Park Life Resorts at Watermouth Lodges

Where to start with the splendid north Devon coast? Perhaps by spending some time at Tunnels Beaches (10 minutes’ drive), where a series of hand-carved Victorian galleries leads to a tidal pool and rockpools teeming with sea creatures. And while you’re there, keep an eye out for wildlife such as seals and peregrine falcons. Speaking of wildlife, Exmoor National Park (20 minutes) is home to free-roaming ponies and herds of red deer, which you should be able to spot on a walk through its vast moorlands. Exmoor is also a designated Dark Sky Reserve, so bring warm layers and stay until nightfall to spot your favourite constellation. Head to Braunton (25 minutes) to join the longest continuous off-road cycle path in the UK, part of the 180-mile Tarka Trail. You’ll be pedalling on a disused railway track and on (mostly flat) tarmac surfaces all the way to Barnstaple and on to Meeth (about 30 miles in total). To make sure you keep hydrated on your bike ride, there are plenty of pubs along the way…