (40 minutes), home to an aquarium, a gin distillery and the historic Plymouth Hoe. Frankly, one could spend many a day/week simply exploring the coast around here, but sensible sorts will want to take a bit of time inland too: Dartmoor National Park is a mere half-hour’s drive away for long walks or trips to the zoo, and the rides and animal attractions of Woodlands Family Theme Park 15 minutes away.