Places to stay
Yarde Bunkhouse, Devon, England
Yarde Bunkhouse is the only accommodation on Devon's magnificent Tarka Trail and Coast to Coast Cycle routes. Simple hostel style rooms, and one family room in annexe. Sensitively built to eco-spec, with organic cafe on site. Summer camping available
Yarde Orchard offers bunkhouse accommodation, camping and cafe on the Tarka Trail in North Devon, offering a convenient overnight stop for cyclists following the Devon Coast to Coast route between Ilfracombe and Plymouth (route 27 on the National Cycle Network). The bunkhouse has a double room with two child bunks, a 6-bunk room & 4-bunk room. Facilities include hot showers, toilets, self-catering kitchen and small lounge with woodburner. We have dual solar and wood-fuelled heating system, rainwater harvesting, reedbed water treatment and warmcel insulation. Covered storage is available for cycles. Our cafe features a home-made seasonal and part local part organic menu and licensed bar serving local ales and Devon ciders. In summer we have camping - bring your own tent or try out our three person yurt.
Reviewed by Catherine Mack:
"The Yarde Orchard Cafe's specialty is the Cyclists’ Breakfast to set you up for the day, or tuck into when you come back from an early cycle. Menu: Cornwall smoked bacon, local sausages, free-range eggs and organic baked beans...."
Location
via Exeter
Directions from station:
Follow Tarka Trail from Barnstaple station (20 miles) - cycle hire available at station.
Bus - 118 Barnstaple - Tavistock bus (connection to Plymouth) passes within half a mile of site
Plymouth at the southern end of the Devon Coast to Coast cycle route has ferry connections to Roscoff and Santander
A ferry service due to open shortly will connect Ilfracombe to Swansea, South Wales (www.severnlink.com)
