Pedro Peacock
Now that the summer days are here camping at Huxtable Farm is popular, especially if you wish to camp with no other campers next to you and have your own private bathroom.
If you have family members who are not keen on camping, then Huxtable Farm has the luxury of being able to offer them Huxtable Farms B&B accommodation, whilst those who wish to camp under canvas or the stars can still do so.
Build a den in the woodland
With the farm (woodland, pasture, pond & stream) to explore, via it’s Devon Wildlife Trail, you have a chance to ‘ Get back to nature’, breath in the countryside and enjoy the unique space our farm has to offer. Meet Pedro, the peacock, hens, guinea fowl and Jacob sheep.
Explore the farm via it’s Devon Wildlife Farm Trail or Treasure Trail; fish for newts and see what other wildlife you can find in the pond. Count how many teapots are hanging in the teapot tree and find the fairies or build a den in the woods. Here’s a link to some other suggestions of FREE things you can do on the farm too.
Gardens of North Devon
RHS Rosemoor Roses in June
July & August are fantastic times to visit the wonderful gardens in North Devon including; RHS Rosemoor, with it’s Rose festival, Castle Hill Gardens (just 3 miles down the road from Huxtable Farm), Marwood Hill gardens just the other side of Barnstaple, Tapeley Park at Instow and National Trust Arlington Court, 12 miles north west of Huxtable Farm.
Cycling theTarka Trail, North Devon
For the adverturous, there are bike trails, such as the Tarka trail or mountain biking on Exmoor with ‘Exmoor Adventures‘ who also offer paddle boarding, kayaking, rock climbing & archery. Coasteering and Paddle boarding around the North Devon coast & surfing at the reknowned beaches of Croyde, Saunton and Woolacombe, or kite surfing at Westward Ho! Off road adventures at ‘Keypitts’, where you can have a 4X4 Landrover experience, go Quad biking or Axe throwing.
With so many beautiful places to visit in North Devon there’s so much to see and do:
Coasteering-North-Devon
Spot majestic Exmoor ponies on Exmoor
Cycle the Tarka Trail
Go surfing at the beach
Go swimming in Westward Ho! sea pool
Visit the many Gardens of North Devon including RHS Rosemoor Gardens
Walk parts of the South West Coast Path e.g Morthoe Point, North Devon
Click here for a link to family attractions to visit in North Devon; such as Exmoor Zoo and Coombe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park
Events during August
6th August 2025 – North Devon Show, Barnstaple
15, 16 & 17th August 2025 RHS Rosemoor Flower Show
We also recommend that you book places to eat at in the evening prior to your arrival in August, please view “Local eating places in North Devon”