Camping Blindwell Exmoor

As you're surrounded by Exmoor National Park, you can get straight out on foot or by bike to explore the moorland or join three major cycling and walking routes within a few miles: Sustrans' National Cycle Route 3, Land's End to John o'Groats and the Two Moors Way, which runs between Ivybridge and Lynmouth. You're a 25-minute drive from Dulverton (a popular spot for kayaking and canoeing on the Barle river, with a fine waterside pub too) and the historic Tarr Steps, where you can take a walk to a lovely wild swimming area. Over in the local market town of South Molton there's a big indoor climbing wall and a bee centre, Quince Honey Farm. Buzz around interactive exhibitions displaying an ever-expanding collection of honey bee colonies for an extreme close-up of the inner workings of the honey bee society, or settle in for breakfasts, lunches and teas in the smart café. Within an hour's drive you can travel northward to the sea for visits to Lynton and Lynmouth and strolls along the coast path there, or westward out to the beaches of Woolacombe and Croyde, where there are plenty of good surf opps and canoeing spots.